This is the game that inspired 2048 but unfortunately never got nearly as popular.

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      10 months ago

      Being stuck for a while on iOS was its initial problem.

      The Android port took quite a bit of time to happen which means 2048 had time to eclipse it for many people. And when it finally was on Android, It probably struggled more there for being a paid game when 2048 was free with ads what’s wrong with you people, it costs as much as 2 coffees and ads are fucking annoying.

      It’s been available on both iOS and Android for years before Arcade was a thing.

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      10 months ago

      I had not considered that, good point.

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          10 months ago

          This has become a bit of a rollercoaster here. Looks like 2048 peaked around 2014, according to Google Trends. Apple Arcade launched 5 years later. So it turns out that it doesn’t line up.

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            10 months ago

            The reason 2048 took over was probably because Threes was only on iOS for a while, and because 2048 was available as a free, ad-supported game while Threes was only available as a paid game.

            I got Threes back around Android release, and 2048 was already huge.

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        10 months ago

        It wasn’t stuck on Apple Arcade. There was an Android release well before.