Slither.io
Slither.io is a port of the popular browser game of the same name. While it can be a challenging multiplayer experience, it’s simple and fun to play over and over again. Slither.io is already a well-established and popular browser game on desktop computers. It is similar to a few other games, like Agar.io and Diep.io that involve a competitive online multiplayer game based around growing your character by consuming other players. In Slither.io, you play as a worm or snake-like creature which you guide with your finger, to collect orbs to grow while trying to defeat other players by making them collide with you without being defeated yourself. The main objective is to reach the top of the leaderboard and survive for as long as possible. Slither.io is a simplistic game with cutesy graphics and basic one finger gameplay. There is a bit of customization involved, with skins based on flags, colors, and other silly things to make your worm stand out. The real challenge in Slither.io comes from outmaneuvering and outplaying others in order to make them destroy themselves and allow you to absorb them. The game can be downright infuriating at times, with large players dominating the map for long periods and aggressive people out to get the smaller players. However, it’s very addicting and offers a sense of sweet victory when you defeat someone and use their remaining energy to grow. Thankfully the game also offers an AI mode if you don’t want to play online with others.
Slither.io Review
Most of the gameplay here is pretty emergent, since essentially you’re slithering around a blank canvas populated by other players. Other players who’ll quite often try to kill you in order to suck up your precious blob juices. You move a finger around the screen to change direction, and double tapping then pressing gives you a speed boost that lasts until you lift your finger up again.The bigger snakes have a habit of picking on the smaller ones, trapping them in inescapable loops in order to kill them off and grab their essence, so keeping away from them while you grow is a pretty good plan. While the play, and come to think of it everything else about the game, is incredibly simple, it still manages to be a compulsive experience. You’ll die, explode, and then jump back in looking for revenge and more points.
I really like Slither.io. I’ve played both the desktop and now the Android version and it is a satisfying game when you do well, and offers a challenge that few games of this caliber can offer especially on mobile. I’d recommend it to anyone but younger kids may have a hard time and also the player nicknames can sometimes be a bit NSFW, so be wary of that if you let your kids play. Solid game, be sure to check it out!
You can play slither.io on http://slither.io/ (PC) or GooglePlay (Android) or iTunes (iOS).