Secret Santa budget: a tenner. Usual result: a novelty mug. Better result: a game starring your best friend. Best friends deserve better than a Facebook “happy Secret Santa”. Send them a game where they’re the hero and you’re the chaos.
Our pick: flappy flyer with the Christmas theme. Your best friend dodge naughty elves and snowballs, grab presents and mince pies, and the game finishes with a group hug 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 best friend can pick it up in seconds and then spend an hour trying to beat it.
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Idea 2
Turns your best friend into an action hero surviving wave after wave. Auto-aim keeps it friendly for beginners.
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Idea 3
A classic run-and-jump with a twist: the final boss is someone they know very well.
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Make them the hero, you the boss, and the rest of the gang as heckling cameos.
Pick a game style and the Christmas theme in the app, play it free with demo characters, then upload a photo of your best friend to turn them into cartoon characters. Name the game, pick a link like yourname.become.games and send it. It takes about five minutes.
A Monthly plan is £3.49 and includes two characters in the first month, which fits comfortably under most Secret Santa limits. Making the game itself is free.
Yes. A game can have up to six characters. Upload a group photo, name everyone, and pick who’s playable and who appears as friends, cameos or the final boss.
Nothing is sent from us to them. You share the link however you like, so print the QR code and hide it in an envelope.
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.