Snake
In Snake you steer a growing line around the board and eat without hitting anything. Free, no install, no sign-up. Works offline after the first visit.
Snake is one long line, one piece of food, and a board that gets tighter with every bite. You turn, it follows, and the only thing that ends the round is running into something.
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Works offline after the first visit. No install, no sign-up.
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How to play Snake
What you are trying to do
Steer the line so its head reaches the food. Each piece of food makes the line one segment longer, and the round ends the moment the head touches the wall or any part of the line itself.
How to steer
Swipe on the board or use the arrow keys. The line keeps moving at a constant speed whether you touch anything or not, so a turn you do not make is a turn you cannot take back.
The line is the whole difficulty
Nothing chases you and there is no clock. What makes it hard is that every bite lengthens the obstacle you are dodging, so the second half of a good round is spent navigating your own body.
Reversing is not allowed
A straight U-turn into your own neck is ignored rather than fatal, because that input is nearly always a misread swipe rather than an intention. You have to turn twice to come back the way you came.
Where the score comes from
One point per piece of food, and your best total is kept on this device. The board never speeds up on its own — the length is the only thing that changes.
Snake Tips and Strategy
Never fill a corner you cannot leave
The only thing that ends a run is a wall or your own body, and both become more dangerous as you grow. A short coil in the corner looks safe and is the opposite: it leaves the rest of the board unreachable without passing through yourself. Keep a clear lane of open cells between your head and any part of the body before you close a loop.
Reversed input is not a mistake
Turning straight back on yourself is simply ignored, so a slip of the finger costs nothing. That means the dangerous mistake is the other one: turning when you meant to hold, which pushes your head into the cell in front of it. Decide the turn a cell or two early, while you still have the space to change your mind.
Banking towards the centre
The walls are solid all the way round, so the usable area is the whole board rather than a shrinking circle, and the middle stays open longest. Running along the edge is fine for one lap and leaves you with nowhere to turn once the food is inboard. Drift back through the middle when the food is not against a wall.
Snake — Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my turn do nothing?
Because it would have sent the head straight back into the second segment. Turns that reverse the direction of travel are dropped instead of ending your round, so nothing happens and the line carries on.
Does the game get faster over time?
No. The speed is fixed for the whole round. The difficulty comes from the line getting longer, not from the game accelerating.
Is there a wall or does it wrap around?
The edges are solid. Running into one ends the round; the line does not come out the other side.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer exactly the same way, works offline after the first visit, and nothing is uploaded.