Play Snake online free
Steer, eat, and grow on a 17×17 board — walls and your tail end the run.
2D · Single player
Tap play. No download.
Play opens fullscreen. Back exits the game. Change your name in the header.
At a glance
- Kind
- 2D browser game
- Genre
- Arcade
- Play modes
- Single player
- Cost
- Free — no download or account required
- Devices
- Desktop and phone (keyboard and touch)
How to play
- 1Tap Play. The snake is already moving right on the 17×17 board.
- 2Steer with arrows, WASD, or a swipe. The game queues one turn and ignores a 180° reverse.
- 3Eat the apple for 10 points. The snake grows by one and a new apple appears on an empty cell.
- 4A golden apple is worth 50 and vanishes after a few seconds. The step speeds up as you eat, then caps.
- 5Hit a wall or your own body and the run ends. Restart from the toolbar or press R.
- 6When a run ends, InstantGameBox saves your personal best on this device.
About this game
Snake is the arcade classic in the browser: a 17×17 board, a short snake already moving right, and one apple on an empty cell. Steer with a turn. Eat the apple, grow by one, and score. The run ends when the head hits a wall or the body. There is no wrap-around.
This InstantGameBox version queues one turn and refuses a 180° reverse, so a late press cannot fold the snake into itself. Food never lands on the body. About one apple in eight is golden: it is worth more and disappears after a few seconds. The step interval tightens as you eat, then holds a floor so a phone stays playable.
On a phone, swipe to steer — there is no on-screen joystick. At a desk, arrows and WASD turn, P or Space pauses, and R restarts. Pause and Restart sit in the HTML bar above the board. Mute stays on the shell Back/Mute row.
When a run ends, the shell records your score and personal best on this device. A mid-run snake can come back through the shell save if you leave and return.
If you want another short session after this one, Tetris is at /2d/puzzle/tetris and 2048 Classic is at /2d/puzzle/2048.
Controls
- Steer
- Arrow keys, WASD, or swipe
- Pause
- P, Space, or Pause button
- Restart
- R or Restart button
- Mute
- Mute on the play chrome
What you get
- 17×17 board with walls that kill — no wrap
- One queued turn and no 180° reverse
- Apple and rare timed golden food
- Speed-up with a phone-friendly cap
- Keyboard and swipe controls — no on-screen joystick
- Personal best saved on this device
- Optional rewarded continue when ads are enabled
Snake FAQ
Is Snake free to play in the browser?
Yes. Open the page and tap Play. You do not need an account or a download.
How do I play Snake on a phone?
Swipe to change direction. There is no on-screen joystick. Pause and Restart are buttons above the board. Play goes fullscreen on a phone.
How do I die?
The run ends when the head hits a wall or any part of the body. The board does not wrap. Moving into the cell the tail is leaving is safe.
How do scores and best scores work?
An apple is 10 points. A golden apple is 50. When a run ends, the shell posts the score. Personal best is stored on this device by the InstantGameBox shell.
Does the game save my progress?
A mid-run snake can come back if you leave and return. Finished scores are stored as your personal best on this device.
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