Local multiplayer for up to 8 players
One screen, everyone in the room, no installs. Either crowd around a keyboard or let each player use the phone already in their pocket.
Two setups, same game
1. One keyboard, 2–8 players
Classic mode gives every player a key pair on the host keyboard. It takes about ten seconds to set up and works on any laptop. Above four or five players the keyboard gets crowded, which is what the second setup is for.
2. Phones as controllers, 2–8 players
Controller mode puts the arena on the big screen and a QR code beside it. Each guest scans the code, their phone becomes a two-button controller, and they are in. No app store, no account, no cable.
Setting up a room
- Open the host screen on the biggest display available — laptop, TV, projector.
- Everyone joins from where they are sitting; the code is on screen the whole time.
- Rounds are short, so latecomers only ever wait out one round.
- Rounds stack into a match score, so a session has a winner rather than just ending.
If the room wants more people
Beyond eight, move online: Arena runs eight lobbies of eight in one tournament, and arenas have shareable join codes so a whole group lands in the same bracket from their own devices.
| Mode | Players | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Endless | 1 + AI | Survive as long as you can against AI snakes. Global leaderboard. |
| Weekly Challenge | 1 + AI | New rule set every Monday — ten challenge types in rotation. |
| Classic | 2–8 | Everyone on one keyboard, one screen. The party format. |
| Controller | 2–8 | Host on the big screen, phones become the controllers via QR code. |
| Online | 2–8 | Matchmade against real people. Never bots. |
| Arena | up to 64 | Eight lobbies of eight, elimination rounds down to one winner. |
Free, no download and no pay-to-win. The paid tier removes ads and changes nothing else.
Common questions
How many players fit on one screen?
Eight. In Classic mode all eight share the host keyboard; in Controller mode each player uses their own phone, which is more comfortable above about four players.
Do guests need to install an app to use their phone as a controller?
No. The host screen shows a QR code, the phone opens a web page, and that page is the controller. Nothing is installed and no account is created.
Does it work on a TV or projector?
Yes — the host screen is just a browser page, so anything that can open a browser works, including a laptop plugged into a TV or projector.
Does it need internet?
Yes. The page and the phone controllers are served over the web, so the room needs a connection. There is no offline mode today.