There is a secret and hidden game inside the Spotify app called Eat This Playlist. But is is not available for each user. If this feature is available on your Spotify account, you can open it from a playlist and start playing Spotify Snake game.
In this post, we will show you more about Snake game on Spotify, how to find and play it and what to do if 'Eat this playlist' not showing. Don't hesitate, let's get started now.
Part 1. What Is Spotify Snake Game
The Spotify Snake game, also known as 'Spotify Eat This Playlist', is a hidden mini-game within the Spotify playlists. To access it, users need to open a selected playlist with more than 20 tracks on Spotify. Then start the game and navigate a snake-like line on the screen to eat tracks with cover art one by one. Each time a track is consumed, its cover art appears, and the song begins playing. As in the classic Snake game, the snake grows longer with each track eaten.
You must carefully control the snake, avoiding collisions with the border or itself while moving. Otherwise, the size of the snake will be shorter and smaller. By the way, you have three chances before the game is over. When it is over, you can restart the game by hitting 'Try again' and Spotify will continue where you left off instead of starting at the beginning of the playlist. Besides, you can compete against your friends or other users worldwide by climbing up the leaderboard.
While playing the Spotify Snake game, you will explore new playlists and tracks as well as different genres & artists. You can also add the currently playing track to your library by clicking on the '+' button on the top-right corner of the snake game's screen. But you need to act fast as the snake keeps moving to consume the next track.
However, not everyone can get this game on Spotify yet. You can check the requirements below.
1. iOS Device: You need to have an iPhone or iPad running iOS.
2. Latest Spotify App: You need to use the official and latest Spotify mobile app. The Spotify Snake game is not available on desktop or web player versions.
3. Spotify Playlist: The Spotify playlist you want to eat must have at least 20 songs in it.
4. Spotify Free or Premium Account: You need to have an active Spotify Free and Premium subscription.
If you meet all these requirements, then you can move on to playing Snake game on Spotify on your device.
Part 2. How to Find and Play Spotify Snake Game on iPhone/iPad
Now, you may be eager to learn how to find and how to play Snake game on Spotify. It is easy. Here we will show you how to do that.
Now, this feature is still a beta version and only iOS users can get it. Android or desktop users can't access it. Also, it is not available for global users yet. Besides, to get this feature, you need to update your Spotify for iOS app to the latest version.
Section 1. How to Get Eat This Playlist on Spotify
Step 1. Open the Spotify for iOS app on your iPhone mobile phone or iPad tablet and sign in to your Spotify account.
Step 2. Pick up and open a private or public playlist in the music library that you want to play a game. Note: Please make sure that there are at least 20 songs in your playlist.
Step 3. On the page of your playlist, click on the 'three-dots' icon next to the 'download' icon.
Step 4. Now, scroll down the options from the list and choose 'Eat this playlist'.
You can also find Spotify Eat This Playlist inside the Home Feed playlists created by Spotify.
Section 2. How to Play Spotify Snake Game Online
Step 1. Once hit the 'Eat this playlist' option, the Snake game will be activated. Then you will see a square and tiny album cover in the middle of the screen. Besides, Spotify will shuffle the songs in the playlist you opened.
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Step 2. Now, you can use your touchscreen to control the snake to eat and collect tracks' album cover. The more you eat, the longer your snake will grow. And the soundtrack will start playing in the background. By the way, the background color of the game will be changed based on the cover art.
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Once the game is over, you will get your score and you will see the high score that your friends get on the screen.
If you want to quit the game, please click on the 'X' icon at the top-right corner on the screen. Besides, you can hit on the '+' icon at the top-left corner on the screen to add the currently playing track to your Spotify playlist.
Part 3. Spotify Snake Game High-Score Strategies and Pro-Level Gameplay Tips
1. Nuances of Edge Detection
During our test, we found that collision detection at the left and right edges of the screen is slightly more forgiving (by about 1-2 pixels) than at the top and bottom edges. So, when moving near the boundaries, prioritizing a 'wall-hugging' path along the left or right sides can significantly reduce the risk of accidentally crashing into the wall.
2. Dealing with Dynamic Backgrounds
The game background shifts seamlessly based on the dominant color of the album cover each time one is collected. With high-saturation or solid-black covers, the snake's body can easily become "invisible". It is recommended to set your phone brightness to around 70% and enable the iOS "Reduce White Point" feature before playing to effectively alleviate eye strain and color confusion.
3. "S-Shaped" Grid Navigation
After collecting 15 songs, the snake's movement speed increases noticeably, and the background music transitions become more rapid. At this stage, avoid moving diagonally or taking direct shortcuts to chase targets; instead, strictly adhere to a classic "S-shaped" or "box-pattern" sweeping route to ensure sufficient maneuvering space for the snake's body.
Part 4. How to Fix Spotify Snake Game Not Showing/Working
Why can't I play snake on Spotify? Why can't I find the 'Eat This Playlist' option? Users may encounter such issues. Now, let's find out the reasons and solutions to these issues.
1. You are not on an iOS device: Currently, the 'Eat This Playlist' feature is the beta version and it's available for some iOS users only. Make sure that you are on an iOS device like iPhone or iPad. As for now, there is still no official news for this feature for Android or desktop users.
2. Your playlist is too short: To access the feature and start the game, you need to have a playlist with at least 20 songs. Otherwise, you can't find the 'Eat This Playlist' option. Please add more tracks to your playlist and try again.
3. You are not a Spotify Premium user: Though Spotify hasn't officially confirmed that Spotify Eat This Playlist feature is available to Spotify Premium users only, some free users reported that they didn't see the feature. So, please make sure that you have a Premium account and its status is active. If you are a Free user, go to upgrade it.
4. You are not in the eligible area: Now, Spotify Snake Game feature is not globally released. It is available in certain markets.
5. Your Spotify app is out of date: If Spotify Snake game not showing iPhone/iPad, then update the app to the latest version from the App Store. The feature may not work with the outdated app version or there will be bugs.
6. You need to restart the app or device: Sometimes, you can try to restart the Spotify app or your device to resolve some issues.
Part 5. How to Download Spotify Snake Game Music
When you play Snake game on Spotify, if you find some amazing tracks, you can add them in your Spotify music library by tapping the '+' icon at the top-left corner. In this case, you may want to save them forever for playing offline. Yet, the downloading feature is available for Spotify Premium users only. So, here in this part, we will introduce a tool to you.
You can use AudFree Spotify Music Downloader. It allows you to download music from Spotify without a Spotify Premium account. It is designed to download albums, songs, playlists, etc. from Spotify to your computer as local files. So, you can use it to download tracks you added after playing Spotify Snake game.
Besides, this tool can convert Spotify to MP3, FLAC, AIFF, M4A and more common audio files with the original quality kept. Also, it is available for all Spotify free and premium users. After the conversion, you can get local audio files from Spotify and you can listen to them offline anywhere.
Now, you can follow the tutorial below to start to download and convert Spotify playlists, songs, albums and so on for free with AudFree Spotify Music Converter.
Step 1. First, click on the 'Download' button above to install this AudFree program on your Windows or Mac computer. Once installed, start it and you will see the Spotify web player on its screen. And then head to log into your Spotify account. Later, find any track you want to download and click on it. Next, click on the '+ ♫' icon at the right side and tap the 'Add to list' button to load Spotify files for converting.
Step 2. Next, tap the Menu icon and pick up 'Preferences'. Then hit 'Conversion' in the new window. And then you can start to reset audio format for Spotify to FLAC, MP3, or else. Besides, you can alter bit rate, audio channel and so on for Spotify output files. After that, tap 'OK'.
Step 3. At last, press the 'Convert' button on the Converting window to start downloading and converting. After that, the process will stop and you will get local Spotify music files on your computer. You can go to the 'converted' section > 'search' icon to locate them on your PC or Mac. And you can put Spotify audio tracks to other platforms for playing offline for free.
Besides, you can use AudFree Streaming Audio Recorder to download Spotify Snake game songs for true offline playback. What's more, you can use this tool to download audio content from Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Audible, SoundCloud and so on.
Part 6. FAQs about Spotify Eat This Playlist (Spotify Snake Game)
Can I Play Eat This Playlist on Spotify with Any Spotify Playlist?
Yes, you can play Spotify Snake game with any playlist on Spotify. But it is noted that each playlist must have at least 20 songs.
Did Spotify Remove Eat This Playlist?
No, Spotify doesn't remove the Eat This Playlist feature. If you can't find it, you need to check if you are using an iOS device or not. If yes, check if the playlist you opened contains over 20 songs.
How to Play Spotify Snake Game on Laptop?
Now, there is no option to play Snake game on Spotify on your laptop or computer as this feature is only available on iOS devices.
Is the Spotify Snake Game Available in My Country?
In fact, Spotify didn't release an official list of countries where this feature is available. But the most important factors are owning an iOS device and a Spotify Premium subscription.
Are There Other Hidden Easter Eggs or Games in Spotify?
Yes. The most well-known is the lightsaber process bar. When you play songs from official Star Wars tracks, the lightsaber process bar will appear instead of the normal progress dot. By the way, you can tap the lightsaber in the process bar and it will turn into a new one.
Part 7. Conclusion
Now that you know how to get Spotify Eat This Playlist and play Snake game on Spotify, it's time to give it a try - especially if you're an iOS user! If you don't get this feature now, just be patient - it may roll out to more users soon. Besides, if you meet any issue while playing Snake game on Spotify, you can check the solutions section above to solve the issue.
By the way, once you get some favorite Spotify tracks during the snake game, you also get the best tool to download audio tracks from Spotify without a Spotify Premium account. That's to use AudFree Spotify Music Converter. With it, it is easy to get music from Spotify and save them as local files on your device. Then you can stream Spotify songs offline and move them to other platforms for playing with ease.
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