If you ever owned a cellphone that was strong enough to withstand being dropped from a cliffside, you may have played a monochrome pixel game called Snake. Well, Gulper is definitely part of that game’s evolution. It’s a 2D competitive game taking all of those base mechanics and bringing in a multiplayer aspect. The goal is to grow as large as you can while avoiding the other Gulper snakes in the area. You can be peaceful or aggressive as you try to eat all the pellets and get to the top of the rankings. It’s simple while still being fast and intense.

About Gulper

In terms of competitive games to jump into, Gulper has a pretty excellent pool. The graphics and animations are vibrant and smooth enough to draw you in while the controls are enough to keep you around. Despite the limited inputs, you can find yourself getting sucked into the arena-like environment. On top of that, you’re guaranteed to run into players no matter what time of day you’re playing. While it’s perfectly fine to live and let live, it’s also quite satisfying to race alongside other players or challenge another to a game of chicken to see who blinks first.

How to Play

Gulper has brought a competitive edge to the traditional mechanics while changing some things to make it a bit less restrictive. Your aim is to grow bigger and longer by eating the numerous colored pellets littering the area. The bigger you get and the longer you survive, the better your ranking.

PC Controls

• Move Mouse Cursor – Change Direction
• Click/Hold Left Mouse Button – Speed Boost

Mobile Controls

• Slide Finger Around Screen – Change Direction
• Hold/Tap Screen with Additional Finger – Speed Boost

Your main obstacles are walls and other players. The whole play area takes place in a large circular arena surrounded by a barrier on all sides. Unlike in some versions, hitting these walls don’t loop around to the opposite side, they will destroy your Gulper. Other player Gulpers act as walls too since running into them with any part of your head will also end your run. You’ll take no damage from other players running into your body nor from running into your own body, another deviation from classic Snake rules. When a player’s Gulper is destroyed, they become edible particles which will help your Gulper snake grow in overall size so that you become even more of a threat.

Tips and Tricks

In the early game, your best bet is to keep your distance and focus on growth. Staying near the edges will work for a time, but you run the risk of getting trapped between the wall and another player. If a player does pull up alongside you, pull toward the center while trying to avoid getting surrounded.

Game Details

• Developer: Tonsomar
• Platforms: Web Browser (PC and mobile) and iOS Devices
• Languages: English

Gulper.io is an online IO snake game where you compete against other players in a multiplayer battle arena. Like Slither.io, you take control of a worm and nurture it to become a healthy, strong, indestructible snake. How do you get there? Eat shiny bits, and grow big to eliminate the other worms.

How to Play Gulper.io

You are on a standard arcade board filled with neon bits of food to eat. The gameplay is straightforward – mouse movements guide the only moves you can make, and clicking will give you a bit of a boost. There is no way to pause or stop in your tracks. The game aims to eat as much as possible so you become longer, stronger, and thicker. Why? If other snakes bump into you, they will die. Oh yeah, there are multiple other snakes fighting for the same food and territory!

The game never ends. Or rather, it ends when you die. Avoid other snakes on the board at all costs if you want to make it to the infinite end.

Munch and grow

Slither and slide around the battle arena, munching on glowing orbs to grow bigger. Use a left-click or spacebar to boost your speed while also burning some calories in the process.

Be a cunning little neon glow worm

Cut off other worms cunningly to make them crash into your side. Doing so successfully rewards you with all the food they collected in their time in the Gulper world.

Become engrossed in the glow

Gulper blends Tron-like neon visuals with the gameplay of explosively popular browser games like Worms Zone and Paper.io 2.

Features

• Cool neon glowing visuals
• Smooth movement and gameplay
• Minimap to see the location of other worms
• Change your worm color using the slider

More Games Like This

There are plenty more addictive IO games to choose from. Have a look at our collection to find some gems like Snake.io lets you slither your way to the top by growing your snake and avoiding opponents, while Paper.io 2 challenges you to conquer territory by drawing shapes. For classic competitive fun, Agar.io has you devouring cells to become the biggest blob on the board.

Release Date

December 2018

Developer

Gulper.io is made by tonsomar.

Platform

• Web browser (desktop and mobile)
• iOS

Controls

Press the left mouse button to boost speed at the cost of your size.

FAQ

How can I grow large without dying in Gulper.io?

Take bigger risks when you are smaller but avoid the much bigger opponents if you want to survive.

When does the game end in Gulper.io?

The game is continuous and only ends when you die. You can keep growing for as long as you survive!