Sometimes a card isn’t enough. Say thank you to your mum with a game that makes her laugh out loud. Your mum will pretend she doesn’t know how to play it. Then she’ll top the leaderboard by Tuesday.
Our pick: flappy flyer with the Birthday theme. Your mum dodges balloons and rogue candles, grabs cake and presents, 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
The quickest way to get your mum hooked. Simple, silly and dangerously “just one more go”.
Sample lines
Idea 2
A gentle, heartfelt climb through the years. Bring tissues for the ending.
Sample lines
Idea 3
Proper retro adventure energy, with your mum stomping baddies on the way to the boss.
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 Birthday 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.
The ending message holds up to 160 characters, and you can add more lines through story milestones and dialogue.
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.
Not at all. A thank-you game on a random Tuesday is the best kind.
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.