A personalized game gift for your best friend for their birthday: put them in the game as NPCs and roast them

What the game is, in one page

The funniest part of oin is the two custom NPCs. Put friends who agreed to appear into the game, give them lines that tease them in good humour, and they have to talk to them to get through the level.

Under the hood it is a short pixel game with levels, a quiz and a final level in Almaty, Kazakhstan. You supply the photo, the letters, the questions and, if you like, two NPCs; New York and Tokyo final levels are coming soon.

What to write in the two letters

Keep one letter pure teasing and let the other drop the act for three lines. That small switch is what people remember.

Five quiz questions to start from

Choose NPCs who are in on it and have agreed to appear, and give each one a line only they would say.

• Who always arrives last?
• What was the nickname from school?
• What game did we play all night?
• Where did we first meet?
• Which trip went wrong, and why?

If the birthday is tomorrow

Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game can be arranged online the same day. An oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment, so it can still be ready for the morning. Pair one with a handwritten card and they still have something to open.

Birthdays have a clock, so order anything that ships at least a week ahead and keep the digital gifts for the day itself. A card with a specific memory beats a long message.

Why it suits your best friend

A best friend has heard every story, so the game should retell them in the worst possible way. Use real names, real mistakes and the nickname from school.

Write one letter as a roast and one as the sincere thing you never say, because both are true.

How to make it, step by step

• Choose a clear photo of them that you are authorized to use, and the pixel character is generated from it.
• Write two letters, the first for the opening room and the second for the end of the final level.
• Write five quiz questions with their answers; every correct answer gives flowers.
• Add up to two custom NPCs, friends or family, as long as everyone who appears agrees.
• Pay once, $29.90, with no subscription; the game is usually emailed within an hour.

Price, delivery and refunds

You see the price for your region before you pay: $29.90, once, with nothing to renew. The checkout is run by Polar, the Merchant of Record, and the game is generated automatically and usually emailed within an hour, with a private link that works for a year and a copy to keep. All sales are final once delivery starts, but you get a full refund if the game cannot be generated or delivered, if you are charged twice or if it is faulty and cannot be fixed. See the refund policy.