A Simple Snake Game

A Simple Snake Game is a simple snake game in which you simply snake.

Controls

• Movement: Arrow keys, WASD, Gamepad, or Mouse/Touch
• Pause: Space/Escape/P/or Start button
• Menu Navigation:
  • Keyboard arrows/WASD
  • Gamepad D-pad/stick
  • Mouse
• Select: Enter/Space/A button
• Back: Escape/B button

Features

• Multiple control schemes:
  • Keyboard (Arrow keys or WASD)
  • Gamepad (D-pad or analog stick)
  • Mouse/Touch (Click/tap where you want to go)
• Top 100 high scores system
• Pause functionality (Space/P/Start button)
• Full controller support with UI navigation
• Sound toggle option

Building the Game

The game can be built for different platforms using the provided build script.

Requirements

• Godot Engine (version 4.6.2 or later) installed and available in your PATH
• The build script auto-detects godot, godot4, and the GODOT/GODOT4 paths exported by setup-godot

Usage

# Build all platforms (Web, Windows, Linux)
./build.sh

# Build a specific platform
./build.sh web
./build.sh windows
./build.sh linux

The exported files will be placed in the out/ directory.

Testing from the CLI

Use the smoke test script to verify the game boots into gameplay in headless mode:

./test.sh source

For the built Linux export, run:

./build.sh linux
./test.sh linux-export

test.sh all runs both paths end-to-end. The source smoke test uses the Godot binary in headless mode, loads the main scene, verifies the main menu appears, presses Start, and checks that gameplay spawns the snake and food without opening the game window.

Technical Details

• Audio engine supporting multiple types of waveforms (sin, square, saw)
• Procedural color variations in the snake's tail
• Responsive UI design
• Save system for high scores
• Mobile-compatible design
• Smooth camera system

Credits

Created by bluehexagons in a few days as a learning project for Copilot-assisted Godot game development and release.

Open Source

Feel free to use this code as a learning resource or base for your own projects.