Slither.io

Slither.io

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Developer Steve Howse Publisher Steve Howse Published 2016-03-25 Platforms Android, Browser, iOS Genres Action, Snake Multiplayer Simultaneous versus Distribution Adware

Slither.io is a variation of the traditional Snake game developed and published by Steve Howse on 2016-03-25 as a browser game and for Android and iOS. The browser version is vastly superior.

Like a traditional snake game, you grow longer as you eat food, and die if you touch another snake's body. Unlike traditional snake games, you can touch your own body, and when an opponent dies, they become food.

Personal

Own?	No. This game was never sold.
Won?	No. This game doesn't have a win condition.

I first heard about Slither.io when a friend was playing it during a road trip to MAG Fest 2016. Having gotten tired of the snake genre of games twenty years earlier, I wasn't very interested. I tried it awhile later and found it to be an interesting take on the old standard, but still got bored with it pretty quickly.

Review

3	3	3	1	3

Best Version: Browser (with a mouse)

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

• Being able to increase your speed while sacrificing your length is a nice strategical mechanic.
• I like that you can pick different snake body types, but they missed the chance at making them earnable.

Bad

• Relying on a touch screen means you will never have decent control over your movements. The developers tried improving control with variant styles, but they all have faults. The browser version uses a mouse cursor control which is considerably easier to work with, but still not very intuitive.

Ugly

• The lag from wireless devices pretty much makes the game unplayable online unless you have a fantastic connection.

Play Online

Browser

Representation

Strong female character?	Fail	There are no clearly female characters.
Bechdel test?	Fail	There are no clearly female characters.
Strong person of color character?	Fail	There are no human characters.
Queer character?	Fail	There are no queer characters.

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