Snake Returns: Classic Arcade
Precise. Fast. Unforgiving.
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
One grid, one rule set, no mercy. Clean controls, a snake that moves like one, and no ads while you play. How long can you last?
Snake Returns is the classic grid game, rebuilt with care for players who remember how it is supposed to feel.
THE RULES DON'T BEND
- A fixed 20 × 15 grid, identical on every phone and tablet.
- One cell per tick. Eat, grow one segment, score one point. Nothing else scores.
- Hit a wall or yourself and the run is over. No lives, no shields, no power-ups.
- The pace climbs as your score does, on the same curve for everyone, so every score on the leaderboard means the same thing.
IT FEELS RIGHT
- Movement is strictly grid-locked, but the snake is drawn smoothly between cells and rounds its corners, so it moves like a snake rather than a stack of squares.
- A solid D-pad sits below the playfield and never covers it. Mirror it for either hand or drag it where you want it. Prefer swipes? Switch in settings.
- Your next turn is buffered the instant you press it, with a haptic tap to confirm, so fast turns land when you meant them to.
- Sound and haptics each have their own switch.
NO ADS WHILE YOU PLAY
- No advertisement of any kind appears while the snake is alive.
- Die, and you may watch one optional video to continue: the game rewinds a few moves to a safe position and play resumes. One continue per run, never more.
- If an ad can't load, the game simply carries on. Play Again is always instant.
EARN YOUR THEMES
- Unlock themes by playing, and a few by setting high scores. Themes change the look, food and sound, never the rules.
- Leaderboards and achievements through Game Center. Sign-in is optional, and the game itself plays fully offline.
- Share a score card of any finished run.
REMOVE ADS
A single one-time purchase removes all advertising from this app, permanently, as the app exists today. The continue stays available, without an ad. The purchase does not include future content or themes and does not guarantee compatibility with future operating-system versions. Restore it any time through your store account; no separate account is needed.
Support: https://silverbackbiz.com/apps/snake-returns/support/
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What's new in 1.2.0:
• Bigger thumbs? Resize the D-pad in Settings → Arrange and size D-pad.
• Share your score straight from the game-over screen.
• A trophy now marks the leaderboard, and the top icons are easier to see.
• The game-over screen fits even at the largest text sizes.
• Bug fixes and stability improvements.
The developer, Silverback Enterprises, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Silverback Enterprises LLC
- Size
- 37.7 MB
- Category
- Casual
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Contests
Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove ads $3.49
- Copyright
- © 2026 Silverback Enterprises
