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title: "Snail Bob 8"
subtitle: "All Bob wants to do is catch some fish, but instead he has to puzzle his way through 30 increasingly fiendish levels in this superb puzzle platform game."
date: 2018-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2018/12/snail-bob-8
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# Snail Bob 8

*All Bob wants to do is catch some fish, but instead he has to puzzle his way through 30 increasingly fiendish levels in this superb puzzle platform game.*

![image](snail-bob-81.png)

Snail Bob 8 is a point-and-click platform game in which a snail named Bob needs to complete various levels. In this episode of the series, the snail would love to catch some fish or a beautiful mermaid, but he was abducted and deserted in a mysterious island full of dangerous challenges. Can you complete all 30 levels in Snail Bob 8, the Island Story? 

![image](snail-bob-82.png)

This is another great example of a puzzle platform game. Bob moves automatically, and all you can do is make him pause, by diving into his shell, turn around, or speed-up (relatively speaking, he is a snail after all).

![image](snail-bob-83.png)

Everything else is controlled by the environment. For example, clicking buttons to raise platforms, pausing at the right time to avoid fireballs, making teleports move, and so on. It's a lovely combination of "how on earth do I solve this?" moments, with beautiful graphics and sound. Another fine Orange Games conversion.

[Play Game](http://gamedistribution.com/games/snail-bob-8)

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