Snake Game – WPF Desktop App (C#)

A fully functional Snake game built with C# and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). The game features smooth movement, grid-based gameplay, and real-time player input handling through arrow keys.

🐍 Features

• 🎮 Classic Snake gameplay
• 🎯 Collect food and grow the snake
• 💥 Collision detection with walls or self
• ⌨️ Arrow key controls
• 🧱 Grid-based rendering with XAML canvas
• 🧩 Clean modular architecture with enums and logic separation

🧰 Tech Stack

• Language: C#
• Framework: .NET WPF
• UI: XAML
• IDE: Visual Studio 2022

🛠️ Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/SphiweNdou/wpf-snake-game.git
cd wpf-snake-game

2. Open the Solution in Visual Studio

• Open the SSSnake.sln file.
• Set the SSSnake project as the startup project.
• Press F5 to run the application.

🧩 Database Setup

This application does not require a database. All game state is managed in memory during runtime for performance and simplicity.

🖼️ User Interface

• Built using WPF and XAML
• Grid rendered inside a dynamic canvas in MainWindow.xaml
• Visual updates triggered through game logic in MainWindow.xaml.cs
• Snake segments and food are drawn in real time as the snake moves

🎮 Controls

• ← / → / ↑ / ↓ – Move the snake
• Game ends if the snake hits the wall or itself

📁 Project Structure

• Snake.cs – Main logic for snake movement and growth
• Direction.cs – Enum for movement direction
• GridCell.cs – Class representing a cell in the playfield
• MainWindow.xaml – UI layout with canvas and visual components
• MainWindow.xaml.cs – Event handling and game loop

👨‍💻 Author

Sphiwe Ndou
Desktop App Developer | .NET Enthusiast
GitHub: @SphiweNdou
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