Snak

Snak

Made by stfj

Snak is Snake plus jump.

When Panic first offered me the chance to make a game for the Playdate what I was most excited about were the buttons. I know everyone is into the crank, but for me, someone who mostly makes games for touch devices, the idea of getting to work with buttons was pretty thrilling.

The biggest thing about buttons is they're self-confirming—you feel them press in. (On a touch screen device you need to make a big deal replying to player-inputs with audio, haptics, or visual cues. But with buttons, these kinds of responses aren't required by default and often are more about gamefeel than confirmation).

I wanted to design a game that built on these strengths—a game that required quick reactions and buffered inputs. I also wanted it to be small, and feel appropriate as a pack-in evergreen game. For me that meant a game I wouldn't play so much that I'd burn out on it, and one that if I picked it up again in 15 years I'd still remember how to play and how to be good at.

Snake came to mind pretty quickly and I wondered how different the game would be if you could jump over yourself... or onto yourself. How much would the game change if I added just one button?

So I tried it! And now you can try it too.

  • Code: Zach Gage (he/him)
  • Art: Neven Mrgan (he/him)

Leaderboards

Snak Class Highscores

1
2257259091194867
460
2
midouest
370
3
btpoe
369
4
Samuel_Peyps
367
5
5399332932286010
365
6
JimmyPlacid
360
7
HelloPlaydatePodcast
358
8
SakkyJ
356
9
rusted3572
351
10
@notdonald
349

Snaak Class Highscores

1
2257259091194867
476
2
5399332932286010
371
3
midouest
371
4
JimmyPlacid
360
5
SakkyJ
340
6
tillman
324
7
HelloPlaydatePodcast
324
8
JamesGameboy
318
9
@notdonald
283
10
timhei
260

Snaaak Class Highscores

1
2257259091194867
444
2
midouest
373
3
btpoe
371
4
brianhamilton
370
5
5399332932286010
366
6
frankbsad
360
7
HelloPlaydatePodcast
342
8
tillman
337
9
JimmyPlacid
327
10
Peat
319

Snaaaak Class Highscores

1
2257259091194867
430
2
5399332932286010
374
3
JimmyPlacid
310
4
btpoe
297
5
frankbsad
295
6
1805871634697317
290
7
jth
286
8
6343228814259480
281
9
HelloPlaydatePodcast
269
10
tillman
269

Snaaaaak Class Highscores

1
2257259091194867
435
2
JimmyPlacid
359
3
Peat
342
4
Quinndini
306
5
HelloPlaydatePodcast
296
6
Eldritch
275
7
jth
246
8
tillman
228
9
3584054444991183
155
10
thefreakyZ
153

More cool info

  • 290.9 KB.
  • First published 06/20/2022, last updated 06/20/2022.
  • We think this game is appropriate for everyone.
  • This game uses the d-pad and A and B buttons. It requires quick reflexes as you keep playing.