I created my first ever snake clone! It was a quick entry for Ludum Dare #34, just because I wanted to enter something, and it’s something I’ve never done before.

So I went with a basic 4 colour palette, in the style of old GameBoy games. And also super simple graphics, so everything is square blocks.

It’s my first SpriteKit game as well which is nice, because I’ve been meaning to actually use it for a while. So hopefully I use it again soon!

Here is what the game looks like:

You can view the Ludum Dare entry page for the competition version, or if you want the more updated version then check out Serpentine on itch.io. I’ll probably add a bit more to Serpentine in the future, so if you want any updates it’s probably best to follow me on twitter @chrishannah.

I’ve just finished another game, for Ludum Dare which is a 48 hour game development competition. The idea is to start with a blank slate, and a theme, and then you have 48 hours to create everything and to create a game. The entries are then rated by other game developers and after three weeks, you get to see where you ranked.

My latest entry was “Kitten Killer“, a game where you have to kill as many kittens as possible in 60 seconds. It may seem horrific, but the theme was “You are the monster” so I thought it was very suitable.

It only finished Sunday evening so I have a while left, but it’s already started to receive very positive comments.

You can play Kitten Killer on itch.io.