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Snake

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Choose a direction, collect food, and keep a clear route through the grid as your snake grows. This version adapts Patrick Gillespie's JavaScript Snake for this website.

Illustration of a green snake moving toward a food square on a grid SNAKE · BY PATRICK GILLESPIE
ONE MORE TURN. ONE MORE BITE.

Snake
Leave yourself a way out.

Open source. Hosted here with creator credit.
ONE MORE TURN. ONE MORE TRY.
SnakePatrick Gillespie · Self-hosted open source

QUICK CONTROLSArrow keys Change directionSpace Pause or resume◉ Use the on-screen direction buttons to steer; the center button pauses or resumes.
↗ PLAY IN BROWSER◇ NO DOWNLOAD▣ KEYBOARD & TOUCH CONTROLS∞ TRY AGAIN
THE PLAYER’S GUIDE 01 — GET INTO IT

Start moving and watch the whole snake

Select Play Now, then Play Game inside the player. Choose a direction to begin moving. Use the arrow keys or W, A, S, and D on a keyboard; touch players can use the on-screen direction buttons. Space pauses or resumes the game, and the center pause button provides the same control on a touchscreen.

Eating food makes the snake longer. The head keeps moving in its current direction until you turn, and hitting a wall or your own body ends the run. You cannot reverse directly into the segment behind the head. After a collision, use Play Again? to start another attempt.

Plan the exit as well as the food

Before heading toward food, check how you will leave that part of the board. A short route can trap the head inside a loop of its own body. Keep a wider open area available and turn early enough to avoid running into the boundary.

As the body grows, follow its movement rather than treating every occupied cell as permanently blocked. A route that is closed now may open as the tail advances, but cutting across your body too soon ends the run. Use a lower difficulty to practice deliberate turns before choosing a faster setting; the player starts on Medium and offers five selectable modes.

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JavaScript Snake credits and source

Patrick Gillespie created the JavaScript-Snake project under the patorjk account. This hosted edition uses that project with local presentation adjustments and touch controls. The upstream repository, source for this hosted version, and retained MIT license are linked below.

Patrick Gillespie's JavaScript Snake source · Download this version's source · Read the Snake MIT license

Controls and quick steps

  1. 01
    Load the board

    Select Play Now, then use the game’s start control.

  2. 02
    Guide the snake

    Use arrow keys or the on-screen direction buttons to steer toward food.

  3. 03
    Leave an escape route

    Avoid the snake’s body and the edges. Restart after a collision to begin another run.

Open-source game, hosted here with local integration changes. License: MIT. Download the hosted game source. The original author retains the game credit.

Game by Patrick Gillespie / JavaScript Snake ↗. This is an independent game and guide site. Cover artwork is an original illustration.

A FEW THINGS TO KNOW

Snake FAQ

How do I control Snake?

Use the arrow keys or W, A, S, and D. On a touchscreen, use the four direction buttons. After selecting Play Game, choose a direction to start moving.

Can the snake pass through a wall?

No. The walls are solid in this version. Turn before the head reaches an edge, and avoid the snake's body as well.

How do I pause a run?

Press Space or use the center pause button on a touchscreen. Use the same control to resume.

Can I make the game slower?

Yes. Choose a lower difficulty in the player. There are five selectable modes, and the initial selection is Medium.