Snakefy

Snakefy is a modern recreation of the classic Snake arcade game built with Python and Pygame. Players control a growing snake, collect food, increase their score, and avoid collisions while aiming to achieve the highest score possible.

Features

• Modern neon-inspired user interface
• Smooth snake movement with keyboard controls
• Animated food with pulse effect
• Dynamic difficulty scaling based on score
• Real-time score tracking
• Persistent high score system
• Self-collision detection
• Wall collision detection
• Start screen interface
• Game Over screen with restart functionality
• Achievement progression system
• Responsive grid-based gameplay
• Clean and modular project structure

Technologies Used

• Python 3
• Pygame 2.6.1
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• File Handling for High Score Persistence
• Modular Python Architecture

Controls

• ↑ Move Up
• ↓ Move Down
• ← Move Left
• → Move Right
• Space — Start Game
• R — Restart Game

Project Structure

Snakefy/
├── main.py
├── settings.py
├── highscore.txt
├── requirements.txt
├── README.md
├── assets/
└── src/
    ├── snake.py
    ├── food.py
    └── utils.py

Future Improvements

• Sound effects and background music
• Multiple difficulty levels
• Custom themes and skins
• Power-ups and special items
• Pause menu
• Local leaderboard system
• Animated visual effects

Installation

pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.py

License

This project is open-source and available for educational and personal use.