How to Play Classic Snake

Guide the snake across a 15×15 board and eat red food to grow longer. The game speeds up by 10% every 3 foods — down to a 60ms step — so planning ahead matters. The game ends if you hit a wall or your own tail. Your score combines survival seconds with 10 points per food.

Tips

• Steer with arrow keys (or W/A/S/D) on desktop — swipe on mobile
• Press Space or Escape to pause; tap the board on mobile
• Never reverse into yourself — you can't turn directly back
• Plan a safe loop early: the board speeds up fast after 6–9 foods
• Play daily to build your streak and beat your best score

Benefits

Snake trains spatial planning, sustained focus, and split-second decision making. Anticipating a moving target while the pace accelerates is excellent practice for attention control — a key pillar of daily brain fitness.

Want to score higher? Read our full Snake strategy guide — 7 battle-tested tips to push past 200 points.