Who we are
Oceanide Services is an independent company based in Nantes, France, that brings together several activities: website creation, music production and an independent record label. ULTIM8 Games is its video game branch.
ULTIM8 Games' idea is simple: take games everyone knows and rework them in depth, with a premium finish, without losing anything that makes them addictive. 2048 Deluxe is our first title.
Why 2048?
Because it is one of the most played puzzles of the last decade, and one of the most elegant. Its rules fit in one sentence, yet its strategic depth has fascinated millions of players as well as artificial intelligence researchers. We tell this story in detail in our five-chapter series.
We wanted to keep the original's immediacy and add what regular players were missing: a more strategic 5 × 5 grid, progression across 10 levels, 4 power-ups, a Flux gauge and 8 badges. The details of these choices are in the article From 2048 to 2048 Deluxe.
Our tools
- Godot, an open-source game engine, for gameplay, animation and sound;
- WebAssembly, to run the game in the browser almost as smoothly as an installed app;
- two separate builds, desktop (keyboard) and mobile (touch, portrait), chosen automatically when you open the game.
The game's interface is currently in French; this website is available in French and English.
Tribute and credits
2048 is an original game by Gabriele Cirulli, released in 2014 under the MIT licence, itself inspired by 1024 (Veewo Studio) and Threes! (Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend, Jimmy Hinson). 2048 Deluxe is an independent reinterpretation: its code, graphics and sounds were created by ULTIM8 Games.
Contact us
For any question about the game or the site, you can reach us through the Oceanide Services website. Full legal information is available in the legal notice.