Just click the “Share” button and select your bragging platform of choice. Once you have racked up a score you’re happy with, you can boast about it to your friends. You can play Snake in Google Maps as many times as you want. You’ll also get bonus points for reaching certain landmarks or items within each map. The aim is to pick up as many passengers as possible without crashing. Your snake will be the mode of transport associated with that destination.Īll you need to do is use your finger (or the arrow keys on the website) to direct your Snake. You’ll be able to choose from Cairo, São Paulo, London, Sydney, San Francisco, Tokyo, and the World as a whole. To play Snake on Google Maps, click “Start” and then choose a destination. According to Google, Snake will be available on the app until the end of the week, but we assume the standalone site will remain accessible beyond that. If you click “Play Snake” a popup will reveal this is an “April Fools!” and invite you to “navigate different cities around the world in this rendition of the classic arcade game Snake.” Click “Play” and you’ll be whisked to Google Maps’ version of Snake.Įven if you haven’t got Google Maps installed on your phone, you can play Snake on this standalone site. This will open the Settings menu, where you’ll find a new “Play Snake” option. Then, open Google Maps, and click the squiggly snake icon in the top left-hand corner.
To access Snake in the Google Maps apps, first, make sure you have the latest version installed. Cue millions of people wasting their time for the next week or so. This means you can now play a special travel-related version of Snake in Google Maps.
To celebrate April Fools’ Day 2019, Google has added its own version of Snake to Google Maps.