January is long, grey and cold. Cheer your mum up with a cosy game full of hot chocolate and suspicious snowmen. 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: flappy flyer with the Winter theme. Your mum dodges icicles and snowmen, grabs hot chocolate, and the game finishes with a cake smash 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 mum can pick it up in seconds and then spend an hour trying to beat it.
Sample lines
Idea 2
Turns memories into levels. Add years and captions for the big moments (cartoon memory scenes coming soon).
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 Winter 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.
No reason needed. A silly game in the middle of January is one of the best pick-me-ups going.
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. Re-theming a game is free. Change the theme, the jokes and the ending any time.
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.