Gabriel Toschi (blog, undated). "There isn't a lot more to talk about, other than the game is really fun and perfect for small moments."
https://www.gabtoschi.com/blog/playdate-full-review/Games / Season One / Snak
OverviewSeason One
Snak
Strategy / ActionCrank: noneSeason One (included)
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2 · official Catalog screenshot1 · official Catalog GIF (1-bit still: screen-1-still.png)2 · official Catalog screenshotOverview. Not yet reviewed. No score. Checked 12 Oct 2026. Built from official and press sources.
What it is
The store page sums it up: "Snak is Snake plus jump." You can hop your snake's head over its own body to avoid a crash. The apples fight back, though. Miss one and it latches onto your body and crawls toward your head, and the only fix is to jump over yourself at the exact spot and bite it off. There are several speeds (more A's in "Snaaaake" means faster) and an online leaderboard. It's buttons only: Gage writes on the store page that, coming from touch-screen games, what excited him about the Playdate was the buttons, because "they're self-confirming—you feel them press in".
It's by Zach Gage (stfj), known for SpellTower and Really Bad Chess, and it unlocked in Week 9 of Season One alongside Sasquatchers, free with the console. It's a tiny 290.9 KB download.
Who made it
What others are saying
Ars Technica (Sam Machkovech, 18 Apr 2022). "I enjoy playing Snak", but its "simple art, slow refresh rate, and lack of crank-specific quirks make it feel like Playdate season 1 padding."
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/04/all-24-of-playdates-included-games-reviewed/Playdate: The Unofficial Website (Nick Simberg). "you can jump over your own tail, and the apples can eat you back."
https://www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/snakCallout (?): No review yet. We haven't reviewed Snak yet. This page is an overview built from official and press sources.
Sources
Checked 12 Oct 2026.
- Official Catalog page (description, credits, size, dates, content/AI/accessibility notes). https://play.date/games/snak/
- Season One page. https://play.date/games/season-one/
- Gabriel Toschi (undated). https://www.gabtoschi.com/blog/playdate-full-review/
- Ars Technica, Sam Machkovech, 18 Apr 2022. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/04/all-24-of-playdates-included-games-reviewed/
- Playdate: The Unofficial Website. https://www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/snak
- stfj. https://stfj.net
- Playdate Podcast transcript: research/gamepages/sources/snak/podcast.txt.
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On the card
Snake plus jump. Hop over your own tail, and bite off the apples that latch onto your back before they reach your head.
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