snake game

noun

A genre of video game in which the player controls a continuously moving and progressively lengthening line, typically represented as a snake, that collects items to increase score while avoiding collisions with boundaries or with its own body; movement is generally restricted to the four cardinal directions, and the growing length increases difficulty as available space diminishes.

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Meanings

nounsnake game (plural snake games)

plural snake games

  1. video gamesA genre of video game in which the player controls a continuously moving and progressively lengthening line, typically represented as a snake, that collects items to increase score while avoiding collisions with boundaries or with its own body; movement is generally restricted to the four cardinal directions, and the growing length increases difficulty as available space diminishes.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snake game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20game.

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