Día de los Muertos is about colour, music and remembering the people we love. A game starring your mum fits right in. Mums are impossible to buy for. “I don’t want anything, love.” Fine. She’s getting a game where she’s the star and you’re the one making a mess.
Our pick: story climber with the Day of the Dead theme. Your mum dodges skeleton mariachis, grabs marigolds and sugar skulls, and the game finishes with a dance party 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
The soppy one. Milestones from her story appear as she climbs, with someone special waiting at the top.
Sample lines
Idea 2
The quickest way to get your mum hooked. Simple, silly and dangerously “just one more go”.
Sample lines
Idea 3
A classic run-and-jump with a twist: the final boss is someone she knows very well.
Sample lines
Make Mum the hero and put the rest of the family along the way as cheering (or chore-dodging) cameos.
Pick a game style and the Day of the Dead theme in the app, play it free with demo characters, then upload a photo of your mum to turn her into a cartoon character. Name the game, pick a link like yourname.become.games and send it. It takes about five minutes.
We designed it as a bright celebration: marigolds, sugar skulls, music and dancing, with no horror. You control every line of text, so you can make it as heartfelt as you like.
Yes. She just taps the link. There’s nothing to install or sign up for, and the flappy game uses a single tap. You can also print the QR code in a card so she can scan it with her phone camera.
Yes. The story climber lets you add milestones with a year and a caption, and (coming soon) optional cartoon memory scenes made from photos you have permission to use.
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.