Slither.io
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| Developer(s) | Steve Howse |
| Platform(s) | Browser, IOS, Android |
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| Genre(s) | Strategy |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Slither.io is a massive multiplayer browser game developed by Steve Howse in 2016.[1] Players control a snake-like avatar, which would consume multicolored dots in the game to grow in size; the objective of the game is to grow the longest snake in the server. Slither.io is similar in concept to the popular 2015 web game, Agar.io. The game grew in popularity following its promotion among several prominent YouTube hosts and users such as Pewdiepie, Markiplier and Jacksepticeye.[2] The mobile version of the game topped the App Store shortly after its release.[3]
Gameplay
The objective of the game is to control and move a snake-like avatar around a space, eat dots, defeat and consume other players to grow the avatar and become the biggest and longest avatar in the instance of the game. If the player's snake's head collides into a part of another snake, the player loses the game and must start over. The defeated avatar's body turns into bright, shining dots for other players to consume.[2] There are also shining dots that spawn from other snake avatars. By pressing the spacebar or clicking the mouse, the player can activate "boost mode", where the avatar is able to speed up. This feature is useful to outmaneuver and defeat opponents.[4] The drawback is that the avatar will lose some mass while being speed boosted. There is a border that helps confines avatars in a space. Should a snake hit the border, it will die but no glowing dots will be left behind. A good strategy to defeat and consume enemies is by coiling and thereby trapping them within the player's snake, leading to the inevitable death of the opponents.[5] According to the app description in the Apple App Store, the player with the biggest snake at the end of the day gets to send a "victory message" to the world.[1]
Reception
The game reached the top of the App Store sales charts in the free software category[6] in regions including the United States[2]and the United Kingdom.[7] Patricia Hernandez of Kotaku said that the game's low barriers to entry and similarity to Agar.io explained Slither.io's popularity. She noted the game's fast pace.[2] Boing Boing compared the game's core mechanic to that of the 2009 game Osmos.[8] Brandt Ranj from the Business Insider said that despite lagging heavily at times, Slither.io is very entertaining.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "slither.io on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- 1 2 3 4 Hernandez, Patricia (April 14, 2016). "Slitherio, YouTube's Hottest New Game, Is More Fun Than It Has Any Right To Be". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Slither.io tops free iPad charts in the UK". MCV UK. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- 1 2 Brandt Ranj (30 April 2016). "Slither.io". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "8 tips and cheats for App Store smash Slither.io". Pocket Gamer. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Top apps and games: slither.io, all the Lifelines and, of course, Exploding Kittens". Montreal Gazette. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Slither.io tops free iPad charts in the UK". MCV UK. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Slither.io is an addictive mutiplayer snake game". Boing Boing. Retrieved April 30, 2016.