Google Snake Unblocked — Play Free Online

Google Snake is the familiar snake puzzle stripped down to its core: one snake, one apple, and a green checkered board that gets smaller with every apple you eat. There is no menu to wade through. Press a key and the snake starts gliding, and from that moment the only question is where you turn next.

It sits a little apart from the rest of Guess Who. Most of the site is turn-based, where you can stare at a chess or checkers position as long as you like. Here the clock never stops, so it works as a fast palette cleanser between a long game of backgammon and the next round of Guess Who?. A run can be over in seconds or stretch for several minutes, depending on how tidy your path is.

It runs in the browser with nothing to install, on a desktop keyboard or any device that can send arrow-key input.

How to play

Steer with the arrow keys or WASD. The game begins on your first key press, so you can take a moment to look at the board before committing. The snake keeps moving by itself in the direction it faces, and you only change its heading with a turn. Reversing straight back into your own neck is not a safe move, so think in terms of left and right turns relative to where the head points.

Each apple you reach adds a segment to the snake and a point to the counter. The run ends when the head touches the edge of the board or any part of your own body. The speaker icon switches the sound on or off.

Tips

• Hug the edges early. Travelling in wide loops around the border keeps the middle open for later, when the snake is long and space is scarce.
• Look at the exit before you turn. Never steer into a pocket unless you can see how the snake will get back out of it once its tail has caught up.
• Plan one apple ahead. While you are heading for the current apple, think about where you want to be after eating it, not just how to reach it.
• Prefer steady lines. Zig-zagging to chase an apple wastes room. A neat serpentine pattern across the board is slower to build but far safer once the snake is long.

Similar games on Guess Who

If you like planning ahead but would rather do it at your own pace, Master Chess and Master Checkers give you unlimited thinking time against an opponent. Snakes And Ladders shares a name and a snake but is pure luck of the dice, a good contrast to a game where every turn is your own decision. For something that rewards spotting patterns quickly, Four In A Row and Tic Tac Toe 3 are short rounds with the same easy-to-learn feel.

Google Snake suits a quick break: one hand on the arrow keys, no setup, and a clear score to try to beat on the next attempt.