Being a creative, burnout comes with the profession. So I built myself a little portal back into childhood, an escape from deadlines, briefs, and endless feedback loops. But plain old Snake felt too tame. I wanted a twist. A little bit of chaos. So one evening of vibe-coding later, Biteclub was born: a minimalist, stress-busting game where enemy snakes hunt you down, extra lives forgive your mistakes, and retro sounds pull you straight back to arcade nostalgia.

This experiment let me play with:

• Next.js, React, and TypeScript for the core build

• Shadcn for a clean, minimal UI

• Responsive layouts that scale smoothly across devices

• Path-based rendering for fluid snake movement

• Retro audio with the Web Audio API

• Game mechanics that toy with your psychology. Comfort when it feels familiar, panic when chaos kicks in, and pure joy when you barely survive

Hit play and step into my stress-busting portal and let’s see how long you last.