Retro Snake

Play Retro Snake online, free, no download

A faithful recreation of the classic arcade game: steer a growing snake around the board, eat food to get longer, and avoid hitting the walls or your own tail. Controls work identically with a keyboard or the on-screen buttons.

How to use it

  1. Press any arrow key or WASD to start moving in that direction.
  2. Guide the snake onto the glowing food to grow and increase your score.
  3. Avoid the outer walls and avoid crossing back over your own body.
  4. Survive as long as possible before restarting to beat your run.

Frequently asked questions

What controls does it support?

Arrow keys or WASD on a keyboard, and on-screen directional buttons for touch devices. Both control the same movement, so you can switch between them mid-game.

Why did the snake stop responding to my key press?

Snake cannot reverse directly into itself, so a key press toward the direction you just came from is ignored rather than causing an instant collision. Turn a different way first.

Is there a way to slow it down?

The speed increases as the snake grows, matching the original arcade game. There is no separate difficulty setting, so the challenge builds naturally the longer you survive.

Is my high score saved between visits?

No. The score is tracked for the current run only and is not written to browser storage, so it resets on reload.