A stag party gift: the groom, starring in his own video game

How a stag party game works

1. Tell us who they are

   Our guide asks the right questions, about 10 minutes: what the groom is like, his quirks, the group of friends and the stories you can tell. It saves itself and you can finish another day. Photos if you like, for their pixel portrait.

2. 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.

3. Give it to them at the stag do

   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

• Late for everything

  If the groom is always late, the whole game can be a race to reach his own wedding on time.

• The lads as characters

  Every mate with his nickname, catchphrase and role: the organiser, the one who gets lost, the one who always wants one more.

• The lost keys

  An adventure puzzle: find the keys, the suit and the rings scattered around town before the ceremony.

• The father-in-law as final boss

  Affectionate humour: the speech, the wedding menu or the guest list, as a boss fight.

How to give it

At the lodge, in the quiet stretch between lunch and the night out: TV on, groom on the controls, everyone watching. He keeps it on his phone to show at the wedding.

Scenes their game could have

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  Their home

  Their living room, their sofa and their dog, who always eats what he shouldn't. Every corner hides a memory.

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  Their races

  Their kilometre 30, turned into a race against the clock with the crowd cheering and water cups to grab.

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Play a demo for this occasion

• The friends organising the stag do

  Alex is getting married

  Late for everything, loses his keys, and his father-in-law said "yes" before the bride did. His mates tell it in 12 minutes.

  ▶ Play the demo

Made-up people: this is what a complete game looks like before you order yours.

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:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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).

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.

Frequently asked questions

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