Snake, No Engine
The other half of the experiment: Snake with no engine at all, written as a React component so it could ship inside the article about writing it. It loads in the time it takes to blink.
React canvas · loads instantly
score 0best 0
Snake
Arrows / WASD to steer. Swipe on mobile.
space pauses · high score stays in your browser
How to play
- arrows or wasd steer · swipe on mobile
- space or p pauses · your best score stays in your browser
Changelog
- 2026-07-09·Shipped inside its own blog post.