About ASCII Snake
Play ASCII Snake free in your browser. Classic grid-based snake game rendered in pure text characters — eat food to grow longer, avoid the walls and your own tail. Retro terminal aesthetic with phosphor-glow effects.
How to play snake
- Press SPACE or tap to start.
- Steer the snake with arrow keys / WASD or the on-screen joystick.
- Eat the @ food to grow longer and score 10 points each.
- Avoid hitting the walls or your own tail — one collision ends the game.
- Press P to pause, R to restart.
Controls
Keyboard
- Arrows / WASD — change direction
- P — pause
- R — restart
- SPACE — start / restart on game over
Touch / mobile
- On-screen joystick to steer
- Tap top-right to pause / restart
Scoring
+10 points per food eaten. Speed increases slightly with every food, capped at a max tick rate. Your best score is saved locally per browser.
FAQ
- Is this snake game free?
- Yes — completely free, no account or download required. Runs entirely in your browser.
- Can I play snake on mobile?
- Yes. Touch controls (4-direction joystick) appear automatically on touch devices.
- Does my best score sync across devices?
- No — best score is stored in your browser's localStorage, so it stays on the device you played on.
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