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Play McDonald's 2048 online
McDonald's 2048 is the classic sliding puzzle with a fast-food menu. Every tile is a menu item, and two matching items merge into a bigger order. Start with a hash brown, work through sides, desserts and sandwiches, and keep merging until you build a Big Mac. It is free to play in your browser on a phone or computer, with no download.
Several famous McDonald’s items were invented by franchise owners rather than head office. Lou Groen created the Filet-O-Fish in Cincinnati in 1962, and Jim Delligatti first served the Big Mac at his restaurant in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1967. It was added to every McDonald’s in the United States the following year.
The 11 McDonald’s menu tiles
The ladder grows from small sides to big sandwiches. It opens with a breakfast hash brown, the classic fries and the fried apple pie, then the milkshake and the McFlurry. The cheeseburger is the first sandwich on the ladder, followed by Chicken McNuggets. The Filet-O-Fish dates from 1962 and the Egg McMuffin, a breakfast sandwich created by franchisee Herb Peterson, from the early 1970s. The Quarter Pounder arrived in 1971. The Big Mac, with two patties, three bun pieces and its special sauce, is the chain’s signature burger, so it takes the 2048 tile.
2Hash BrownTile 2 · Breakfast
4FriesTile 4 · Side
8Apple PieTile 8 · Dessert
16MilkshakeTile 16 · Drink
32McFlurryTile 32 · Dessert
64CheeseburgerTile 64 · Classic
128McNuggetsTile 128 · Chicken
256Filet-O-FishTile 256 · 1962
512Egg McMuffinTile 512 · Breakfast
1024Quarter PounderTile 1024 · 1971
2048Big MacTile 2048 · 1967
Tile photos by Wikimedia Commons contributors, used under free licences. See the photo credits.
How to play McDonald's 2048
Slide every tile at once
Use your arrow keys ( ← ↑ ↓ → ) or W A S D to move the tiles.
All tiles slide as far as they can in that direction, and a new Hash Brown tile appears after every move.
Play on your phone
On a phone or tablet, swipe anywhere on the board to move the tiles.
Your game is saved in your browser, so you can pick it up later on the same device.
Match two to unlock the next
When two tiles with the same picture touch, they merge into one.
Two Hash Brown tiles make Fries, and every merge adds the new tile’s value to your score.
Reach the final tile
The goal is to build the 2048 tile: Big Mac.
You can keep playing after you reach it and chase an even higher score.
2048Tips to win McDonald's 2048
- Keep your biggest menu item in one corner like the counter where orders come up. Once the Quarter Pounder is there, swipe toward it most of the time.
- Line items up in order along one edge, like Egg McMuffin next to Filet-O-Fish next to McNuggets. One merge then serves up the next one in the row.
- Clear small tiles such as Hash Brown and Fries quickly. Letting them stack up across the board is the fastest way to run out of moves.
McDonald's 2048 FAQ
What is the final tile in McDonald's 2048?
The final tile is the Big Mac. Created by franchisee Jim Delligatti in 1967 and sold nationwide in the US from 1968, it is the burger most closely tied to the McDonald’s name.
What order do the menu tiles go in?
Hash Brown, Fries, Apple Pie, Milkshake, McFlurry, Cheeseburger, McNuggets, Filet-O-Fish, Egg McMuffin, Quarter Pounder and Big Mac, moving from small sides to the signature burger.
Is this an official McDonald’s game?
No. It is a free fan-made puzzle that only uses menu item names as tile labels. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by McDonald’s and uses no McDonald’s logos or artwork.
Who invented the Filet-O-Fish?
Lou Groen, a McDonald’s franchisee in Cincinnati, created the Filet-O-Fish in 1962 for customers who avoided meat on Fridays. It later joined the national menu.
