The Discord Snake Game And Other Easter Eggs

The Discord Snake game is what exactly it sounds: it’s a game where you control a snake to move around the 2D box. Feed the snake by letting it eat all kinds of treats scattered around the box. Once you do, you will gain points. The goal is to score as many points as possible without bumping into the walls of the box. And, oh, your snake gets longer every time you feed it, so it will be harder for you to move around as you progress through the game. But that’s part of the fun.

If this game sounds familiar to anyone out there (who I assume is probably born before the 2000s and Y2K scare hit), that’s because this game is kinda similar to the classic Snake game you can play on old Nokia phones. Like how Google’s dinosaur game reminds you of old runner games such as Super Mario Bros. and (a little more recently, Flappy Bird), Snek game is a reminiscent of the Nokia game, but with much cuter aesthetics, improved gameplay, and a fun background music.

Here’s a little trivia that I hope isn’t too boring: snake game is actually a genre, and it originated even before the Nokia phones went mainstream.The first known game in this genre is Blockade.

DISCORD TACTICS

So, ready to play one of Discord’s most popular easter eggs? Here’s how.

1. Step 1

   Discord’s snake game can only be accessed if you go to a non-existent page on its website. The easiest way to do so is by going to this link: https://discord.com/404. You can click the link directly or type it manually on your browser’s URL bar.

2. Step 2

   You will be redirected to Discord’s error page that says “Page Not Found – Discord” on the tab. You will see this screen:

   

3. Step 3

   

   See the snake on the board? Click that.

You’ve now successfully loaded the Discord Snake game!

To play the Discord Snake game, just click the pop-up window or hit “Enter.” After that, you will see the gameplay instructions on how to play snake.

Snek Gameplay Instructions:

• Hit “Enter” or left-click to start game.
• Press “Esc” to quit the game.
• Use the WASD or arrow buttons to move the snake. W – up; A – left; S – down; D – right. Move the snake to earn points.
• Each type of food gives corresponding points. The more points you have, the longer your snake gets and the faster it moves.
• Avoid hitting the wall. Once you do, the game ends.

Regardless of your score, you will get a congratulations message from the game saying “YOU HECKIN WON!” Even if you hit the wall right off the bat and get zero points, you still win the game. Well, it’s a lot better than receiving a “GAME OVER” message on the screen. Won’t you agree?

If you want to play/reset the game, just hit “Enter” again and beat your old score. Warning: the game can be addictive.

Other than the Snake Game, Discord has several more easter eggs lying around in wait. Here are some of the best easter eggs on Discord that still exist today:

1. Human Txt

   

   A play on robots.txt file, Discord’s humans.txt file shows an ASCII art text of their logo and company webpage. Robots.txt files are used to signal search engine crawlers not to index the webpage, so as to avoid overloading the site with requests.

   How to access?

   Just follow this link: https://discord.com/humans.txt

2. Discordo

   This easter egg is actually a voice audio file that plays whenever you open Discord or switch accounts. It features a robotic, anime-esque female voice saying “Discordo!”

   How to access?

   To activate, join any voice channel. Then, click the Discord logo at the top left corner 16 times.

   To deactivate, join any voice channel and click the Discord logo at the top left corner 16 times again.

3. Copy Username

   

   Discord shows special messages when you try to copy your username more than once. The message gets more intense the more you click it.

   • Copied!
   • Double Copy!
   • Triple Copy!
   • Dominating!!
   • Rampage!!
   • Mega Copy!!
   • Unstoppable!!
   • Wicked Sick!!
   • Monster Copy!!!
   • GODLIKE!!!
   • BEYOND GODLIKE!!!!

   How to access?

   Click your profile picture at the bottom left part of the screen, and then click the copy button several times. Note: don’t click it too fast or too slow, or you might not trigger the easter egg.

4. Raging Demon

   

   A nod to the Tekken character Akuma, this easter egg shows an animation similar to his special attack in the game.

   How to access?

   1. Open the shortcut menu by pressing CTRL + / .
   2. Type the following keys in succession:
      • H
      • H
      • ⇾ (arrow forward/right arrow key)
      • N
      • K

   Bonus Easter Egg: Whenever you type the arrow buttons in the shortcut menu on Discord, a note will play.

5. Computer Man

   When you open Discord’s printer page, you will be redirected to a YouTube video of Computer Man song from Vid Kids, an old Canadian TV show. As one commenter has said, it’s Discord’s own version of Rickroll.

   How to access?

   Visit this page: printer.discord.com.

6. Rate Limits Documentation Page

   This one is not that easy to find. First of all, you will have to visit a particular page on Discord developer portal, and then click one, tiny character to activate the easter egg. It will redirect to a website with a funny animation.

   How to access?

   1. Go to Discord’s rate limits documentation page. To make your life easier, here’s a link for ya: https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/rate-limits
   2. Scroll down and find this paragraph:
      • Note that normal route rate-limiting headers will also be sent in this response. The rate-limiting response will look something like the following:You can also copy that and CTRL + F it on the page.
   3. Did you notice how the colon (:) symbol is highlighted? That’s because it’s a hyperlink. Click that.

   

7. Text Chat in Voice Channels Promotional Video

   Discord introduced the text chat in voice channels features June this year. To promote this update, they released a video parody of Star Fox, featuring mascots from Discord stickers. The deactivation URL they mentioned in the video, however, doesn’t actually stop the alarm trigger in the video.

   I won’t spoil the ending for you.

   How to access?

   1. You can view the video here for context.
   2. Then type or enter this link on your browser’s URL bar, which is the link they mentioned in the video:
      • https://discord.com/vanityurl/dotcom/steakpants/flour/flower/index11.html

If you want to play snake game directly on the Discord app, there are bots that allow you to do so. For instance, this Discord bot written by JDA allows you to play snake on your server and compete with your friends. There’s a global leaderboards function, making it possible for you to compete with people in other servers.

The Discord’s Error 404 page has a different design before. It features the robot hamster Nelly, operating a machine, and there’s a secret button on it that opens the Snek game on the Discord website. However, the devs seem to have changed it because the graphics on the Error 404 page is now different, and it features a ramen stand. Therefore, the secret button doesn’t exist anymore as it seems to have been removed by the devs along with the change in the page’s graphics.

The button used to be a more vivid blue in contrast to the bland overall colors of the original image.

To access the Snek game, click the snake portrait on the sign at the bottom right.