Snake

Snake is the classic arcade game where a hungry snake grows longer with every bite. Steer around a walled garden, gobble the glowing apples, and stretch your tail as far as you dare without crashing. Play Snake online free, with no download and no sign-up, on phone or desktop.

How to play

• Use the arrow keys, WASD, or swipe to steer the snake in four directions.
• Guide the head onto an apple to eat it — the snake grows and your score rises.
• You cannot reverse straight back into your own neck, so plan each turn.
• Avoid hitting the walls or any part of your own body.
• Press space to pause and resume at any time.
• The game ends on a crash; beat your best score on the next run.

The longer you get, the more the board fills with your own tail, so think a couple of moves ahead. A reliable trick is to hug the edges and weave in tidy rows rather than cutting across the middle, keeping open space for later. Grab each apple only when you have a clear exit planned.

More about Snake

The snake concept dates to the 1976 arcade game Blockade, but it reached a global audience in 1998 when Nokia preloaded Snake on its mobile phones. Every move is a commitment: the snake can never stop, and each piece of food makes the body longer and the board tighter. The real skill is planning a route that fills the screen without ever trapping your own tail.