About the game
Snake has been a beloved arcade staple since the days of monochrome mobile phones. The idea is simple: guide the snake to the food that appears on the board, grow one segment longer with every bite, and avoid crashing into the walls or your own body. Each piece of food also nudges your speed upward, so the tension builds steadily the longer you survive.
This version plays on a 21x21 grid and supports arrow keys and WASD on desktop as well as swipe gestures on mobile. Rounds are short and endlessly repeatable, which makes it perfect for spare moments, and your best score is stored on your device so the competition against yourself never really ends. It looks simple, but once your tail gets long, planning your route becomes a genuinely strategic exercise.
How to play
- Desktop: change direction with the arrow keys or WASD.
- Mobile: swipe in the direction you want to travel.
- You cannot reverse straight into yourself (a 180-degree turn is ignored).
- Use the Pause button whenever you need a break.
Rules
- Eating the red food scores 1 point and makes the snake one segment longer.
- The snake speeds up slightly with every piece of food eaten.
- Hitting a wall or your own body ends the game.
- Food always spawns on a random cell not occupied by the snake.
Strategy & tips
Circle along the edges
Cutting across the middle is fast early on, but once you are long, sweeping loops along the walls are far safer. Keeping a wall at your back makes the space your body occupies much easier to predict.
Track where your tail is going
A cell that looks blocked right now may be free by the time your head arrives, because your tail keeps moving too. Reading the tail's path lets you slip confidently through gaps that look impossible.
Never charge straight at the food
When food spawns next to your own body, taking the shortest path often traps you with no exit. Even if it costs a couple of extra cells, approach from a direction that leaves you an escape route after the bite.
Turn early once the speed ramps up
In the late game the snake covers an extra cell or two in the time it takes you to react. Get in the habit of pressing your turn half a beat before the corner and wall collisions will drop dramatically.
FAQ
Why did my snake suddenly die?
Usually it is not the reverse-direction rule but rapid consecutive inputs. Going right and quickly tapping Up then Left performs a one-cell U-turn straight into your body. This version processes inputs in order, so be careful when tapping fast.
What is the maximum possible score?
The theoretical cap is filling the entire board with your body — around 438 points on the 21x21 grid after subtracting the starting length. In practice, breaking 100 already takes real skill.
The game gets too fast. What can I do?
Speed rises with your score and then caps at a fixed maximum. Once it is fast, calm edge-circling routes will keep you alive far longer than flashy shortcuts.
Is my record saved?
Your best score is saved automatically in your browser's local storage. There is no account, and nothing is sent to a server unless you choose to submit a score to the leaderboard.
