Worm Crawl

Worm Crawl — Arcade

Grow the longest snake without touching walls or tail.

The short version: a starting step of 200 ms that tightens as you eat, and everything is tuned so a good run is earned rather than gifted.

If you have five spare minutes, Worm Crawl will fill them. Everything happens on one screen with a starting step of 200 ms that tightens as you eat, and the whole thing runs straight in the browser - no downloads, no sign-ups, no fuss.

Worm Crawl, round by round

Steering is the whole game: swipes on touch, arrow keys or WASD on desktop. The input queue accepts two turns ahead, which means a well-timed double turn can thread a gap that looks impossible at first glance.

Short breaks, long streaks

Nothing here needs a tutorial or a wiki. Controls are one gesture, the goal is one sentence, and the difficulty comes from execution rather than homework. That is exactly what a browser game should be.

How to play

1. Press play - your snake starts small in the middle.
2. Swipe or use the arrow keys to steer.
3. Eat every pellet to grow longer and faster.
4. Never touch the walls or your own tail.

Tips and strategy

• Never turn into a gap narrower than your current length.
• Chase pellets along the edge; cutting across the middle is how runs end.
• At high speed, queue turns early - the input buffer takes two.
• Long game? Spiral inward deliberately instead of chasing straight lines.
• Hug the walls and keep the centre free as an escape lane.

Who it suits: A good fit if you like games that are easy to start and honest to master: no tutorial, no menus to learn, just you and the board.

Frequently asked questions

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