A personalized game gift for your friends: a video game starring them

What the game is, in one page

A video game starring them is the one title they cannot buy. It is short, runs in a browser on a phone or a laptop, and carries your letters and a quiz that only the two of you can pass.

Under the hood it is a short pixel game with levels, a quiz and a final level in Almaty, Kazakhstan. You supply the photo, the letters, the questions and, if you like, two NPCs; New York and Tokyo final levels are coming soon.

What to write in the two letters

Write the letters like game text: a briefing at the start, a “final boss” speech at the end. Humour in the game’s own voice lands better than a speech.

Five quiz questions to start from

Make the five questions the lore: the games you have played together, the nickname from a lobby, the match you still argue about.

• Which of us cried at the film?
• What was the worst haircut in the group?
• Which song do we sing too loudly?
• Which trip went wrong, and why?
• What is the group chat called?

Why it suits your friends

For a group, the game works as an inside joke you can all play together. Give the NPC slots to two members of the group who agree to appear.

Pick quiz questions only the group could answer, so the whole room argues about them.

If you want to give it today

Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game can be arranged online the same day. An oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment, and it needs no occasion: a gift on an ordinary day tends to be remembered longer.

There is no deadline, which lets you order things that take a week to arrive. Pair a quick digital gift with something that needs shipping.

How to make it, step by step

• Upload an authorized photo of them; the main character is generated from it.
• Write two letters, the first for the opening room and the second for the end of the final level.
• Add a 5-question quiz about your friendship; each correct answer is rewarded with flowers.
• Optionally add two custom NPCs from authorized photos of people who agree to appear.
• Pay once, $29.90, with no subscription; the game is usually emailed within an hour.

Price, delivery and refunds

It costs $29.90 as a one-time payment, with regional pricing and no subscription. Payment runs on a secure Polar checkout and Polar is the Merchant of Record, so oin never sees your card. After payment the game is generated automatically and emailed, usually within an hour, as a private link that stays available for one year plus a downloadable copy. If generation fails, the payment is refunded automatically. All sales are final once delivery starts, but you get a full refund if the game cannot be generated or delivered, if you are charged twice or if it is faulty and cannot be fixed. See the refund policy.