Sixteen
Slide whole rows and columns until the numbered tiles are in order.
Made by Mindblown
About Sixteen
- Kind: Puzzle
- Played 7 times
- Published 2026-11-02
- Mode: single player
- Runs in a web browser, on a phone or a laptop. Free to play.
How to play Sixteen
Goal: Arrange all the numbered tiles into the correct order by sliding rows and columns.
Controls
- mouse or touch: slide a row or column by clicking or tapping its arrow
- Escape: close the open panel or menu
Your first game
- Look at the grid of numbered tiles.
- Click or tap an arrow beside a row or column to slide it.
- Keep sliding rows and columns to move tiles into position.
- Continue until all tiles are in numerical order.
- Use Escape to close any open menu or panel.
FAQ
What is Sixteen?
Sixteen is a single-player sliding tile puzzle based on Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection. It is played on a 4x4 grid of numbered squares.
What is the goal of the puzzle?
The goal is to arrange all the tiles into numerical order by shifting rows and columns.
How do you move the tiles?
Click or tap the arrow buttons along the edges of the grid with a mouse or touch screen to slide an entire row or column. You can also press Escape to close the menu panel.