Project Snaqe

Genre: Arcade

Players: 1

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Review:

Project Snaqe, released on PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in 2022, is an Arcade-style game that builds on the premise of the classic game Snake by having players alternate between drilling rocks (which act like the apples of the classic game), and shooting down enemies, with a presentation that recontextualizes the game as an underground mining operation.

That presentation makes use of pixel art 2D visuals and a decent synthesized soundtrack that work well enough to give the game a nostalgic vibe, though everything definitely feels a tad too “samey’. There is a lot of brown in this game.

As for the gameplay, I think that making players bounce back and forth between drilling rocks and fighting enemies has a lot of promise, but it’s a promise that largely goes unfulfilled. With the exception of worms that will dig tunnels if you leave them alone too long, enemies are mostly stationary and just sit there waiting for you to shoot them, making combat in this game feel less like combat and more like just another way to clear obstructions. What’s worse, the controls in Project Snaqe are sluggish and not nearly as responsive as this game needs to be.

Because of this, Project Snaqe ultimately fails to deliver on its solid premise, instead being a take on the classic Arcade-style game Snake that, while not horrible, is not especially great or stand-out, either. If you’re looking for a version of Snake on Nintendo Switch, this will probably be mostly sufficient, but it’s not a great take on the formula.

tl;dr – Project Snaqe is an Arcade-style game that builds on the premise of the classic game Snake with players alternating between drilling rocks and shooting down enemies in an underground mining vehicle. Unfortunately, this great idea isn’t really capitalized on, and the game’s controls are laggy and not as responsive as they need to be. As a result, what could have been a great reimagining of a classic game ends up just being a sub-par take on the formula.

Grade: C-

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