Changelog

Released March 2026

New Features

• Added daily continue feature — one continue per day in Ranked mode, revives snake at last safe position with a grace period.
• Introduced Hard difficulty setting — faster level progression and more aggressive obstacle density.
• Added arena expansion mechanic — board grows from 20×20 to 30×30 when snake occupancy exceeds 80 percent, with Ultimate Victory condition at 95 percent occupancy post-expansion.
• New Pulse snake skin with intensified glow effect.
• Added pre-game stats panel showing personal best score and current daily rank before starting a run.
• New high score badge now appears on the game over screen when you beat your personal best.

Improvements

• Obstacle movement begins at level 10 instead of level 8, giving players more time to adapt before obstacles become mobile.
• Improved swipe detection on mobile — reduced false positives from accidental touches and increased responsiveness on short swipes.
• Score counter animation updated to use a smoother easing curve.
• Leaderboard now highlights your own nickname in green when it appears in the top 10 daily or top 50 all-time.
• Game over screen layout reorganized for better readability on small screens.
• Service worker updated to cache version 1.3 assets, clearing previous cache on activate.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the snake could occasionally pass through an obstacle tile on the frame the obstacle moved into its position.
• Fixed pause screen not appearing correctly on iOS Safari when triggered from the keyboard shortcut.
• Fixed score submission retry button remaining visible after a successful retry.
• Fixed nav toggle button not closing the menu when clicked a second time on certain mobile browsers.

Released February 2026

New Features

• Global leaderboard system launched — daily top 10 and all-time top 50, powered by Supabase.
• Nickname system introduced — players can set a 3–16 character nickname that is saved locally and used for leaderboard submissions.
• Score submission with retry on failure — scores are automatically submitted after each Ranked run with a retry button if the initial submission fails.
• Zen mode added — wrap-around wall behavior, obstacles optional, no leaderboard submission.
• Ranked and Zen mode selector added to main menu.
• Daily and all-time leaderboard tabs on main menu with live data.

Improvements

• Completely rebuilt main menu layout with card-based design and sticky navigation bar.
• Added splash screen transitions between menu and game states.
• Navigation bar now sticks to the top of the viewport when scrolling the main menu.
• Footer expanded with links to all site pages.
• Added Privacy Policy and Terms of Service pages.
• Meta tags and Open Graph data added to all pages for better link previews.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed food occasionally spawning in positions adjacent to three or more obstacles with no safe approach path.
• Fixed theme not resetting correctly when returning to the main menu after a run.
• Fixed canvas not resizing properly after device orientation change on Android.

Released January 2026

New Features

• Customization screen added — four snake skins (Neon, Retro, Striped, Pulse) and four color themes (Deep Sea, Cyberpunk, Matrix, Sunset).
• Dynamic theme rotation on level up — each new level shifts the visual theme automatically.
• Level hue rotation applied to game container using CSS filter for continuous visual progression between named themes.
• Streak counter added — tracks consecutive food pickups within the combo window.
• Level up notification overlay added — animated text appears in the center of the canvas on level transitions.
• Pause screen with live game stats — shows score, level, snake length, and board occupancy while paused.

Improvements

• Game speed scaling adjusted — speed now increases more gradually at low levels and more sharply at high levels.
• Obstacle generation improved — obstacles now maintain a minimum distance from the snake's head at spawn time.
• Canvas rendering performance improved by caching CSS variable values rather than calling getComputedStyle every frame.
• PWA manifest updated with correct icon sizes and maskable icon designation.
• Service worker updated with network-first strategy for navigation requests.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed snake glow persisting on canvas after the snake died due to shadowBlur not being reset.
• Fixed direction queue allowing a 180-degree reversal if two direction changes were queued rapidly.
• Fixed high score not updating in the header during a run when a new personal best was set mid-game.
• Fixed touch controls conflicting with page scroll on mobile when the game was not in focus.

Released December 2025

Initial Release

• Core Snake gameplay on a 20×20 grid with canvas-based rendering.
• Arrow key and WASD keyboard controls on desktop.
• Swipe gesture controls on mobile using Pointer Events API.
• Score tracking with local storage persistence for personal best.
• Level system with speed increase every 50 points.
• Obstacle generation starting at level 2, with one additional obstacle per level.
• Neon visual style with glow effects on snake and food.
• Game over screen with run summary — score, level, snake length, and board occupancy.
• Fully responsive canvas that scales to the available viewport size.
• Progressive Web App setup with service worker and manifest for home screen installation.
• How to Play, About, Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Contact pages.