Games like slither.io for people who miss the big snake
The closest games to slither.io are Snake.io, Little Big Snake and Agar.io: you start tiny, eat to grow and try to make bigger players crash. Below are real picks for phone and web, tips for longer runs, and Roam snake games.
What slither.io is and why it stuck
Slither.io is an online snake game made by Steve Howse and released in 2016. You steer a worm, eat glowing pellets to grow, and boost to cut in front of other snakes. If their head touches your body, they burst into food for you. If your head touches theirs, you are the food.
The game is simple, but every run is a small story: a slow start, one lucky kill, a big lead, then one bad turn. That loop is what people look for when they search for snake games like slither.io.
Snake and io games like slither.io
- Snake.io. Kooapps' snake arena, out on phones since 2016. Same eat-and-grow idea with lots of skins and short sessions, which suits a phone.
- Little Big Snake. A snake io game with themed worlds that change with the seasons, on the web and on phones. More to unlock than slither.io.
- Agar.io. The 2015 cell game that started the io wave. You are a blob, not a snake, but the rule is the same: eat smaller players and run from bigger ones.
- Paper.io 2. Voodoo's territory game. You draw loops to claim land, and anyone who hits your trail ends your run.
- Hole.io. Another Voodoo hit. You are a hole in the street that grows as it swallows cars and buildings, with rivals doing the same.
Tips for longer snake runs
Stay near the edge of crowds, not in the middle. Big fights drop a lot of food, and you can collect it after the snakes in the center crash into each other.
Use boost to cut in front, not to chase. Boosting burns length, so save it for the moment a snake is about to run into your side. When you get big, circle smaller snakes slowly instead of racing them.
Roam snake games
Roam is a free iPhone app with thousands of short games. These two are built around the snake.
- Neon Serpent Arena. A snake io arena in neon. Eat, grow and boost past the top snake on the board.
- Snipworm. A snake grid puzzle with a twist: your worm has two heads, and both matter.
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What game is most like slither.io?
Snake.io is the closest: the same snake arena with eat-and-grow rules, on phones and the web.
Who made slither.io?
Steve Howse made slither.io and released it in 2016. It is played on its official site and in its iOS and Android apps.
Are there snake games I can play with friends?
Yes. Most snake io games put you in public servers, and on Roam you can make a snake game and send it to friends.