Talk:Slither.io

Advertisement

I think this could possibly be a advertisement for Slither.io, and the article could be spiffed up a little to include more.Arby36 (talk) 20:15, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

Yes, feel free to improve the article.Guysayshi (talk) 01:39, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Date released

If anyone knows what the date of release is, (e.g. 28 April for Agar.io) please add it in. Your help is greatly appreciated. Guysayshi (talk) 01:45, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

I added a release date for Android, but I am still looking for the dates for iOS and the Browser version. If anyone knows these dates, please add them. HeyBanditoz (talk) 04:28, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Who is the developer?

There seems to be confusion on who the developer really is. Could someone cite who he is? HeyBanditoz (talk) 02:42, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

I think that's been clarified (Joseph Eischen). NikolaiHo 00:31, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Joseph is right. The creator is Steve Howse. (Nicholas Crisp) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8801:A002:3700:D476:A8C6:D508:69A5 (talk) 17:42, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

The App Store listing identified the developer as "Steve Howse" (developer ID 867992583), but some sources, including Wikipedia at various points, have also listed a "Joseph Eischen" in connection with development. A 2016 Reddit discussion noted the confusion:

The guys behind this game is so mysterious. I can't find any information on the internet. There was an interview with Steven House according to a reddit post but then the App Store developer is Steve Howse, and Wikipedia is stranger. It says the creator is Steve Howse but then the developer is Joseph Eischen. But it has web version and mobile version on both iOS and Android which doesn't seem to be possible to be developed by just one person.

Joseph Eischen was just a prank name added to the article by one edit made by user Lemonlama on 16 June 2016 who added this name to various random articles, including replacing the word "hoverboard" with this name , or making himself the founder of Walmart , or making himself the friend of Mark Cuban . So it's likely this user is a teenager who added his real name to various articles for his amusement. The user was permanently banned in 2018 from making further edits.

- @Lighthouse1974 researched this on 10 March 2026

Game popularity - a new source

http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/63800/slitherio-achieved-80-million-downloads/ - new data about this game. Dawid2009 (talk) 14:21, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Not really MMO?

I know the developer likes to call it an MMO, but how is it one? The linked definition of MMO discusses the meaning of MMO is the transition from "multiplayer online" games with large software architecture to "massively multiplayer online" supporting several hundred thousand concurrent users, typified by the challenges of keeping enormous databases spread across continents in sync. A typical slither.io server has 400-1000 players, nothing in the world is persistent, and I've not read anything about the typical MMO server demands. It appears to be a typical online multiplayer game from the technical standpoint. I think the references should be removed. Bwagstaff (talk) 05:38, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Regarding the title of this article

The title of this article is "Slither.io", but both the mobile and browser name of the game are "slither.io". Yet, both of the title variants are used -- this discrepancy needs to be discussed in order to finalise a good article ranking. ~ P*h3i (talk to me) 10:18, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

MOS:TM#Trademarks that begin with a lowercase letter states to follow normal English capitalization, so "Slither.io" is correct per MOS. -- ferret (talk) 13:14, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

I agree, the title can be left capitalized since the trademark follows English capitalization rules. It doesn't make much difference anyway for the GA nomination, as this is a totally separate issue. epicgenius (talk) 15:23, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

I see. Thank you very much. ~ P*h3i (talk to me) 02:49, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

Notability tag

I have removed the {{notability}} tag from the article (not sure if it was vandalism or a good-faith edit with a misguided motive). Articles on 10+ other language wikis are a pretty good indicator of notability, as is the fact that it is one of the most popular online games right now, and that it has multiple reliable sources that have enabled this article to pass a rigorous GA review. epicgenius (talk) 03:34, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

malware

if you install the desktop version, it has some fairly severe adware, injecting into web browsers.

(Nicholas Crisp->) Not desktop, only pc, not chromebook or any other computer besides pc. Also, this does not happen for everyone. I did it on my pc and nothing happened over the span of about a month. (Sep 23, 2020)

Popular

You should add that Slither.io is the 2nd most popular io game in the world, trailing only Paper.io 2. Thanks 0_0 (Sep 23 2020) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8801:A002:3700:D476:A8C6:D508:69A5 (talk) 17:51, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Change the word "worms" to the cannon name

Change the word "worms" to the cannon name "slithers" Marshmallo3535 (talk) 15:16, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Bestagon (talk) 15:23, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Not truly an online game

None of these .io games are actually online, all other players are bots. This can be validated by disabling your internet connection mid-game, as it has no impact on the gameplay. I think this should be added to the main article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.148.84.12 (talk) 12:05, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

This is true only on the mobile versions. The desktop version is online. And it's such a small detail that it doesn't need its own section. Maybe part of the introduction. Sultan the Sultan (talk) 08:41, 1 February 2022 (UTC)