2048.cpp

About

2048 is a single-player sliding-tile puzzle game created by Gabriele Cirulli, released as open-source software on GitHub in March 2014; players slide numbered tiles on a grid to combine them into a tile numbered 2048, with the option to keep playing for higher numbers afterward. 2048.cpp is a terminal (command-line) reimplementation of 2048 written in C++11, buildable with either CMake or Meson and running natively on Linux and macOS, with cross-platform support for Windows via Cygwin or WSL. Over time contributors have added features such as vim-style and arrow-key controls, saving and resuming a game in progress, and score/highscore tracking with human-readable play durations; the project is currently inactive but the game itself is playable.

How it differs from the original

Unlike the original browser and mobile game, this is a terminal application whose board is drawn with box-drawing characters, and it adds a save/resume feature that lets a game be continued from a previously saved state.

Getting started

Build it with a C++11 compiler using either CMake (`ctest -S setup.cmake` then an optional install step) or Meson, then run the resulting `2048` program in a terminal to play; movement can use either vim-style or arrow keys depending on the build.

History

The project was featured on GitHub's official Twitter and Facebook accounts shortly after release.

Additional notes

Packaging

The project has its own MacPorts port page, making it installable as a macOS package.