Use Arrow Keys or on-screen controls to play.
The Snake game is one of the earliest, most addictive arcade video games, dating back to the 1970s. The mechanic of the game is very simple yet addictive: a growing line that collects apples, where the player must avoid collisions with the snake's body or the border. This game was perfectly suited for early computers and consoles with their simple text and block graphics, making it a natural fit for the ASCII Art format you see here.
Our ASCII Snake Game is a rebuild of the original game that honors that retro simplicity, using ASCII characters for the snake body and game borders to provide a deeply nostalgic experience. By keeping the graphics to the bare minimum ASCII text on a screen, we stay true to the game's roots.