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Simple Snake Game

by Kaster_64

Simple Snake Game puts a minimalist snake game inside Minecraft's pause menu, so a player can open it with Esc and play without leaving the world.

FabricClient-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.1

What it does

Pressing Esc opens the pause menu, where a Snake Game button starts the game. The snake is steered with WASD or the arrow keys. Each red food item it eats adds to the score and makes the snake longer, and the snake speeds up as the score climbs. Hitting a wall or the snake's own body ends the round, and a Game Over screen offers a restart with the Space key.

The mod is built around that pause menu integration and a clean, minimalist design, so it stays out of the way of play. It is a client-side only mod: only the player's client needs it, and servers and other players can join without installing anything. The files are for Fabric and 1.21.1 only, under the MIT License, and the source code is open source with a public issue tracker.

Key features

  1. Pause menu entry

    A Snake Game button sits in the Esc pause menu, so the game is one click away during any session.

  2. Keyboard controls

    The snake turns with WASD or the arrow keys, with no mouse input needed during play.

  3. Food and growth

    Red food is eaten to add score points and extend the snake, and the game ends when it runs into a wall or itself.

  4. Speed and score

    A score counter tracks progress, and the snake accelerates as the score rises, raising the challenge over a round.

  5. Restart screen

    A Game Over screen appears after a crash and restarts the round when the Space key is pressed.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.21.11.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Snake Game Clientside is also a client-side only Fabric mod, but its files target 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 and it is not open source. ShulanlanMod is client-side only, published for 1.21.4 under the MIT License, and is not open source. ClientGames is client-side only for 1.21.5 – 1.21.10 with an All rights reserved license. Simple Snake Game covers 1.21.1 only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Simple Snake GameFabric1.21.1Client-side only2026-08-19
Snake Game ClientsideFabric1.21.10 – 1.21.11Client-side only2026-03-12
ShulanlanModFabric1.21.4Client-side only2025-02-07
ClientGamesFabric1.21.5 – 1.21.10Client-side only2025-11-06

Questions

Does Simple Snake Game need Fabric API?

No required dependency is listed for Fabric.

Does the server need Simple Snake Game?

No. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy.

Can the game be opened during play?

Yes. Press Esc to open the pause menu and choose Snake Game, then use WASD or the arrow keys to steer the snake.

In the catalog

Simple Snake Game is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Minigame mods2,135Fabric modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Minimalist snake game built into Minecraft's pause menu.
Kaster_64, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Kaster_64
Published
2026-08-19
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-19
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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