Sorry to hear you're having trouble! You cannot control the snake when you are in the air. The snake is only controllable when you are in the ground or eating a painting. Does this match what you are experiencing?

The update I mentioned has come out, and we've not only refined the controls/snake physics a bit, we've also added sound effects and particle effects for audio/visual feedback when you are travelling through something where you can control the snake (ground/paintings). If you get a chance to try, we'd love to hear what you think!

Thanks for your kind words! Could you describe a little more about your experience of learning the control mechanics? We're working on a post-jam update, and I'm feeling like we'd benefit from having some in-game instructions to point players in the right direction, but I don't want to make assumptions about what the friction points are.

We've shipped a big update that lets you pass through your tail, but also still lets you "surf" along it or bounce off if you hit it at a shallow angle. If you're interested, I hope you get a chance to check it out!

Thanks for playing! Very happy when the stars align (pizza jam runs + have the time + have the motivation). We've got a post-jam build in the making which should smooth off some of the rough edges too

It's nice to hear that what's there is engaging enough for that level of play - I had a chance to play for fun last night and was still enjoying myself after gobbling up $72m worth of delicious art.

"Surfing" your own tail is definitely fun, but getting stuck on your own tail is something we're aware can be a friction point too. We've been talking about possible approaches that would address the latter without sacrificing the former. We've got some ideas that might work.

Alas, we didn't have time for audio, but you're totally right, it would add a lot!

Thanks for your kind words!

Good news! You don't have to play the same two levels anymore - we just done gone released a big big update with a whole bunch more levels. Hope you get a chance to check it out :D

Fulfilling the dreams you never knew you had :D

Avoiding one's tail is a part of traditional Snake style gameplay. Unfortunately, we don't have a way to detect when you're stuck - would have been cool to get a game over state for that in if we had time!

If it's helpful, you can use R to restart so you don't have to wait for the timer to elapse.

We have a big new update out that lets you pass through your body when you're moving slow or coming at it perpendicular. Hope you get a chance to try it out!