About Snake
Snake is one of the oldest video game concepts, made world-famous by Nokia phones in the late 1990s. You steer an ever-growing snake around a grid, eating food and avoiding your own tail. Simple to learn, brutally punishing to master.
How to Play Snake
- 1Steer the snake with the arrow keys, WASD, or by swiping on mobile.
- 2Eat the pink food dots to grow longer and earn 10 points each.
- 3The snake speeds up slightly with every meal.
- 4Avoid hitting the walls or your own body — either ends the run.
Tips & Strategy
- ◆Hug the edges early to keep the middle of the board open for manoeuvring.
- ◆When you grow long, sweep in an S-pattern instead of making risky diagonal dashes.
- ◆Plan your exit before you enter a corner — most deaths are self-traps, not wall hits.
- ◆In the endgame, follow your own tail closely; the space it vacates is always safe.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the snake keep speeding up?
Each food eaten raises the speed slightly, capping at a challenging but fair maximum. The speed-up is what turns a calm start into a frantic endgame.
Can the snake cross the walls?
No — this is the classic ruleset where walls are fatal, which rewards careful routing over reflexes alone.
What is a good score?
Anything over 300 means you survived past 30 foods, which puts you well above the average run.