Arcade

Grid Snake

A browser snake game. Steer, eat to grow, and avoid the walls and your own tail. Choose from four modes and play with solid walls or wrap-around edges.

Grid Snake's start screen showing four game modes: Classic, Time Attack, Survival and Apple Run.

How to play

Learn it in a minute.

  1. Pick a mode. Choose one of the four modes on the home screen, then press Play.
  2. Steer the snake. Use the arrow keys or W, A, S, D. On a phone or tablet, swipe anywhere on the screen.
  3. Eat and grow. Every piece of food adds to your score and your length. Keep clear of your own tail, and of the walls unless wrap-around edges are on.
  4. Pause any time. Press Space to pause and resume.
A green snake on a dark grid heading towards a golden apple, with the score, best score, level and speed shown beside the board.
The game board with score, level and speed.

What's inside

Four ways to play

Switch modes from the home screen. Best scores are kept separately for each mode.

Classic

The original rules. Every point makes you a little faster.

Time Attack

Score as much as you can in 60 seconds. Power-ups appear.

Survival

No clock. Every 20 seconds you level up: faster, with a new obstacle. Power-ups appear.

Apple Run

You are the apple. A not-very-bright snake is hunting you. Dash, drop banana peels and decoys, and stay un-eaten.

Good to know

A few details.

  • Choose solid walls or wrap-around edges in Settings. Best scores are kept for each edge setting too.

  • Every point you score earns a coin when a run ends, and finishing achievements pays more. Spend coins on looks in the Shop. Looks never change the rules.

  • No account is needed. Your progress is saved on your device, and a backup code lets you move it to another one.

  • Sound, volume, vibration and animations can be adjusted in Settings.

Ready?

Play Grid Snake now.

It runs right in your browser. Nothing to download or install.

Found a bug or have an idea? Write to atherbyte.studio@gmail.com.