Remember, remember the fifth of November, and the year your dad became the hero of a firework-dodging video game. Your dad still tells everyone he was “quite good at Space Invaders, actually”. Let’s test that with a game where he’s the hero.
Our pick: flappy flyer with the Bonfire Night theme. Your dad dodges stray rockets, grabs sparklers and toffee apples, and the game finishes with a fireworks ending carrying your own message. Every line is pre-written and funny out of the box, and you can change any of it.
Idea 1
One tap to play, so your dad can pick it up in seconds and then spend an hour trying to beat it.
Sample lines
Idea 2
For when your dad deserves a full hero’s journey: coins, power-ups and a boss fight.
Sample lines
Idea 3
Best for settling scores: put the rest of the cast in as the final boss and let your dad have revenge.
Sample lines
Cast Dad as the hero, the kids as cameos and the lawnmower as… well, it’s in his heart already.
Pick a game style and the Bonfire Night theme in the app, play it free with demo characters, then upload a photo of your dad to turn him into a cartoon character. Name the game, pick a link like yourname.become.games and send it. It takes about five minutes.
Yes. The ending message is fully editable, so the finale can say “Happy Bonfire Night, love from all of us” or anything else you like.
Yes, as long as an adult (13+) creates the account. Under 13s can choose the jokes and endings with a grown-up, and anyone in the photo needs to have agreed to be turned into a character.
Bonfire Night is very British, but the game plays anywhere in the world in any modern browser.
Making, playing and publishing games is free. To turn your own photos into characters you need a plan: £3.49 a month (2 characters in month one) or £19.99 a year (10 characters up front). Plans also unlock custom game links. Cancel any time.
Free to build and play. Turn your people into characters when you’re happy with it.