Multiplayer Snake Game

A simple multiplayer Snake game built with Python and Pygame, featuring both server and client components. Supports singleplayer and local network multiplayer.

Features

Singleplayer mode

Multiplayer over TCP

Multiple players at the same time

Food spawning and scoring

Basic HUD showing player scores

Simple JSON-over-TCP protocol

Requirements

Python 3.11+

Pygame

Install Pygame with:

pip install pygame

Files

snake_server.py – Run the server to host the game.

snake_client.py – Run the client to connect to a server or play singleplayer.

Usage Run the Server python snake_server.py --port 5000

--port is optional (default: 5000).

Run a Client (Multiplayer) python snake_client.py --host <server_ip> --port 5000

Replace <server_ip> with the server's IP address.

Port must match the server's port.

Run a Client (Singleplayer) python snake_client.py --single

Controls

Arrow keys or WASD to change direction.

Esc or closing the window to quit.

Notes

This is a simple educational implementation: no authentication or encryption.

Server enforces collisions and scoring.

Client sends only direction changes.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.