Browser/mobile gameSlither.ioSteve Howse,ReleaseBrowser, iOSMarch 25, 2016AndroidMarch 27, 2016Mode(s)Slither.io is a video game available for, and, developed by Steve Howse. Players control an avatar resembling a worm, which consumes multicolored pellets, both from other players and ones that naturally spawn on the map in the game, to grow in size. The objective of the game is to grow the longest worm in the server. Slither.io is similar in concept to the popular 2015 web game and is reminiscent of the classic arcade game.The game grew in popularity following its promotion among several prominent users such as, and topped the shortly after its release. Slither.io 's browser version was ranked by as one of the 1,000 most visited sites by July 2016, while the version ranked first in the most downloaded apps on the App Store. A mobile version of the game for was released on March 27, 2016. The reception of the game was positive, with reviewers praising its appearance and customization but criticizing it for its low and the high price users must pay to remove.

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An example of Slither.io gameplay, showing one player's worm eating the remains of another worm that has died. This is only a part of the map.The objective of the game is to control a worm around a wide area and eat pellets, defeating and consuming other players to gain mass to grow the largest and longest in the game.

Once players are spawned into the virtual world, their avatar remains in constant motion. If the player's worm's head collides into a part of another worm, the player will die. The defeated avatar's body turns into bright, shining pellets for other players to consume. As much pellets as it takes for the equivalent amount of mass as the worm had exactly before its death will be transmuted.

These pellets that remain from 'death' of an avatar will correspond to the color of the avatar itself, and are both brighter and bigger than 'normal' pellets, which spawn naturally throughout the world. Normal pellets do not give as much mass as pellets dropped from other worms. 'Chase' pellets will appear individually in various places of the world, and when eaten, give a greater amount of mass than pellets dropped by other worms. Chase pellets avoid worms and flee when they draw near. Chase pellets can be obtained by boosting.By pressing and holding the space bar or left/right mouse button (on mobile, double-tapping the touchscreen), the player can use their boost, which causes the avatar to speed up. When the button (or, on mobile, the finger on the touchscreen) is released, the worm will stop using its boost. When a player uses their boost, the worm loses some mass, causing the worm's size to shrink slightly, with the mass that is lost from the boost appearing as a line of small pellets where the boost was used.

The mass lost can be regained by consuming the pellets. Similar to pellets dropped from defeated avatars, the boost pellets correspond to the color of the avatar. The boost feature is useful to outmaneuver and defeat opponents. A common strategy that is used by players to defeat opponents is of the player's avatar coiling around the opponent's in a loop, until the opponent, trapped in the loop, crashes into the player.There is a border that confines avatars within the circular game board. If a worm hits the border, the player automatically dies without turning into the aforementioned pellets. As of now it is removed, in 2016, the player with the biggest worm at the end of the day was able to share a 'victory message' with the world. On each server, leaderboards are displayed at the top right, showing the top ten players with worms that have the most mass out of all the other worms in the entire server.Skins There are 16 default skins, each one a different solid color along with multiple repeating patterns.

The colors are randomly chosen when the player joins the server. Players can choose to customize their worm's appearances using custom skins with unique designs including different countries' flags, as well as skins with motifs and colors representing well-known, such as, Jelly. Or, the player may choose to create their own skin, with a tool known as 'Build a Slither,' which shows the different colors that an avatar can be made of, that can be placed on the worm upon clicking.

Previously, in order to unlock custom skins in browser mode, players were forced to share the game on or using the external links found on the website. By June 2016, the ability to add skins was also added to the iOS and Android versions. Mobile version There are three control schemes on the iOS and Android apps: 'Classic', where the worm follows the player's finger; 'Joystick', where the left thumb controls the worm using a virtual joystick and the right thumb makes it go faster; and 'Arrow', which is exactly like Joystick but with an arrow above the worm's head indicating the direction it is moving in. Since June 2016, mobile versions also allow players to play against the computer using an mode.

In the artificial intelligence mode, players play against computer-generated worms.Development According to game creator Steven Howse, he was inspired to create the game while he was experiencing financial problems. As a result of these financial issues, he had to move from to, where he realized the popularity of. He had long wanted to create an, but the only option for the development at the time was in, and not wanting to use this method, he gave up the idea for a while. Howse finally created the game when he realized that, a low-latency protocol supported by most major browsers, was sufficient and stable enough to run an HTML game similar to other games such as Agar.io.

The most difficult part of the development was in making each server stable enough to handle 600 players at a time. Howse struggled to find space on servers with enough space in regions where there was more demand and tried to avoid cloud services like, owing to the high cost that these services would incur based on the amount of used.After six months of development, Slither.io was released for and on March 25, 2016, with servers supporting up to 500 players. Two days after the iOS/browser versions' release, an version was made available by Lowtech Studios. The only way Howse could make revenue was to display in the app after the player's worm died; this option could be removed for 3.99. He chose not to sell virtual currency or so that those who paid would not have an advantage over players who did not. As there was no money to advertise for the game, the only way to promote the game was the various by players on, including PewDiePie, who had more than 47 million subscribers at the time.In the weeks following the release, Howse worked on updates to stabilize the game and provide a better experience for players.

In addition, he plans to add new features, such as a “friendly mode” that allows people to set up teams, and a way for the player to choose a server to play on. Howse said that two major gaming companies had approached him to buy Slither.io.

He had considered the idea, since he felt that it was stressful to maintain the game. Reception Soon after release, Slither.io reached the top of the App Store sales charts in the free software category in several regions, including the United States and the United Kingdom. By the end of 2016, Slither.io had become most searched video game of the year in the United States.Patricia Hernandez of 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.

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Boing Boing compared the game's core mechanic to that of the 2009 game. Brandt Ran, writing for, said that 'despite running into some technical hiccups—the game can lag heavily at times—I doubt Slither.io will be leaving my anytime soon.'

Harry Slater, writing for, defined the game as 'interesting'; the gameplay as a 'compulsive experience'; and the structure as simple and similar to Agar.io, although it did not have a large. 's Felicia Williams praised the designs, getting 'pleasantly surprised' with the variety of skins for customization. Lian Amaris of found the game to be 'far more interesting than Agar.io' because it involved 'an ever-growing languid body rather than just a flat circle,' and praised 'the dark environment with neon worms,' which gave the game a 'retro arcade feel.'

Amaris also compared the concept of Slither.io to that of and stated that Slither.io was reminiscent of the classic arcade game.Shortly after the release of the mobile versions, the game was in first place in the ranking of games of the App Store. Despite Slither.io 's popularity, it received mixed reviews. Scottie Rowland of Android Guys praised the gameplay and graphics, however criticized the ads that pop up on the screen after the end of the game, calling them 'extremely annoying' and finding the payment to remove them 'a bit pricey.' Popularity By July 2016, the browser version's website was ranked by as the 250th most visited site worldwide, but then experienced a decline in popularity, dropping below 1,000 by October 2016 before remaining mostly constant at approximately 1,700 by January 2017. In April 2017, Slither.io 's global rank then started declining further, reaching 2,800 by September 2017. By that same period, the game had already been downloaded more than 68 million times in mobile applications and played more than 67 million times in browsers, generating a daily income of US$100,000 for Howse.

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