Neon Snake

A retro snake game with neon cyberpunk colors, right in your terminal.

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Install

# From source (requires Rust)
cargo install --path neon-snake

# Or download the binary from Releases

Play

neon-snake

Controls

Key	Action
Arrow keys / WASD	Move
P	Pause / Resume
R	Restart (after game over)
Q / Esc	Quit

Features

• Neon cyberpunk colors - Snake body cycles through cyan, purple, magenta, pink, yellow, green
• Pulsing food - Diamond gem that pulses between red, gold, hot pink, and neon green
• Speed ramp - Gets faster every 5 points
• High score - Tracked in memory, shown on game over
• Pause support - Press P anytime
• Cross-platform - Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux

Build

cargo build --release

Binary output: target/release/neon-snake (~1.4MB)

Tech

• Rust - Because CLI tools should be fast
• crossterm - Cross-platform terminal control
• rand - Random food placement

License

MIT