Eat every apple. Grow longer. Don’t crash.
Snake is the arcade classic: you steer a snake around the board, it grows a square longer with every apple, and the longer it gets the harder it is not to run into yourself. This is the snake game online, free in your browser, on a phone or a computer.
Daily Snake adds one twist: everybody gets the same apples, in the same places, in the same order, on the same board. So it isn’t only about surviving. The leaderboard is a race to eat all of today’s apples in the fewest steps, with the fewest crashes.
Early in the week the board is empty and the snake is gentle, with 15 apples to eat. Midweek brings 25 apples, a quicker snake and a few rocks in the way. Weekends are 35 apples on a rocky board, and by the end your snake fills a good part of the screen.
- 🍎Apples15 to 35
- ❤️Lives3 crashes
- ⏱️Play timeAbout a minute
- 📅New boardEvery midnight
🎮How to play
- 1
Press Start. After a 3-2-1 countdown the snake sets off to the right.
- 2
Steer with the arrow keys or W, A, S, D. On a phone, swipe on the board or use the arrow pad.
- 3
Eat the apple. Each one makes the snake a square longer, and the next apple appears.
- 4
Hitting a wall, a rock or your own body costs a life and adds 3 seconds. The snake stops until you pick a new direction.
- 5
Eat every apple to finish. A third crash ends the run. Fewer steps and fewer crashes mean more points.
💡Tips & tricks
- Tip 1
Plan your turn one square early. Turning right next to the apple often means a long loop back.
- Tip 2
Keep your body in tidy lines along one side. A long snake coiled in the middle cuts the board in two.
- Tip 3
Before you take the short way to an apple, check you can get out again once you’ve eaten it.
- Tip 4
Two quick presses make a U-turn: the second one is saved for the next square, so you can tap them both at once.
🙋Questions
Is this the same snake game as the old one?
The rules are the classic ones: eat apples, grow, don’t hit the walls or yourself. Daily Snake adds the same apples for everyone each day, three lives instead of one, and a leaderboard for the fastest route.
Can I play snake on my phone?
Yes. Swipe on the board to turn, or use the arrow pad under it. It runs in any phone browser, with no app and no download.
What happens when I crash?
You lose one of three lives and 3 seconds are added to your time. The snake stops and waits: pick any safe direction and it carries on. A third crash ends the run.
How are points calculated?
Your time is the steps your snake took, plus crash seconds. A tidy route scores up to 1000 points, and the rocky weekend boards are worth up to double. Play daily to build your streak.
Can I play more than once a day?
Your first daily run is the one that counts. Practice mode has endless fresh boards on any difficulty if you want to warm up.