Can I send it on the day itself?

Yes. The link is live the moment you pay, and the game takes about two minutes to make, so a birthday you forgot until breakfast is still on time.

Is it a real game or a gimmick?

It is a small real game: three phases, a K.O., a rank on the results screen. On Hard it takes a few tries. The taunts are yours, which is the part a real game cannot do.

What photo works best?

A clear head-and-shoulders shot on a plain background. Selfies are fine. Group photos are not, since we cut out one person.

Can I change it after publishing?

You can edit the lines and message from the same device you made it on. Sprites are fixed once published.

A Birthday game starring your gamer

A gamer's birthday card is usually the one they roll their eyes at. Not this one: their face on a pixel hero, a boss named after the ragequit of 2019, and a rank on the results screen they will want to improve. Pick Hard. Write taunts about the games they actually play.

It is a small real game, three phases and a K.O., and the taunts are yours, which no game from a shop can do. Their gamer tag can be the hero name. Send the link and wait for the screenshot of the S rank.

Example: Jordan vs The Final Boss, playing itself. Tap to take over. Yours has their face and your jokes.

Bosses that work for a gamer

The Final Boss · the one they still have not beaten
The Ragequit of 2019 · everyone remembers
The Lag · the excuse for everything

Jokes that land

Three inside jokes become the taunts. For a gamer, think the ragequit of 2019, the controller that got thrown, or the one game they will never finish. You can rewrite every line.

Start with a photo

Free to make and play. $9.99 only when you send the link.

On the day

Send the link at midnight so it is the first thing they open, or hold it for the table and let them play it while the cake comes out. If there is a paper card anyway, the QR code goes inside it. For $4.99 more we print a postcard with the game on the front and post it, which turns one present into two.

The photo

Any photo where their face is visible. Headphones are fine. Their gamer tag can be the hero name.

Difficulty

Pick Hard. It takes a few tries, the rank at the end means something, and they will want to beat it.

Questions people ask

Can I send it on the day itself?: Yes. The link is live the moment you pay, and the game takes about two minutes to make, so a birthday you forgot until breakfast is still on time.
Is it a real game or a gimmick?: It is a small real game: three phases, a K.O., a rank on the results screen. On Hard it takes a few tries. The taunts are yours, which is the part a real game cannot do.
What photo works best?: A clear head-and-shoulders shot on a plain background. Selfies are fine. Group photos are not, since we cut out one person.
Can I change it after publishing?: You can edit the lines and message from the same device you made it on. Sprites are fixed once published.