Snakelike

Snakelike is a dungeon-crawling game where you explore procedurally generated caverns as a snake, fighting monsters and collecting treasure. Eat apples to grow longer, then use your body to surround and outmaneuver enemies while protecting your segments from being split in two. Levels combine generated areas with handcrafted sections.

Your snake

Your segments act as your health, affect your attack and defense, and serve as inventory slots, with each segment holding one item such as a Key, Snatchel or Unique Snakecessory. Individual segments can gain Armor and Spikers, which level up. Losing a life is permanent.

Combat and spells

The pattern-based spell system lets you acquire and cast spells by arranging your body into specific shapes. Spells use no MP and have no cooldown, but you must contort yourself into the required pattern before casting again. You also need to manage your length carefully so you do not get in your own way during combat.

Bosses and puzzles

You can challenge larger-than-life bosses in search of powerful Snakecessories, barter segments for a stack of Armor, and solve puzzles that require you to twist your body into shape. The caverns also contain bizarre monsters and treasure.

Soundtrack and ending

The soundtrack changes with your surroundings, offering hints of impending danger or nearby riches. The game has one ending, or two if losing counts.