Snake Blitz

Straight to the point: Snake Blitz is a starting step of 115 ms that tightens as you eat, playable in your browser right now. It is tuned for quick runs, honest difficulty, and controls that make sense the first time you touch them.

What makes Snake Blitz different

The snake moves in fixed steps; each pellet eaten adds length and slightly tightens the interval, so the game gets harder the better you do. Walls and your own tail both end the run instantly. The a starting step of 115 ms that tightens as you eat, and the ramp is tuned so mid-game still feels fair.

Why Snake Blitz sticks

It suits anyone with a queue to wait in or a kettle to watch: students between classes, commuters, parents stealing ten quiet minutes. There is no meta-progression to lose and nothing to catch up on - a week away costs you nothing but a little sharpness.

How to play

1. Press play - your snake starts small in the middle.
2. Swipe or use the arrow keys to steer.
3. Eat every pellet to grow longer and faster.
4. Never touch the walls or your own tail.

Where it sits

Grow the longest snake without touching walls or tail.

A note on the sticker

Snake Blitz announces itself inside ten seconds, which is the only test that matters when sorting a catalogue this size. Arkad Shelf games are chosen for how quickly they say what they are.

It is rated 4.4 out of five in our notes, and the number is held up mostly by how quickly it can be restarted rather than by how clever it is.

The practical advice: play it once with the sound off and once with it on. On this board the difference changes how you time your moves.