Snakes are fascinating, terrifying, and adorable creatures that come in all colors and sizes, making them the perfect protagonists for a game. That’s why there are so many great snake games out there. Plus, thanks to a healthy dose of nostalgia, there’s a bunch of games like Snake on the market too for all you ex-brick phone owners.
The team at Pocket Tactics is full of animal lovers, so we have lists of animal games to suit your every need. Whether you want the best dog games, cat games, horse games, or bear games, we have the guides for you.
Let’s take a look at the best snake games and games like Snake on Switch and mobile.
Snake Pass – Switch
Snake Pass is an adorable 3D physics puzzle platformer starring Noodle the snake and Doodle the hummingbird. Their mystical home Haven Tor has been disrupted and they must return it to its former tranquillity.
Use Noodle’s slithery body to navigate levels in a way that only a snake can!
Snake Game – Switch
Sometimes, you just wanna relive the simple joy of playing Snake on your Switch, and Snake Game provides you with just that.
Enjoy the timeless mobile game in four different modes – classic, retro, snake on steroids, and snake master, and try your best to beat the high score.
Snake It ‘Til You Make It – Switch
It’s time to unleash the snakes! Take on solo obstacle courses or fight against other raging reptiles in a snake battle royale.
Customize your snake, snack on as many apples as you can, and become the ultimate snake champion!
Slither.io – mobile
Agar.io kicked off the massive boom in .io games, where you compete against players across the world to become the biggest cell, or in the case of Slither.io, the biggest snake. Circle around smaller snakes to destroy them, absorb their remains, and become the longest snake in the arena. It’s way less gross than it sounds, we promise.
If you want some free cosmetics to use in-game, check out our Slither.io codes guide. We’ve also got a great guide to all the io games out there.
Snake ‘97 – mobile
Another pick for fans of classic Snake is Snake ‘97, a mobile game that doesn’t just emulate the game, but also emulates the brick phones we used to play on as well.
The developer came up with this idea when they had to switch back to an old phone of theirs while waiting on smartphone repairs, and realized that Snake was missing from our new devices. Experience the first two Snake games with their classic dot matrix displays and monotone sounds.
Gravity Noodle – mobile
Control your snake as it completes obstacle courses in the sky! As the name suggests, this noodle is fighting against gravity to stay firmly wrapped around the bridges and ladders in the clouds to avoid falling to its doom.
Physics-based hilarity will ensue as you try and likely fail to navigate these airborne levels.
Last Command – Switch
If you’re confused by the anime girl in the artwork, just hear me out. Last Command combines the nostalgic arcade skill of classic Snake with the equally nostalgic but more niche experience of bullet hell adventures like the Touhou series.
Last Command’s controls are simple but add two extra elements not seen in Snake – dash and command. Speed through the enemy’s barrage of attacks and collect data chips to upgrade your loadout.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Switch
Metal Gear Solid is full of snakes – well, Snakes – and we can finally experience the first three MGS titles in high definition on the Switch thanks to the Master Collection. MGS 3: Snake Eater deserves a special mention on this list as not only do you play as Naked Snake, but you can, in fact, trap and eat snakes.
Undertake a deep-cover stealth mission as Naked Snake, set in a lush jungle crawling with dangerous enemy forces and equally dangerous natural threats. Hunt and kill animals for food, use various forms of camouflage, and show off your close-quarters combat skills against foes.
That’s it for our list of the best snake games on Switch and mobile. If all this slithering about has made you hungry, check out our list of the best cooking games. Or, see if you agree with our picks for the best Lego games and best Sonic games.