Ribbon Rivals

Snake arena game
1 player vs bots
Phones and computers

Ribbon Rivals is a snake arena game that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for one player against bots.

Steer a ribbon around an arena against ten bot ribbons, eating pellets to raise your number. Head-on, the bigger number wins; running into a body cuts you, boosting burns length, and looping fully around a bot captures it whole. Finish a 150-second round in the top three to move up a league.

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How to play

Point the mouse where you want to go, or use the arrowsOn a touch screen: Drag your finger where you want to go
Eat glowing pellets to raise your number
Hold the mouse button or Space to boost. Boosting burns lengthOn a touch screen: Hold the Boost button to speed up. Boosting burns length
Head-on, the bigger number wins. Never run into a body
Loop all the way around a ribbon to capture it whole

The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.

Ribbon Rivals gameplay — Ribbon Rivals in play

Controls

Mouse steers
Hold the button or Space to boost
Arrows also turn
On a phone, drag and use the boost button

Tips

Boosting drops the burned length behind the ribbon as pellets, so a bot that boosts away is free food: let it run, then eat the trail.
Running into a body drops 60% of the loser's number as pellets on the spot, and a fallen bot is replaced after 3 seconds, away from you.
Equal numbers bounce apart head-on, so one pellet decides a fight; the number above a bot's head shows red when it outweighs you and green when it does not.

How does encircling work?

Steer your head back into your own body at least 25 segments behind it. The loop you close is checked, and any rival head inside it is captured whole, adding 80% of its number to yours. Freshly placed ribbons have a short grace period and cannot be captured.

What changes between leagues?

Finishing a 150-second round in the top three moves you up a league. In each higher league the ten bots start with bigger numbers and chase prey more often, so the same tactics need more care. Your league is kept between rounds, and the end card shows your rank.

About this game

Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 7, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.

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