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How to play Slither World

Steer, grow and stay alive: the controls and rules for your first game.

On this page
  1. Start a game
  2. Controls
  3. Stay alive
  4. After you're out
  5. Connection trouble

Slither World is a snake game on a small, round planet. Eat glowing pellets to grow longer, and keep your head away from other snakes.

A Battle Royale game seen from above: a striped snake curving across green hexagon ground, glowing pellets, other snakes, a compass at the top, a list of snakes left in the top right and a minimap in the bottom right
  1. Your snake. Only its head is vulnerable.
  2. The pointer. Your snake heads toward it. Hold the left mouse button or Shift to boost.
  3. Pellets. Eat them to grow.
  4. Another snake. Keep your head off its body.
  5. Snakes left in Battle Royale, or the leaderboard in Infinite.
  6. Minimap of the whole planet. Blue is the storm.
  7. Compass and the name of the area you're in.
A Free-for-all match on a computer. The snake turns toward the pointer.

Start a game

  1. Pick Battle Royale (Free-for-all or Trios) or Infinite.
  2. Type a name if you like, or open Sign in and choose Paint for a new look (no account needed).
  3. Press Play.

To play Battle Royale with friends, share your lobby with Invite friend or Copy lobby link. When everyone is Ready, the host presses Find match. The game connects you to the nearest server.

Controls

ActionComputerPhone
SteerComputerMove the mouse. Your snake turns toward the pointer.PhoneTouch the right half of the screen and drag the way you want to go.
BoostComputer Hold the left mouse button or Shift. In Infinite, Space works too.PhoneHold Boost in the lower left.
Use an itemComputer Right-click or Space to aim, then left-click or Space to throw.PhoneHold the item button, slide up and let go.
Face upComputerPress R to turn the view so your snake points up.PhoneFace up button in landscape, or in the Game options menu.
Look aroundComputer Hold the right mouse button and drag (when you have no item).PhoneHold the eye button and drag.

Boosting makes you faster but costs length, and you leave a trail of pellets behind you. A brand-new snake is too short to boost.

A phone game screen: the snake with a white steering arrow ahead of its head, round Boost and Item buttons in the lower left, and the minimap with two small buttons in the top left
  1. Steer: touch the right half of the screen and drag the way you want to go.
  2. Boost: hold to speed up.
  3. Item: shows up when you hold one.
  4. Look around: hold and drag.
  5. Game options: Face up, steering, Appearance and Return to lobby.
  6. Minimap of the whole planet.
Phone controls in a Battle Royale match.

Prefer a joystick? Open Settings, then Controls, and set Mobile steering to Joystick. The joystick appears where you touch the lower right of the screen.

Stay alive

Only your head is vulnerable.

You

Your head hits a body: you're out.

You

A head hits your body: they're out.

  • Other snakes: if your head touches another snake, you're out. If another snake's head touches your body, they're out. You can't run into yourself.
  • Head-on: whoever hits first is out. If you hit at the same moment, you're both out.
  • Teammates: in Trios, touching a teammate is just as dangerous.
  • Cacti eliminate you. Trees, rocks and mountains are solid, and your head slides along them.
  • Water: your head can stay under for about 10 seconds. You're out when the oxygen bar runs out.
  • Magma eliminates you almost at once.
  • The storm (Battle Royale) eliminates you after about 7 seconds outside the safe area.

After you're out

Battle Royale: choose Play again to find another match in the same mode (your party stays together), Spectate to watch the rest of the match, or Return to lobby. In Trios you can watch only your living teammates.

Infinite: the game goes back to the menu. Press Play to start again with a new snake.

Connection trouble

On a phone, keep the game open while you play. Switching to another app disconnects you.

If your connection drops in Battle Royale, come back within about 15 seconds to keep playing. After that your snake is eliminated, but you can still see your result. In Infinite, disconnecting ends your snake.

If the game says Update required, update the app or reload the page before playing again.