A personalized game gift for your mom for Christmas: a thank-you letter you can play

What the game is, in one page

Thank-you notes get read once and filed. In oin the thank-you is something she plays: she controls the main character, collects flowers by answering questions about what you share, and ends on a letter that says what her support meant.

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

Open with a moment you have never properly thanked her for. Close with a sentence that starts “because of you”, and keep it true rather than grand.

Five quiz questions to start from

Let the quiz questions be the small things she does without being asked, so passing them feels like being seen.

• What did you call me when I was small?
• Which holiday do we still talk about?
• What did we get wrong about the road trip?
• What does Dad or Mom always say at dinner?
• Who always loses at the board game?

If you are shopping at the last minute

Shipping deadlines matter in December, but digital gifts do not. Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game arrive fast, and an oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment.

Wrap something small to open on the day itself. A game or letter can sit under the tree as a card even though it is a digital gift.

Why it suits your mom

A mom will read every word, so write for that. Choose a photo she loves, tell the story of something she did for you, and make the quiz about family memories she will recognise.

Keep the controls simple: it opens from a link in a browser, so she does not need to install anything.

How to make it, step by step

• Upload an authorized photo of her; the main 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.
• Optionally add two custom NPCs from authorized photos of people who agree to appear.
• Pay once, $29.90, with no subscription; the game is usually emailed within an hour.

Price, delivery and refunds

It costs $29.90 as a one-time payment, with regional pricing and no subscription. Payment runs on a secure Polar checkout and Polar is the Merchant of Record, so oin never sees your card. After payment the game is generated automatically and emailed, usually within an hour, as a private link that stays available for one year plus a downloadable copy. If generation fails, the payment is refunded automatically. 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.