Spotify Eat This Playlist: How to Play the Spotify Snake Game [Hidden]

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Learn everything you need to know about the Eat This Playlist Spotify feature and how to get the hidden Spotify snake game.

Well, those Spotify guys will do just about anything except add Hi-Fi. Jokes aside, let’s talk about Eat This Playlist.

This is a fun little feature available to Spotify Premium iOS users. It’s the iconic Snake Game but with a unique musical twist.

The point is to have fun and maybe even add some new tracks to your Liked Songs selection. So, let’s talk more about the Eat This Playlist Spotify snake game, shall we?

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How to Get Eat This Playlist on Spotify: TL; DR

To access the Spotify Eat This Playlist, open a public playlist on Spotify on your iOS mobile app, tap the three-dot symbol, and scroll down to “Eat this playlist” to play the Spotify snake game. The feature is only available on the Spotify iOS mobile app in select markets.

What Is Spotify Eat This Playlist?

Spotify Eat This Playlist is Spotify’s version of Nokia’s iconic Snake Game but with a twist. Introduced in mid-2023, it’s the classic snake game that you control by swiping the screen, but you are hunting for songs in a Spotify Playlist of your choice.

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The way it works is that a song from your chosen playlist runs in the background until you “eat” it with your snake.

The moment you eat it, another song starts playing – and it also appears on the screen as your snake’s new target.

The Spotify Snake Game runs indefinitely because the songs repeat. In my experience playing the game, some songs were repeated even before the full playlist ran out.

Also, the playlist I used for testing had hundreds of songs. Let’s now explain how to play Spotify Snake Game.

How to Get Eat This Playlist Spotify Snake Game

The Spotify Eat This Playlist game is very easy to access. Before we explain how to open it, know that the feature is only available to Premium users on the Spotify iOS mobile app.

There is no such thing as the Eat This Playlist Spotify Android Version – it’s not available through the Spotify Web Player either.

So, this is how to get the Spotify Eat This Playlist:

  1. 1. Open your Spotify iOS mobile app (the Spotify Snake Game is not available on any other device or app).
  2. 2. Open a Spotify playlist. It can be any public playlist – or a private playlist if you’re the owner.
  3. 3. Tap the three-dot symbol (it’s to the left of the big green Play button).

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  1. 4. Scroll down and tap “Eat this playlist”.

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  1. 5. Play the snake game by swiping your screen to make the snake go up, down, left, or right.

spotify eat this playlist article - screenshot showing an iphone user playing the spotify snake game

The game will run indefinitely because the songs repeat. Once it ends, you can restart it by tapping the green “Try again” button.

If you like a song you hear during the game, you can tap the circled “+” symbol in the upper left corner to add it to your saved tracks. This adds a discovery element to the whole game.

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Spotify Eat This Playlist Not Showing: Common Issues

This one goes out for all you folks wondering, “Why don’t I have Eat This Playlist on Spotify?”. In my experience, these four issues are the most common culprits.

  • You’re Not an Apple User: The most common cause of the Spotify Snake Game not showing issue. Eat This Playlist is only available to Premium iOS Spotify users through the mobile app. That’s it.
  • The Spotify Snake Game Is Not Available in Your Country: As a Spotify representative noted, Eat This Playlist is only available in “certain markets”. There is no official list of supported countries that I could find but users on Reddit report that the snake game is not available in the US or in Finland, for example.
  • You Are Not a Spotify Premium User: Eat This Playlist is a Spotify Premium feature. If you have a free account, you won’t be able to access the Snake Game even if you’re in one of the supported markets and use Apple devices.
  • Your Spotify App Is Not Up-to-Date: The least common cause for Eat This Playlist not to work, but it’s worth a shot. Make sure to update your Spotify iOS app to the latest version.

FAQs About the Spotify Eat This Playlist Game

How Long Can Spotify Eat This Playlist Game Last?

The Spotify Snake Game is unlimited. The number of songs in the playlist you want to “eat” doesn’t matter because the songs can be repeated within the game. This way, the game lasts until you crash or run out of space, basically.

How to Play the Spotify Snake Game?

You play the Eat This Playlist Spotify game by swiping the screen in one of the four available directions and leading the snake to grab the small album covers. The snake grows with every track you “eat”, boosting your score but also making the game more challenging.

Which Spotify Playlists Have the Eat This Playlist Game?

You can use any public Spotify playlist for Eat This Playlist. If you are the playlist owner, you can use your private playlists, too. Special playlists like the Spotify Daylist or your Spotify Wrapped playlist are also fair game. But, you can’t play the game with your “Liked Songs” selection, for example.

What Does ‘Eat This Playlist’ Mean on Spotify?

Eat This Playlist is a special feature on the Spotify iOS app. It’s the classic snake game where you lead the snake to “eat” the songs in a Spotify playlist of your choice. The point is to have fun, but you can also add the songs you hear during the game to your Liked Songs.

What Does the Plus Symbol on Spotify Eat This Playlist Do?

The circled “+” symbol in the top-left corner during the Spotify Eat This Playlist game adds the song currently playing within the game to your liked songs. The point is that if the track grabbed you, you can store it in a flash and get back to the full song later after you finish playing.

Is Spotify Eat This Playlist No Longer Available?

No, Spotify did not remove the Eat This Playlist snake game. If you can’t find it, it’s probably because you are not an Apple user or you’re not a Spotify Premium user. Also, the feature may still not be available in your country.

Summary: How to Eat This Playlist on Spotify, Then?

There is not much left to say about Spotify Eat This Playlist, guys – so that’s a wrap then!

Again, the fastest way to play the Spotify Snake Game is to open the playlist of your choice on your Spotify iOS mobile app, click the three dots, and just select “Eat this playlist” from the menu.

Spotify is still limiting the Eat This Playlist feature to iOS users in certain markets. Also, you have to be a Premium subscriber to play the game

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