diff --git a/app/components/Settings/BottomScreen/Menus/Options/GbaMode.vue b/app/components/Settings/BottomScreen/Menus/Options/GbaMode.vue
index 85276fb..be2eb43 100644
--- a/app/components/Settings/BottomScreen/Menus/Options/GbaMode.vue
+++ b/app/components/Settings/BottomScreen/Menus/Options/GbaMode.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { useLocalStorage } from "@vueuse/core";
+import gsap from "gsap";
 
 const store = useSettingsStore();
 const confirmationModal = useConfirmationModal();
@@ -16,11 +17,16 @@ const handleActivateA = () => {
     confirmationModal.close();
     return;
   }
+  let confirmed = false;
   confirmationModal.open({
     text: "Restart game?",
     onConfirm: () => {
-      resetBoard();
-      confirmationModal.close();
+      confirmed = true;
+    },
+    onClosed: () => {
+      if (confirmed) {
+        resetBoard();
+      }
     },
     onCancel: () => {
       confirmationModal.close();
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ const TILE_COLORS: Record<number, { bg: string; fg: string }> = {
 const LAST_TILE_COLOR =
   Object.values(TILE_COLORS)[Object.values(TILE_COLORS).length - 1]!;
 const TILE_SIZE = 28;
+const ANIM_DURATION = 0.1;
 
 const BORDER_COLOR = "#bbada0";
 const BORDER_SIZE = 3;
@@ -66,12 +73,35 @@ const saveBoard = () => {
   savedBoard.value = board.map((r) => [...r]);
 };
 
+type VisualTile = { value: number; x: number; y: number; scale: number };
+
+const cellX = (col: number) => BORDER_SIZE + col * (TILE_SIZE + BORDER_SIZE);
+const cellY = (row: number) => BORDER_SIZE + row * (TILE_SIZE + BORDER_SIZE);
+
+let tiles: VisualTile[] = [];
+let animating = false;
+
+const buildTilesFromBoard = () => {
+  tiles = [];
+  for (let row = 0; row < BOARD_SIZE; row += 1) {
+    for (let col = 0; col < BOARD_SIZE; col += 1) {
+      const value = board[row]![col]!;
+      if (value === 0) continue;
+      tiles.push({ value, x: cellX(col), y: cellY(row), scale: 1 });
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+const animateSpawnAll = () => {
+  for (const tile of tiles) {
+    tile.scale = 0;
+    gsap.to(tile, { scale: 1, duration: ANIM_DURATION, ease: "back.out(2)" });
+  }
+};
+
 onRender((ctx) => {
   assets.images.home.topScreen.background.draw(ctx, 0, 0);
-
-  ctx.font = "10px NDS10";
   ctx.textBaseline = "top";
-
   ctx.translate(BOARD_X, BOARD_Y);
 
   ctx.fillStyle = BORDER_COLOR;
@@ -82,34 +112,37 @@ onRender((ctx) => {
     BORDER_SIZE * (BOARD_SIZE + 1) + TILE_SIZE * BOARD_SIZE,
   );
 
-  const renderTile = (col: number, row: number) => {
-    const value = board[row]![col]!;
-    const color = TILE_COLORS[value] ?? LAST_TILE_COLOR;
-
-    const x = BORDER_SIZE + col * (TILE_SIZE + BORDER_SIZE);
-    const y = BORDER_SIZE + row * (TILE_SIZE + BORDER_SIZE);
-
-    ctx.fillStyle = color.bg;
-    ctx.fillRect(x, y, TILE_SIZE, TILE_SIZE);
-
-    if (value === 0) return;
-
-    ctx.fillStyle = color.fg;
-    ctx.font = value <= 2048 ? "10px NDS10" : "7px NDS7";
-    fillTextHCentered(
-      ctx,
-      value.toString(),
-      x + 1,
-      y + (value <= 2048 ? 9 : 10),
-      TILE_SIZE,
-    );
-  };
-
   for (let row = 0; row < BOARD_SIZE; row += 1) {
     for (let col = 0; col < BOARD_SIZE; col += 1) {
-      renderTile(col, row);
+      ctx.fillStyle = TILE_COLORS[0]!.bg;
+      ctx.fillRect(cellX(col), cellY(row), TILE_SIZE, TILE_SIZE);
     }
   }
+
+  for (const tile of tiles) {
+    const color = TILE_COLORS[tile.value] ?? LAST_TILE_COLOR;
+
+    ctx.save();
+    const cx = tile.x + TILE_SIZE / 2;
+    const cy = tile.y + TILE_SIZE / 2;
+    ctx.translate(cx, cy);
+    ctx.scale(tile.scale, tile.scale);
+    ctx.translate(-cx, -cy);
+
+    ctx.fillStyle = color.bg;
+    ctx.fillRect(tile.x, tile.y, TILE_SIZE, TILE_SIZE);
+
+    ctx.fillStyle = color.fg;
+    ctx.font = tile.value <= 2048 ? "10px NDS10" : "7px NDS7";
+    fillTextHCentered(
+      ctx,
+      tile.value.toString(),
+      tile.x + 1,
+      tile.y + (tile.value <= 2048 ? 9 : 10),
+      TILE_SIZE,
+    );
+    ctx.restore();
+  }
 });
 
 const getCell = (row: number, col: number) => board[row]![col]!;
@@ -175,10 +208,11 @@ const spawnTile = () => {
       if (getCell(row, col) === 0) empty.push([row, col]);
     }
   }
-  if (empty.length === 0) return;
+  if (empty.length === 0) return null;
 
   const [row, col] = empty[Math.floor(Math.random() * empty.length)]!;
   setCell(row, col, Math.random() < 0.9 ? 2 : 4);
+  return { row, col };
 };
 
 const resetBoard = () => {
@@ -191,6 +225,8 @@ const resetBoard = () => {
   spawnTile();
   spawnTile();
   saveBoard();
+  buildTilesFromBoard();
+  animateSpawnAll();
 };
 
 const isDead = () => {
@@ -209,30 +245,179 @@ const isDead = () => {
 
 if (board.every((r) => r.every((c) => c === 0))) {
   resetBoard();
+} else {
+  buildTilesFromBoard();
+  animateSpawnAll();
 }
 
 const slide = (rowDir: number, colDir: number) => {
-  const before = board.map((r) => [...r]);
+  if (animating) return;
+
+  const beforeTiles: { row: number; col: number; value: number }[] = [];
+  for (let row = 0; row < BOARD_SIZE; row += 1) {
+    for (let col = 0; col < BOARD_SIZE; col += 1) {
+      if (getCell(row, col) !== 0) {
+        beforeTiles.push({ row, col, value: getCell(row, col) });
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   compact(rowDir, colDir);
   merge(rowDir, colDir);
   compact(rowDir, colDir);
 
-  const moved = board.some((r, i) => r.some((c, j) => c !== before[i]![j]));
-  if (!moved) return;
+  const afterTiles: { row: number; col: number; value: number }[] = [];
+  for (let row = 0; row < BOARD_SIZE; row += 1) {
+    for (let col = 0; col < BOARD_SIZE; col += 1) {
+      if (getCell(row, col) !== 0) {
+        afterTiles.push({ row, col, value: getCell(row, col) });
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
-  spawnTile();
+  const changed =
+    beforeTiles.length !== afterTiles.length ||
+    afterTiles.some(
+      (t, i) =>
+        t.row !== beforeTiles[i]?.row ||
+        t.col !== beforeTiles[i]?.col ||
+        t.value !== beforeTiles[i]?.value,
+    );
+  if (!changed) return;
+
+  const horizontal = colDir !== 0;
+  const reversed = rowDir > 0 || colDir > 0;
+
+  const animTiles: VisualTile[] = [];
+  const tweens: { tile: VisualTile; toX: number; toY: number }[] = [];
+  const mergePairs: {
+    keep: VisualTile;
+    remove: VisualTile;
+    mergedValue: number;
+  }[] = [];
+
+  for (let major = 0; major < BOARD_SIZE; major += 1) {
+    const lineBefore = beforeTiles
+      .filter((t) => (horizontal ? t.row : t.col) === major)
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        const aPos = horizontal ? a.col : a.row;
+        const bPos = horizontal ? b.col : b.row;
+        return reversed ? bPos - aPos : aPos - bPos;
+      });
+
+    const lineAfter = afterTiles
+      .filter((t) => (horizontal ? t.row : t.col) === major)
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        const aPos = horizontal ? a.col : a.row;
+        const bPos = horizontal ? b.col : b.row;
+        return reversed ? bPos - aPos : aPos - bPos;
+      });
+
+    let afterIdx = 0;
+    let i = 0;
+    while (i < lineBefore.length) {
+      const cur = lineBefore[i]!;
+      const next = lineBefore[i + 1];
+      const target = lineAfter[afterIdx]!;
+
+      const tile: VisualTile = {
+        value: cur.value,
+        x: cellX(cur.col),
+        y: cellY(cur.row),
+        scale: 1,
+      };
+      animTiles.push(tile);
+      tweens.push({ tile, toX: cellX(target.col), toY: cellY(target.row) });
+
+      if (next && next.value === cur.value && target.value === cur.value * 2) {
+        const mergeTile: VisualTile = {
+          value: next.value,
+          x: cellX(next.col),
+          y: cellY(next.row),
+          scale: 1,
+        };
+        animTiles.push(mergeTile);
+        tweens.push({
+          tile: mergeTile,
+          toX: cellX(target.col),
+          toY: cellY(target.row),
+        });
+        mergePairs.push({
+          keep: tile,
+          remove: mergeTile,
+          mergedValue: target.value,
+        });
+        i += 2;
+      } else {
+        i += 1;
+      }
+      afterIdx += 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const spawned = spawnTile();
   saveBoard();
-  if (isDead()) {
-    confirmationModal.open({
-      text: "Game Over!\nRestart?",
-      onConfirm: () => {
-        resetBoard();
-        confirmationModal.close();
-      },
-      onCancel: () => {
-        confirmationModal.close();
-      },
+
+  tiles = animTiles;
+  animating = true;
+
+  const tl = gsap.timeline({
+    onComplete: () => {
+      animating = false;
+      buildTilesFromBoard();
+      if (isDead()) {
+        confirmationModal.open({
+          text: "Game Over!\nRestart?",
+          onConfirm: () => {
+            resetBoard();
+            confirmationModal.close();
+          },
+          onCancel: () => {
+            confirmationModal.close();
+          },
+        });
+      }
+    },
+  });
+
+  for (const { tile, toX, toY } of tweens) {
+    tl.to(
+      tile,
+      { x: toX, y: toY, duration: ANIM_DURATION, ease: "power1.out" },
+      0,
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (mergePairs.length > 0) {
+    tl.call(() => {
+      for (const { keep, remove, mergedValue } of mergePairs) {
+        keep.value = mergedValue;
+        tiles = tiles.filter((t) => t !== remove);
+      }
+    });
+    for (const { keep } of mergePairs) {
+      tl.fromTo(
+        keep,
+        { scale: 1.1 },
+        { scale: 1, duration: ANIM_DURATION, ease: "power1.out" },
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (spawned) {
+    const spawnedTile: VisualTile = {
+      value: getCell(spawned.row, spawned.col),
+      x: cellX(spawned.col),
+      y: cellY(spawned.row),
+      scale: 0,
+    };
+    tl.call(() => {
+      tiles.push(spawnedTile);
+    });
+    tl.to(spawnedTile, {
+      scale: 1,
+      duration: ANIM_DURATION,
+      ease: "back.out(2)",
     });
   }
 };