Slither.io
| Slither.io | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Steve Howse |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
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| platform | Web browser , Android , iOS |
| genre | Browser game , MMOG |
| Game mode | Multiplayer |
| control | Mouse and keyboard , touch gesture |
| language | English |
| Current version | 1.6 (07/07/2019) (Android) |
| information | slither.io |
Slither.io is a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) published by Steve Howse in 2016. It is a browser game that is about controlling a character that looks like a snake. The game can be played in the browser , but has also been released on iOS and Android . The goal of the game is to become the largest snake in the game.
The concept of slither.io is similar to agar.io and the classic computer game Snake . Slither.io became well known not least through corresponding videos from prominent YouTube producers such as PewDiePie or Paluten . The game achieved high positions in the app charts in app stores such as Apple's App Store or the Google Play Store .
Gameplay
Game objective
The aim of the game is to have the longest line on the field . This is achieved by recording points.
High speed mode
In high-speed mode, the speed of your own snake is significantly increased. The mode, which is activated in the browser version with the space bar or the left mouse button, ensures that the snake continuously loses size and the score drops. The points lost in this way appear as a point trail behind the queue. The points lost and thus the value of those who appear is greater, the higher the score of the queue.
The high-speed mode can be used tactically by overtaking other players, cutting their way and being constricted.
Points
Each recorded point is counted and leads to the length and thickness of the game figure. On the one hand, the dots on the playing field grow randomly, on the other hand, they eject the game pieces as a point track in high-speed mode.
Fleeing points can also appear near players; these can only be collected by tracking in high-speed mode, because they move away when a player approaches them.
Depending on the origin of the point, it has a different value and thus a different influence on the score.
| origin | value |
|---|---|
| grown accidentally | 1-5 |
| crumbled snake | 9 |
| High speed mode | 1-5 |
| Fleeing | 50 |
Playing
If the head of one snake touches the body of another, that snake will be destroyed. It in turn breaks down into points that can be recorded.
The game is also over when you reach the end of the circular play area. There you will find a red border , if you touch it the game ends. At the end of the game, however, the snake does not break up into points, but simply dissolves.
Offline gameplay
You can play in both online and offline mode. In the offline version, the player competes against an AI .
Similarity to other games
The overall concept of slither.io is compared with the 2015 published agar.io and the classic computer game Snake . The online magazine Boing Boing emphasized the similarity of Slither.io with the game Osmos from 2009. In a review on Spiegel Online , parallels to Achtung, diekur! drawn.
reception
Player base
Slither.io won both the Google Play Store and in the App Store of iOS a great popularity. It achieved a "Top 10" placement in the "Apps Top Charts" in the Play Store with more than 10 million downloads and 1 million ratings. In the App Store, it reached a "Top 20" position on the iTunes charts. In addition, slither.io recorded a high search volume on Google worldwide after its publication.
Press
The press also dealt with slither.io, for example Spiegel Online wrote :
"No free game is currently as popular as" Slither.io ", which cleverly crosses two classic mini-games. We tried the app - and we were annoyed about the technology."
Or the web portal netzwelt.de :
"Slither.io is a great game for in between, which is a lot of fun."
Video producers
Slither.io received a large part of its attention from web video producers on YouTube , for example a video from PewDiePie that had been viewed around 6 million times by August 2016. YouTube videos about the game were also published in German-speaking countries, each with over a million views.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c SpOn: Our snake must get fatter , April 22, 2016, accessed June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Online and offline mode. Retrieved May 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Boing Boing: Slither.io is an addictive mutiplayer snake game , April 19, 2016, accessed June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Apps Top Charts - Android apps on Google Play. In: play.google.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
- ↑ slither.io - Android apps on Google Play. In: play.google.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
- ↑ iTunes - View top apps (free) in the App Store - Apple (DE). In: Apple. Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
- ^ Google Trends - Web Search Interest - Worldwide, 2004 - Today. (No longer available online.) In: www.google.de. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018 ; accessed on March 6, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg Germany: Mini-game "Slither.io": Our snake has to get fatter. In: SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Slither.io - Download. In: netzwelt. Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
- ↑ PewDiePie: How long can it grow? (Slither.io - Part 01). April 7, 2016, accessed May 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Paluten: The fattest snake! | SLITHER.IO. April 16, 2016, accessed May 11, 2016 .
- ↑ NebelNiek: BEST SLITHER.IO PLAYER IN THE WORLD. May 2, 2016, accessed February 23, 2018 .
