🐍 Snake Game
Eat the food (●) to grow longer and faster. Hit a wall or your own tail and it is game over. Golden food sometimes appears: grab it within 5 seconds for +30.
How to play Snake
- Press Space (or the Start button) or any arrow key to begin.
- Steer with the arrow keys or WASD. On mobile, swipe on the game screen or use the arrow buttons below it.
- Each pink food is +10 points, makes the snake one cell longer, and speeds it up a little (up to about 2.4×).
- Every 5 foods, a golden food appears for 5 seconds. It is worth +30 points and also adds one cell.
- Crash into a wall or your own body and the game ends. Press Space or P to pause at any time.
Snake game strategy: how to survive longer
Circle along the edges
Early on, heading straight for the food is fine. As you grow, get in the habit of looping wide along the edges of the board. Sharp turns in the middle are how most snakes trap themselves.
Fill the board in a zigzag
Once your length approaches half the board, sweeping back and forth one row at a time is the safest pattern. It looks slow, but you almost never get boxed in.
Your tail opens the way
The cell your tail leaves becomes free on the next step. If you feel trapped, follow the path your tail is clearing to find a way out.
Queue turns a beat early
At high speed it is easy to react late. The game remembers up to 3 direction inputs in order, so you can enter a double turn (for example ↑ then →) right before a corner.
| Food eaten | Time per step | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.150 s | 1.0× |
| 10 | 0.110 s | ≈ 1.4× |
| 20 | 0.070 s | ≈ 2.1× |
| 22+ | 0.062 s | ≈ 2.4× (max) |
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