Gifts
A unique gift for a runner: their race, turned into a video game
They've got the shoes, the watch and a drawer full of race T-shirts. What they don't have is a video game where their mile 20 is a level and their running club are the characters.
We build it in 16-bit pixel art: a timed side-scrolling race with the crowd behind the barriers, water cups to grab, cones to jump and their time at the finish line.
From 59 € · You get it within 7 days of completing the guide (72 h with Rush).
The demo is the game of Grandad Ray, a made-up grandad turning 70.
How a gift for a runner works
Tell us who they are
Our guide asks the right questions, about 10 minutes: their races, their worst mile, their running club and their pre-race rituals. It saves itself and you can finish another day. Photos if you like, for their pixel portrait.
We write and build their game
We show you the script before building it. It's ready 7 days after we have their full story, or in 72 hours with the rush option.
Give it to them before their next race, or when they're back with the medal
They get a private link. It plays on a phone, a computer or the TV, with nothing to install.
Ideas for what their game could include
The wall
A side-scrolling run with a clock and a rank: the wall, the aid station and the crowd shouting their name.
Their running club
Every club mate as a character with their usual line: the one who starts too fast, the one who never misses a Sunday.
The hidden medal
A secret in the park where they train: the medal from their first race, with the eyes-closed finish photo.
Parkrun Saturdays
A chapter about their weekly 5K: the volunteers, the coffee after and the personal best they keep chasing.
How to give it
Open it on the TV after the race, medal still on. Or send the link the night before: it'll take the edge off the nerves.
Scenes their game could have
Their races
Their kilometre 30, turned into a race against the clock with the crowd cheering and water cups to grab.
The bike
The mountain pass they climbed (or almost): pedalling, hopping over cones and the sign at the top.
Why it's different
Not a template with their name on it
Some “personalised” games swap the hero's name and little else. We write a story with chapters, and what really happens in their life becomes what you play. Three examples from the demo:
What we were told“At his niece's wedding in 1998, he took the waiter carrying the four-tier cake for a cha-cha-cha.”
What you playA rhythm minigame: you dance with the waiter to the beat… and the cake ends up on the floor, just like that day.
What we were told“His little dog Biscuit eats whatever she shouldn't.”
What you playA puzzle: Biscuit has the car key. You have to fill her bowl so she drops it.
What we were told“His old Mini hardly ever starts: every Sunday he pushes it down the road with his mate and the neighbours.”
What you playA race against the clock pushing the Mini down the road, collecting cha-cha records on the way.
Every game is directed by a person in the studio: they write the humour for that person, play it all the way through and nothing ships without their OK. 16-bit pixel art and original music, composed for the studio.
Price
Choose their edition
You get it within 7 days of completing the guide (72 h with Rush).
Adventure
59 €
Their personalised game: about 15 minutes to laugh, recognise themselves and be moved.
- 3 chapters with their people and places
- Their stories turned into game mechanics
- A clever moment made only for their game
- Ending with your message
- Private link and digital gift card with a QR code
- 1 round of changes
Recommended
Celebration
89 €
More game, made to share: about 25 minutes.
- Everything in Adventure, plus:
- 4 or 5 chapters
- Party mode on the TV: minigames to pass the controller
- More characters and more secrets
- Soundtrack in their musical style
- 2 rounds of changes
Special commission
from 179 €
For groups and big moments: weddings, retirements with the whole team, farewells.
- Everything in Celebration, plus:
- Several heroes or a longer story
- Custom requests
- 3 rounds of changes
- If your commission needs more, we'll quote it before we start
Rush 72 h · +40 € Adds to any edition: you get it within 72 hours of completing the guide.
Give it as a group: a 179 € Special commission split between six friends is under 30 € each. One person pays and you split it however you like.
You start free: tell us their story with the guide (about 10 minutes) and pay at the end, once you've seen how it looks. Before building it we show you the script: if it doesn't convince you, we refund 100 %.
Your game will stay online for at least 5 years from delivery; if we ever had to take it down, we'll warn you well in advance and give you a way to keep it.
Changes
What changes include
Before building the game we show you the script: you can change anything there. Once the game is built, you get 1 round of changes with Adventure, 2 with Celebration and 3 with the Special commission.
Included in a round
- Texts and lines
- Names
- Appearance details (hair, glasses, clothes…)
- The chosen music
- Small reorderings
Quoted separately
Adding chapters or new mechanics after the script is approved. If you want that, we'll quote it.
Frequently asked questions
Is the race actually playable?
Yes: it's a side-scrolling action level with a timer, jumps, water cups and a rank at the finish. They can replay it to beat their time, just like real life.
Can the running club give it together?
Yes, and then everyone can be in it. Split between the club, it costs very little per person.
How much is it and how long does it take?
Adventure is 59 €, Celebration 89 € and the Special commission from 179 €, VAT included, charged in euros. It's ready 7 days after we have their full story, or in 72 hours with rush delivery (+40 €). It's digital, so there's no shipping and nothing to get stuck at customs.
Who would yours be for?
From 59 € · You get it within 7 days of completing the guide (72 h with Rush).
The demo is the game of Grandad Ray, a made-up grandad turning 70.
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