A present they can play
A personalised video game, starring them
Turn your family's story into a retro video game, with everyone you love drawn in, a mini-game in every chapter and the in-jokes only you will get. It plays in any web browser, so the whole family can play along.
Who it's for
A gift for the moments that matter
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A birthday
Their year so far as a game: the big moments, the pets, the places and a challenge set to their age.
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An anniversary
How you met, your first home, the trips and the time the car broke down, all as chapters to play together.
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The grandparents
A game about the whole family that grandparents can play from their own tablet, with a crossword where they know every answer.
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Christmas
A present for the whole family to open together, and to play again on Boxing Day.
How it works
Order now, tell us the story after
Choose the size of your game and pay securely. Straight after paying you get a code (and an email) that opens a short, guided form about your story.
We draw everyone from your descriptions, write and build every chapter, and email you as soon as the game is ready to play.
- Mini: 5 chapters, £99
- Family Story: 10 chapters, £179
- The Full Story: all 14 chapters, £279
- Add a story video of the same adventure and save 20% on both
Easy to give
Nothing to wrap, nothing to install
The game lives in your private family account and plays in any modern browser on a phone, tablet, laptop or TV. Send grandparents and cousins an invite link so they can play too.
It's never listed or searchable: only the people you invite can open it.
Questions about giving a game
Do I need to know the whole story before I buy?
No. After paying you get a code to fill in your story whenever you're ready, and we email it to you too.
Do you need photos?
No. We draw everyone from your descriptions: names, hair, glasses, favourite jumpers. We never need photos of children.
How do they play it?
In any modern browser on a phone, tablet, laptop or TV, from a private invite link. Nothing to install, and progress saves as they go.
Is there a subscription?
No. Games are a one-off payment: £99 for 5 chapters, £179 for 10 and £279 for the full 14. Play as often as you like, on as many devices as you like.
Find out more
More about story games
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Every mini-game
All eight kinds of challenge, what each one practises and the three game looks.
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The learning inside
How spelling, maths and puzzles are set to each child's age, and ways to play together.
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What goes into your game
The people, places, moments and jokes we turn into chapters, and how we keep them private.
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All the questions
Ages, devices, privacy, prices and what happens after you pay.
Ready, player one?
Play the sample game now, then make one about your own family. From £99.