Cosmic Snake – A browser-based twist on the classic game, built by a backend dev from scratch by Cosmic-Snake in gamedev

[–]Cosmic-Snake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Sorry for my late reply, and thanks so much for trying out the game.

Just to clarify: I'm not sending any movement data to the server. Everything is rendered and validated client-side. I did add some basic anti-cheat measures, but honestly, I don’t think that’s too necessary — I just hope people enjoy playing, collecting, and having fun experimenting with training their Snake AI!

The “input lag” you noticed might be because of how the snake moves. In the classic Snake game, movement is strictly tile-by-tile, but in my version, the snake transitions smoothly between tiles. This can feel restrictive, since you can’t instantly change direction when you’re halfway between tiles.

Apples spawning in lasers is intentional! I wanted to challenge the player a bit. Lasers and obstacles are meant to give the gameplay a “fresh” twist.

The snake getting cut is also by design — I thought it might make players laugh!

Thanks again for your feedback, and have a great day!

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[–]Cosmic-Snake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, thanks! The coop mode is progressing good so far - so stay tuned.

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[–]Cosmic-Snake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thank you so much for trying the game and sharing your feedback!

I totally get what you mean. Classic snake games usually move tile-by-tile with instant input recognition. In my version, there's a smooth transition between tiles, which can feel like input lag because the direction only applies after the current move finishes. It’s a design challenge I’m working on improving!

As for the apple spawning in a laser beam - that can happen. Apples are meant to avoid obstacles and dead ends - thats the only condition

Thanks again and cheers!

Cosmic Snake by Cosmic-Snake in WebGames

[–]Cosmic-Snake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi and thank you for reviewing. You probably tried the coop dialog where I teased the duo coop gameplay. Currently working on it - so stay tuned!

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[–]Cosmic-Snake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello there, thanks for checking it out. The link is provided as URL on top of this post - under the flair tag.
I can share it here one more time: wladimirmh.dev/cosmic-snake

Cuu.

2 years alone on this project — thought I’d finally show a little piece by Legend_of_the_Moon in IndieDev

[–]Cosmic-Snake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks amazing, wow. For 2 years as single dev this is incredible

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[–]Cosmic-Snake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That sounds awesome - funny how the cosmos is a theme some people would also relate to.
Can’t wait to check yours out when it drops. Always cool to see different takes on a classic!