Summer in Britain: three sunny days, a lot of seagulls and one ice cream. Put your grandparents in the middle of it. Grandparents love seeing the family. They’ll love it even more as wobbly cartoons in a game they can play on the tablet.
Our pick: flappy flyer with the Summer theme. Your grandparents dodge seagulls and sunburn, grab ice cream and beach balls, 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
One tap to play, so your grandparents can pick it up in seconds and then spend an hour trying to beat it.
Sample lines
Idea 2
For when your grandparents deserve a full hero’s journey: coins, power-ups and a boss fight.
Sample lines
Idea 3
A gentle, heartfelt climb through the years. Bring tissues for the ending.
Sample lines
Put both grandparents in as playable characters and the grandchildren as the family waiting at the top.
Pick a game style and the Summer theme in the app, play it free with demo characters, then upload a photo of your grandparents to turn them into cartoon characters. Name the game, pick a link like yourname.become.games and send it. It takes about five minutes.
Yes. Once a game has been opened, it works offline, so it’s great for planes, trains and campsites.
Usually, yes. It opens straight from a link or QR code, the flappy game is a single tap and the story climber just needs holding one side of the screen or the other (it jumps by itself). There’s nothing to install and no sign-up for players.
It’s a lovely “thinking of you” for anyone you’re apart from over summer, and it keeps kids busy in the car.
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.