CUBE 2048

CUBE2048 is 2048 with one rule changed: the board is a cube.

HOW A MOVE WORKS

Swipe in any of four directions and the whole cube rolls one step. A new face arrives at the centre — and the tiles that were already there stay put. Where an arriving tile meets a staying tile of the same number, they merge. Where it meets an empty cell, it falls in. Tiles that cross the cube's edge flip over it instead of teleporting, so you can always see where a number went.

That is the entire rule. If you have played 2048 you already know the vocabulary — powers of two, four directions, chase a bigger tile. What is new is that a single swipe moves all six faces at once, and the face you are not looking at is still part of your board.

TWO MODES

• Cube (Journey) — the main mode. The cube rolls, merges land at the centre, the board fills, and the run can end. Reaching 2048 is possible and rare.

• Zen (Classic) — literal 2048. Tiles slide and compact on one flat face, equal numbers merge, and a run almost never ends. This is the familiar grammar, for when you want it.

Both start on a 3x3 face. Reach a 512 tile in Cube mode and 4x4 unlocks — more room, longer runs, more setup.

WHAT ELSE IS IN

• Swipe or tap — a settings toggle lets you tap one of the four adjacent faces  instead of swiping, for one-handed play or if flicking is awkward.

• Leaderboards and achievements through Google Play Games, one board per mode and size.

• Your run saves itself. Close the app mid-swipe and it is exactly where you left it.

• 11 languages, picked automatically from your device and changeable in Settings.

• Plays offline.