gabrielecirulli/2048
2048
This is a browser-based puzzle game and HTML5 JavaScript application where players slide and merge numbered tiles on a grid to reach a target value. The game runs entirely on the client side, using web standard technologies to handle game logic and rendering directly in the browser.
The application is a mobile-compatible web app that translates touch-swipe gestures and keyboard inputs into directional commands. It includes a local storage score tracker to save and maintain a record of high scores across different sessions.
Features
- Puzzle Games - Implements a logic-based puzzle game where players merge numbered tiles on a grid.
- Client-Side Game Loops - Implements a client-side game loop that handles input and state updates without server communication.
- Grid Simulation Engines - Ships a gameplay engine that simulates the sliding and merging of tiles on a grid.
- Web-Based - Provides a fully playable interactive game that runs directly in the web browser.
- Mobile-Compatible Web Apps - Provides a responsive interface that processes touch gestures and swipes for mobile devices and tablets.
- Grid-Based State Management - Maintains the game board as a two-dimensional array to calculate tile positions and merge logic.
- Touch Gesture Handlers - Implements swipe gestures on touchscreens to control the movement of game tiles.
- HTML5 JavaScript Games - Built as a client-side application using HTML5 and JavaScript to render graphics and handle game logic.
- Local Persistence - Saves player results locally to provide a persistent record of progress and competition.
- Browser Storage Persistence - Saves the current game state and high scores using browser LocalStorage for cross-session persistence.
- High Score Systems - A persistence system that saves high scores directly in the browser to maintain a record of performance.
- CSS Transitions - Uses hardware-accelerated CSS transitions to animate tile movements and merges.
- Gesture Navigation - Implements navigation and game control interactions driven by swiping on touch devices.
- Event-Driven Input Handlers - Translates keyboard and touch events into directional commands using an event-driven input system.
- Puzzle Games - Popular tile-sliding number puzzle game.
