2048 appeared soon after threes, and was criticized for appearing to be a quick and cheap copy of that game. (edit: wikipedia's version of the story is more co

2048 appeared soon after threes, and was criticized for appearing to be a quick and cheap copy of that game. (edit: wikipedia's version of the story is more complicated still: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threes#Legacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threes#Legacy )