What's new?

October 10, 2026

• Fixed two collision exploits: one allowed snakes to pass through other snakes without dying, and another killed the snake they passed through. Huge thanks to ibo / unreadable for reporting these!
• Testing a new respawn algorithm that is less likely to place players in the middle of the action, to make starting out less frustrating for new players. I may fine-tune this over the next few days.

September 30, 2026

• Added new killstreak icons for 50, 100, 250, 500, and 1,000 kills.

September 29, 2026

• Added South America Region
• Demogorgon nickname skin adjusted

September 16, 2026

• Added a tail growth delay and a visual cue to show when snakes are about to grow.

September 15, 2026

• Testing a reduction in energy lost when a snake dies, from 16% to 10%. Server-side tuning will continue.
• Fixed an issue where the death screen sometimes showed the previous run's score.
• Improved nickname and talk text sharpness.
• Added “Show KOTW Effect” in Settings to toggle the glowing grid around the King of the Week.

September 2, 2026

• Updated the Android app
• Added the King of the Week leaderboard, which resets every Monday at 00:00 UTC
• Press Backspace while playing or following a player to switch between the King of the Week and current-game leaderboards
• When the current King of the Week is playing on a server, nearby background circles light up around them

August 28, 2026

• More performance improvements

August 26, 2026

• iOS Mobile App updated
• Some minor UI adjustments: End screen and You killed screen now are a bit smaller

August 25, 2026

• Resolved an occasional snake rendering glitch

August 23, 2026

• Nickname moderation support. Will enable soon.
• Fixed a Safari issue

August 21, 2026

• Fixed diagonal tail lines during network lag spikes

August 20, 2026

• Fixed overlapping names and scores on the leaderboard
• Added a “Time Alive” display to the bottom-left HUD
• Further polished and refined the interface

August 13, 2026

• Refined transparency on the Stats screen
• Updated the “You Killed” and “Killed by” messages to match the upcoming mobile design

August 11, 2026

• Added a setting to show or hide player names in-game
• Redesigned the end-of-game stats screen

August 7, 2026

• Added Spectator Mode

August 6, 2026

• Improved performance in Firefox
• Fixed the drawing order of some interface elements
• Improved client/server synchronization when ping fluctuates

August 4, 2026

• Improved the spawn algorithm to reduce spawn killing
• Food is now pulled back inside the playable area as the boundaries shrink
• Added a Canvas fallback for devices that do not support WebGL
• Additional visual and gameplay polishing

August 2, 2026

• Fixed head glow.
• Fixed snake glow / boundary Z.
• Fixed Brave startup issue (and maybe other browsers).

August 1, 2026

• Significantly reduced lag across the entire game through optimizations to the network protocol, latency handling, and rendering pipeline. But if you have a slower machine or a poor connection, optimization can only go so far.
• Fixed the desynchronization bug.
• Improved snake growth, tail positioning, and collision reliability.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the snake’s head to become stuck at coordinates (0, 0).
• Introduced a new spawn algorithm that places players closer to the action.
• Polished numerous minor visual and UI glitches throughout the game.
• Added a region selector.
• Added a new settings panel with multiple customization toggles.