The pace rises as you score - every 5 foods the snake speeds up, so late runs get genuinely tense.
Nothing to install and nothing uploaded - the game is a single page of JavaScript drawing to a canvas on your device, and the best score lives only in this browser's local storage. Clearing site data resets it, and there is no offline install (no service worker), so the page needs to load once from the site before a run.
Snake Classic
Press an arrow key (or swipe on a phone) and the game starts instantly - eat the food, grow one segment, and dodge the walls and your own tail on a 24x24 grid.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Snake Classic do?
Press an arrow key (or swipe on a phone) and the game starts instantly - eat the food, grow one segment, and dodge the walls and your own tail on a 24x24 grid.
How do the controls work?
Works with keyboard (arrows or WASD, Space to restart, P to pause), swipe gestures, or the on-screen pad that appears on phones and tablets.
Where is my best score saved?
Your best score is saved in this browser automatically and shows next to the live score - beat yourself, not a leaderboard.