Spherical Snake
Shares rank 11 of 48 browser games by recommenders
Smooth, fun snake game that gets clever as the snake grows, though critics say it ramps up slowly and the viewport and zoom are awkward.
Smooth, fun snake game that gets clever as the snake grows, though critics say it ramps up slowly and the viewport and zoom are awkward.
31 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 26
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 84%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 26 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun and satisfying to play
“Extremely fun and satisfying, nice job”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” “This is really fun! Nice job.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” Clever concept and execution
“Good game concept and implementation. Run smoothly even on phone.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” “I love this idea and execution.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” “clever design and concept”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” Runs smoothly on phones
“Good game concept and implementation. Run smoothly even on phone.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” “runs so smoothly in my phone's browser”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” Strategy changes as snake grows
“Seems easy at first then you start realize you need very different strategies when the snake is very long.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” “Quite a good implementation, got to 62 and was playing a "space filling curve" strategy”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Slow to become challenging
“it feels like it takes too long for the game to become difficult”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” “takes a bit too long to get to something non trivial”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” “does not become interesting until score 50 or more”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” - Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake”
- Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake”
Viewport and zoom problems
“if I click one of the buttons twice too quickly it zooms in and I can't see the full screen or the other button”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” “Would love if it canvas was bigger on desktop. Zoomed in 3x is much better but pix-elated.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” “I'm having both zooming and selection happening and they make it unplayable.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake” - Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Spherical Snake”
Other browser games people recommend
The four most recommended other browser games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyWind | 61 | 19 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Starfling | 59 | 17 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Starcraft: Ashfall | 46 | 12 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Half-Life 2 in a Browser | 42 | 11 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Spherical SnakeThis page | 26 | 5 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
25 of the 31 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It kept reloading the game assets.”
“the pointer mode works great”
“I love this idea and execution.”
“the game ramps up a bit too slowly”
“thought it deserved an HN submission of its own”
“does not become interesting until score 50 or more”
“Seems easy at first then you start realize you need very different strategies when the snake is very long.”
“Love the game, it just ramps up pretty slowly.”
“takes a bit too long to get to something non trivial”
“my millennial brain got bored quickly and it was still very easy”
“Good game concept and implementation. Run smoothly even on phone.”
“the controls feel super janky”
“I feel like this legitimately improves my intuition for Riemannian geometry.”
“I'm having both zooming and selection happening and they make it unplayable.”
“the banner obscures the exact spot where the snake ran into itself”
“Would love if it canvas was bigger on desktop. Zoomed in 3x is much better but pix-elated.”
“best snake experience since 3210”
“if I click one of the buttons twice too quickly it zooms in and I can't see the full screen or the other button”
“it feels like it takes too long for the game to become difficult”
“Quite a good implementation, got to 62 and was playing a "space filling curve" strategy”
“Really cool game, but please please fix the viewport”
“This is really fun! Nice job.”
“runs so smoothly in my phone's browser”
“Extremely fun and satisfying, nice job”
“clever design and concept”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.