Get Started
Learn what the Snake Game is and how to set it up on your machine.
Quickstart
Run the game in under a minute with Python installed.
How It Works
Understand the game loop, Turtle graphics, and object management.
Controls
Learn the keyboard controls and movement rules.
About the game
Snake Game Python is a Python implementation of the classic Snake arcade game. The snake moves around a 650×650 pixel canvas, eating food to grow longer and score points. The game ends — and resets — when the snake collides with the walls or its own body.Turtle Graphics
Built entirely with Python’s built-in
turtle module — no external dependencies required.Score Tracking
Tracks your current score and all-time high score across resets during a session.
Collision Detection
Detects wall and self-collision — wall hits pause for 2 seconds before resetting; self-collision resets immediately.
Key features
- Arrow key controls — Use
Up,Down,Left,Rightto steer the snake - Growing body — Each food item eaten adds a new green square segment
- Random food placement — Food spawns at random coordinates within the playfield
- High score persistence — The highest score is preserved in-session even after resets
- Zero dependencies — Runs with the Python standard library only (
turtle,time,random)
Explore the docs
Controls reference
Full breakdown of keyboard bindings and movement constraints.
Scoring system
How points are awarded and how the high score is tracked.
Code overview
Annotated walkthrough of the entire source file.
Function reference
Detailed documentation of every function in the game.