What is Silly Sausage?
Silly Sausage is an arcade puzzle game created by Nitrome where you take control of an elastic canine. Your objective is to guide the elongated dog through winding pathways, picking up every required jewel and reaching the exit marker. The unique stretching mechanic transforms standard maze navigation into a spatial puzzle. Silly Sausage runs directly in modern web browsers with no installation required.
Key features
- Elastic movement: Stretch the canine body across open gaps and latch onto distant solid walls.
- Thirty stages: Navigate through 30 distinct puzzle levels designed with escalating difficulty.
- Jewel objectives: Search every corner of the stage layout to collect all required gems.
- Dangerous hazards: Steer clear of environmental threats including Blades, Fireballs, Bubbles, and Spike Diamonds.
- Flexible controls: Maneuver using standard WASD keys or directional arrow keys.
- Browser accessibility: Experience classic retro gameplay instantly in your web browser.
How to play
- Examine the level layout to identify the positions of gems, hazards, and the finish line.
- Stretch the dog toward solid terrain using your preferred movement keys.
- Navigate tight corridors to collect every gem scattered throughout the stage.
- Time your extensions carefully to avoid colliding with moving Blades, floating Bubbles, Fireballs, or sharp Spike Diamonds.
- Reach the exit point once all required gems have been collected to complete the stage.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| Stretch Up | W or Up arrow |
| Stretch Left | A or Left arrow |
| Stretch Down | S or Down arrow |
| Stretch Right | D or Right arrow |
Level hazards and gems
Success in Silly Sausage depends on spatial awareness and hazard management across its 30 levels. The dog can stretch across wide distances, but its extended body remains vulnerable along its entire length until it pulls itself onto solid ground. Players must navigate around lethal obstacles such as spinning Blades, drifting Bubbles, fiery Fireballs, and static Spike Diamonds. Collecting every gem is mandatory before the finish line activates, demanding careful route planning through each chamber.
Tips and strategy
- Scan before stretching: Look ahead at upcoming hazards so you do not stretch directly into the path of moving threats.
- Anchor quickly: Reach a solid wall as quickly as possible to collapse your stretched body and minimize exposure to obstacles.
- Observe hazard patterns: Study the timing of Fireballs and roaming Blades before launching across open space.
- Check gem counts: Ensure all gems in a section are collected before advancing deeper into the maze.
Similar games
Snake Solver features grid-based puzzle movement where maneuvering body segments is key to navigating obstacles.
Snake Is Mlg Edition offers classic slithering arcade action focused on gathering items and expanding length.
Crossy Road delivers fast-paced reflex challenges centered around dodging hazards across busy pathways.
Developer and history
Silly Sausage was created by Nitrome as a classic web title and later adapted for modern browsers through HTML5 emulation by AwayFL. Nitrome is renowned for retro arcade titles, including Bad Ice-Cream and Twin Shot.
