Snake 3D

***Snake 3D*** is a game developed by PlaysNicely. It has a similar gameplay to *Snake*, though, instead of a two-dimensional plane, the snake moves around the surface of a three-dimensional cube.

## Instructions from Cool Math Games

*Eat as many apples as you can to beat your high score! Move with WASD or the Arrow Keys, and pause the game with SPACE or ESC.*

*Be careful not to run into your own tail!*

***IS SNAKE 3D HARDER THAN SNAKE?***

*Snake 3D is probably a little harder than Snake just because players must deal with a third dimension when playing. Snake is definitely the more straightforward game and players have to focus on fewer variables when playing.*

***WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE IN SNAKE 3D?***

*For those who are just starting to play the 3D Snake game, getting to 101 points is a good goal. This is the equivalent of retrieving 25 apples in one continuous run. While the first few apples are easy to get, the cube quickly gets crowded and you will have to maneuver around your own tail. Anything in the triple digits range is considered extremely impressive.*

## Gameplay

Much like in *Snake*, the player controls a snake composed of green cubes, which automatically moves forward orthogonally , one square at a time. Pressing the arrow keys for the directions perpendicular to the one to which the snake is moving will have the snake turn to move to that direction will have the snake turn to move in that direction. In the beginning of the game, the snake is one square long and stationary, and the player can choose in which direction the snake moves. As the snake grows, its segments will trail behind, following the snake's path.

Unlike in *Snake*, the snake moves along the surface of an eight square by eight square by eight square cube, whose surface is semi-transparent, and whose squares are slightly spaced apart, both traits as to allow the player to see through the cube. If the snake moves off the edge of a face of the cube, it will continue moving on the first square of the next face.

At the beginning of the game, an apple, represented by a red cube, will appear in a space unoccupied by the snake. If the snake's head touches this apple, another apple will spawn in another location, also unoccupied. Meanwhile, the snake will gain four more segments, which will appear behind the snake, one at a time, as it moves.

If, at any point, the snake moves into a space occupied by its segment, the overlapping space will become black, and a game over screen will appear, showing how many points (whose number is equal to the amount of segments the snake has) the player has acquired during the previous life, and a prompt to restart the game. At the top of the screen, the snake's current score and high score are always visible.

## Blog posts

On November 28th, 2022, Griffin Bateson posted an article titled "Snake 3D – A Beginner’s Guide." The article is reproduced below:

*"Pretty much everyone here at Coolmath Games knows about Snake. After all, it’s one of the most popular games in the world! However, there is a new and fresh twist on Snake that has just been released – Snake 3D.*

***How to Play Snake 3D***

*The Snake 3D controls are extremely easy to learn, especially when compared to other 3D games. Simply use the arrow keys to move in any direction you want to. Go around the cube and capture the red apples that spawn in order to get more points. Be careful though - the more points that you get, the larger your tail will grow. If you get a lot of points, your tail will begin to become a hazard. This is because if players run into their own tail then the game ends and they must completely restart.*

*Sound hard? Well, if it does, don’t worry! We have plenty of tips and tricks to get you started. Read on to learn a few strategies on how to play Snake 3D.*

***Snake 3D Strategies***

*While Snake 3D is an easy game to get the hang of, it is difficult to get a truly great score, especially anything around the 200-point range. Don't stress though, we have a few tips to try and get you a new highest score quickly.*

***Try and stay on one path***

*The more players zig-zag, the more confusing the game can be. Keep the variables simple and just take as easy of a path as you can. This will pay dividends for you as the game progresses and things start to get more complicated. If your path is straightforward and easy to remember, then you will roughly know where to proceed in the game.*

***Avoid turning too much***

*Flipping planes can get a little bit complicated because you are changing the perspective quickly. This can get confusing pretty easily, so try to stay on one plane for at least a few seconds so you can get adjusted.*

***Make sure that you have an escape route***

*Whenever you are moving around the cube, make sure that you have an idea of how to get across the map. This isn’t so important at the beginning of your round when there is a ton of open space to navigate through, but once your tail gets longer it is important to have an exit to make your way to the other end of the map. It can be easy to try and go for a red square with no plan on how to get out. However, this is also the most common way to hit your own tail and end the round (see the gif above as an example).*

***Practice, practice, practice***

*The biggest part of Snake 3D is just learning how to get comfortable with the game, The longer you play, the better timing you will get, the more confidence you will gain, and the more strategies you will pick up along the way. At the end of the day, it’s really just about playing a lot until you get highly skilled at it.*

***Games like Snake 3D***

*There are quite a few other games like Snake 3D. Titles that take classic games and give them a modern-day twist. We feel confident that there are a few choices that you will like if you are a fan of Snake 3D.*

***Snake***

*This one is pretty obvious, but you are almost guaranteed to like Snake if you enjoyed Snake 3D. The concept is the exact same, only it is on a 2D plane. This game has been loved by almost everyone since its inception in the 90s.*

*If you want to learn more about Snake, we also have a blog all about how to play Snake, Many of the tips are similar to Snake 3D, so it may be helpful just to check it out for a little bit.*

***Curve Ball 3D***

*This is a game that is extremely similar to the concept of Snake 3D. Curve Ball 3D is a 3-dimensional version of Atari Pong, another classic game that has been played for decades. Instead of the normal 2D version of Pong, players are able to do creative things that can only be done in the 3D-dimensional world, such as adding spin to the ball or having additional walls to bounce off of.*

*To learn more about this fun 3D game, make sure to go and check out our Coolmath Games blog on how to play Curve Ball 3d. It goes much more in-depth on the instructions of the game, as well as strategies to succeed.*

*So get out there and start playing our Snake 3D game now! You might be surprised by just how hard it is to stop playing."*

Snake 3D is also mentioned on the "Games Like Snake" section of the article "The History of Snake the Game," written by Griffin Bateson on January 4th, 2023. Its section reads as follows:

*"Snake 3D is an important staple of the history of Snake. It is pretty much a modern adaptation of Snake. Instead of playing on a 2D rectangular plane, though, players are playing on a cube where they must hop from one plane to another while trying to eat apples and grow their Snake. If you think the original Snake is hard, you haven’t seen anything yet. The difficulty ramps up quickly when you have a long Snake tail that has to maneuver around several edges of the cube.*

*Not to worry though, we have an entire blog dedicated to Snake 3D strategies. It is full of tips and tricks to help you become an expert in the fun and modern spinoff. If you are a fan of Snake, you should definitely check it out."*

Lastly, the game is mentioned as an example of a variation of a game that "tries to change small details, while still keeping the spirit of the game" on the article "The History of Rock, Paper, Scissors."

## Twitter posts

On November 15th 2022, Cool Math Games' Twitter page tweeted, "🆕 We put our snake game into the 3D-inator with the help of @PlaysNicely 🐍 Try and get ur high score now! Play 'Snake 3D' on CMG 👉https://g.coolmath.com/Snake3D," which also announced the game's release on the website.

On December 2nd, Cool Math games posted a tweet which said, "play snake 3D on coolmathgames ok thanks bye," along with a GIF.

On December 15th, Cool Math Games announced that Snake 3D was the Best Skill Game of 2022, nominated in the Coolmath Games Game of the Year awards.

## Gallery

The thumbnail of "Snake 3D – A Beginner’s Guide"The GIF used on "Snake 3D – A Beginner’s Guide," under the "Make sure that you have an escape route" sectionThe image used on Snake 3D's section in "The History of Snake the Game"The image used on the announcement that Snake 3D was the Best Skill Game of 2022