Snake

Snake - perfect for killing time when you're offline. Controls: Arrow keys to move, Slider to adjust speed (disabled during a game)

Snake - Classic Arcade Game Chrome Extension

"Snake" is a Chrome extension that brings amusement during your offline time. It's a classic arcade game where you navigate the snake with arrow keys. An additional slider control allows you to adjust the speed of the game. Though, remember, slider cannot be utilized during an ongoing game.
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Manifest V2
Users: 5,000+
Rating: 2.88
(8)
Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2021-05-06)
Creation date: 2021-05-05
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 44.34K
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User reviews

A Labyrinthine Disquisition on the Serpentine Mediocrity It is with a peculiar admixture of trepidation and inexorable curiosity that one embarks upon the digital excursion presented by this so-called "snake game," a title so ostensibly simplistic yet laden with expectations cultivated by its venerable lineage. However, much like an ouroboros devouring its own tail, this game collapses upon itself in an endless loop of mediocrity, neither fully embracing its minimalist heritage nor innovating in ways that might elevate it beyond its monochromatic predecessors. The first impression, a gestalt of uninspired visuals and languorous pacing, evokes a sensation not of engagement but of resigned acquiescence. The graphical fidelity—a mélange of pixelated sterility and hues seemingly chosen at random from the palette of a despondent artist—is neither charmingly retro nor sufficiently contemporary to captivate. Instead, it wallows in an aesthetic liminality that is as perplexing as it is unremarkable. The gameplay, ostensibly the sine qua non of any such endeavor, reveals itself to be an exercise in tedium punctuated by moments of inexplicable frustration. The controls, while functional in the most rudimentary sense, possess an ephemeral quality of slipperiness that one might describe as an uncanny simulacrum of guiding a drunken anaconda through molasses. The snake's movement—if it can be so generously called—oscillates between ponderous lethargy and spastic overcorrection, rendering precision a Sisyphean endeavor. Compounding this is the level design, or rather, the conspicuous absence thereof. The boundaries of the playing field are delineated by what can only be described as the apotheosis of banality: a featureless rectangle whose only distinguishing characteristic is its ability to induce a somnolent trance. Occasionally, one encounters obstacles that seem less like deliberate challenges and more like the unintended consequences of a developer’s errant keystroke. These impediments serve no discernible purpose other than to disrupt whatever modicum of flow might have been achieved, like speed bumps placed haphazardly in an already congested cul-de-sac. The sound design, if it can be dignified with such a term, oscillates between the cacophonous and the soporific. The soundtrack, a repetitive dirge of electronic bleeps and bloops, is as grating as it is forgettable. One might argue that its primary utility lies in masking the eerie silence that would otherwise accompany the snake's fruitless peregrinations. Yet even this dubious merit is undermined by the jarring inconsistencies in audio volume, which serve only to further alienate the player. And then there is the matter of the so-called "fruit," the ostensible raison d'être for the snake's Sisyphean journey. These pixelated morsels, scattered across the map with the whimsical indifference of an inattentive child, lack any semblance of logical placement or design. Their consumption yields little satisfaction, offering only the hollow reward of an incrementally elongated snake whose unwieldy girth serves more as a liability than an asset. Perhaps the most galling aspect of this digital quagmire is its utter lack of ambition. It is as if the developers, cognizant of the game's shortcomings, opted to eschew any semblance of innovation in favor of a slavish adherence to mediocrity. There are no power-ups to inject a modicum of excitement, no alternative game modes to diversify the experience, and no meaningful progression to reward perseverance. Instead, one is left with a game that feels less like a labor of love and more like a perfunctory obligation. In conclusion, this snake game is a masterclass in missed opportunities and squandered potential. It is a game that aspires to nothing and achieves even less, a digital purgatory where fun goes to die.
by sigmer, 2025-01-08

This product doesn't work. The snake game wont open in full size but rather a very small size. Please fix it.
by Xavier Tepeli, 2024-05-18

wont work
by Nischal Paudel, 2024-05-09
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Snake does not require any sensitive permissions.

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