Hungry Serpent

About this game

A wide grassy arena is scattered with white eggs, brown eggs, and the occasional shiny golden egg. Your snake starts small, but every egg makes it longer. The bigger your snake, the higher your rank — and the more thrilling the challenge.

Other snakes are hungry too. If their head hits your body, they fall and burst into colorful treats. Use boost to dash, cut rivals off, or coil around them once you’re long. Complete 12 missions to unlock the Corn, Ocean, Chili, Grape, Tiger, Rainbow, and Gold skins.

What this game trains

Hungry Serpent trains reading an opponent's position and patience. You never attack with your head; other snakes fall when their head hits your body. Winning comes from putting your body in the right path, not from speed alone. It also trains weighing risk: boost makes you nearly twice as fast, but every second of it costs you length.

An endless arena

Each game has no time limit and ends when your head hits another snake's body or the arena fence. White and brown eggs make you longer, rare golden eggs are worth six times as much, and a fallen snake breaks into coloured food. The leaderboard shows the 8 biggest snakes, and 12 permanent missions unlock skins such as Corn, Ocean, Chili, and Rainbow. Every opponent is a computer snake.

Habits of winning players

• While small, eat in quiet areas and stay away from big snakes' heads.
• Boost only with a clear goal: escaping, grabbing a golden egg, or cutting someone off.
• Turn early near the fence, because big snakes turn more slowly.

Controls

• Mouse: point to steer the snake, hold click to boost.
• Keyboard: ← → to turn, hold Space / ↑ to boost, P / Esc to pause.
• Touchscreen: drag anywhere as a joystick, hold the ⚡ button to boost. Works in portrait and landscape.
• Gamepad: left stick to steer, A/RT to boost.

Quick guide

1. Eat eggs to grow longer.
2. Never let your head hit another snake’s body or the arena fence.
3. Cut rivals off so they crash into your body.

Read the full guide · How to become the biggest snake