Java Swing Snake Game

A polished Snake game built with Java Swing, featuring two game modes, smooth controls, dynamic difficulty, visual effects, and persistent high scores.

Features

• Normal Mode with 5 progressive levels
• Endless Mode with edge wrapping
• Smooth Arrow Keys / WASD controls
• Pause, restart, win, and game-over screens
• Dynamic speed progression
• Separate high scores for each mode
• File-based score persistence
• Custom Java2D graphics and animations
• Clean OOP and event-driven architecture

Controls

Action	Key
Move	Arrow Keys / WASD
Pause	P
Restart	R
Menu / Back	Esc

Run Locally

Requirements

• JDK 8 or newer

Compile

javac -d out src/*.java

Run

java -cp out Main

Game Modes

Normal

Complete 5 increasingly difficult levels. Walls and self-collision end the game.

Endless

Play continuously with edge wrapping and gradual speed increases. Only self-collision ends the run.

Architecture

The project uses:

• Inheritance through GameObject and BasePanel
• Polymorphism through custom draw() implementations
• Encapsulation for game state, score, and movement logic
• Abstraction for reusable UI and game components
• Event-driven programming with Swing timers, key bindings, and listeners

Core Classes

Main
└── GameFrame
    ├── MenuPanel
    ├── GamePanel
    │   ├── Snake
    │   ├── Food
    │   └── ScoreManager
    │       └── HighScoreManager
    ├── InstructionsPanel
    ├── GameOverPanel
    └── WinPanel

Tech Stack

Java Swing Java2D OOP Event-Driven Programming File I/O

Future Ideas

Sound effects, power-ups, obstacles, themes, leaderboards, difficulty presets, and multiplayer.

Authors

Muneeb & Mustafa

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Built as a Java OOP and GUI project.