A personalized game gift for your mom for New Year: a pixel trip that ends in Almaty

What the game is, in one page

Every oin game finishes on a final level set in Almaty. It is the part that makes the story feel like a trip: she climbs through your memories and arrives somewhere real, where your second letter is waiting.

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

Let the second letter, the one that closes the final level, be about a journey you want to take together, whether or not it ever leaves the screen.

Five quiz questions to start from

Choose quiz questions about places: where you met, where you got lost, where you want to go.

• What did you call me when I was small?
• Who always loses at the board game?
• Which song played in the car?
• Which relative told the best story?
• What does Dad or Mom always say at dinner?

If you are shopping at the last minute

New Year gifts can be small and still feel considered. Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game arrive fast, and an oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment.

New Year is about what comes next, so tie the gift to a plan: a trip, a class, a habit you will start together.

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.
• Add a 5-question quiz about your shared memories; each correct answer is rewarded with 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

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.