Pocket Island
A personalized video game gift built around your song
Pocket Island is a small explore-and-find game you personalize for one person. Hide letters, photos, voice notes and other surprises around a tiny island, and the song you made for them in a hiding place of its own; they spin it and tap to discover what you left. It runs in a phone or computer browser, with no console, download or app.
Pocket Island: Firefly Dusk
Illustrative example with fictional people.
Three islands to choose from
Each island has its own sky, light and celebration for the moment they find the song.
Firefly Dusk
A tiny island at dusk, with fireflies, glowing lanterns and their song waiting to be found.
Confetti Birthday
A sunny island strung with bunting, birthday surprises hidden all over it and confetti when they find the song.
Christmas Eve
A snowy island at blue hour, with warm windows, strings of lights and gifts that can stay locked until Christmas Day.
Pocket Island comes with your song. The demo is free; to make one for someone, create and buy their song (US$29.99). No extra charge.
Prefer a gift page for the occasion? See the virtual birthday gift or the digital Christmas gift.
What you can hide
Up to 12 gifts on one island, in any mix of these seven kinds. You choose where each one waits.
Letter
A note they open like an envelope.
Photos
A few favorite pictures, pinned up like instant photos.
Video
A short clip from you or the people who love them.
Voice note
Your voice, for the things that sound better said.
Coupon
A promise they can cash in: breakfast in bed, a rematch.
Link
Tickets, a booking or a playlist, waiting to be found.
Riddle
A question only they can answer before it opens.
How it plays
A cozy game, not a challenge: nothing to win or lose, just a little world to explore and the things you left there.
Something arrives
An envelope says something has arrived for them. They open it, and the island floats into view.
They explore
They spin the island and tap around it. Each find opens your letter, photo, voice note or coupon.
They find the song
When they find it, the song plays in full and the sky puts on a celebration just for them. You choose whether it waits until they have found your gifts, hums from its hiding place, or plays softly from the start.
Gifts that open when you say
Every gift can open in one of three ways. Use the locks to turn the island into a set of “open when” letters, or to keep the best surprise for Christmas Day.
- On a tap: it opens as soon as they find it.
- After other finds: it stays locked until they have found a number of other gifts.
- On a date: it shows a lock until the day you choose, such as their birthday or December 25.
Pocket Island comes with your song
US$29.99
One payment for the song you choose. No subscription.
Hear two complete versions free before paying.
- Your chosen song as an MP3, with an emailed download link
- A gift page in any of 14 designs and 5 openings
- Pocket Island, the little game gift, with up to 12 hidden surprises
- Up to 30 photos, played as a slideshow with the song in the browser
- Printable QR cards and lyric-print designs
- No app or account needed to open it
Questions about the video game gift
Can you make a personalized video game for someone?
Yes, in the sense that matters for a gift: you fill a ready-made island game with your own letters, photos, voice notes and surprises, and hide a song written about them there too. You personalize it in the editor; nobody has to build or code anything.
Is Pocket Island a real video game?
It is a small explore-and-find game played in a phone or computer browser. They spin a tiny 3D island, tap to discover what you hid and find the song you made for them. There is no console, download or app, and no score to beat.
Is the video game gift free?
The demo is free to play. To make an island for someone, create their song and choose the version you like for US$29.99; Pocket Island comes with it at no extra charge, along with the gift page.
What can I hide on the island?
Up to 12 gifts: letters, photos, a video, voice notes, coupons, links and riddles. You choose where each one is hidden and where the song waits.
How do I give it to them?
Send them the private link by text, email or chat, or print a QR card for a paper card. They open it in a browser with no account and no download; there is nothing to install or redeem.
Is it a good gift for a gamer girlfriend or boyfriend?
If they love cozy games, yes. Pocket Island is a gentle explore-and-find game about the two of you, not a challenge or a test of skill. Think of it as a love letter they get to play, rather than a new game for their collection.
Can I use it for a proposal or an anniversary?
Yes. Hide the photos and memories of your time together around the island, keep a letter locked until they have found the rest, and set the song to wait until the end. The Firefly Dusk island, with its lanterns and dusky sky, suits a romantic occasion.
Is it like a digital scavenger hunt?
Very much: they explore the island to find what you hid, and some gifts can stay locked until they have found others. It is one small island with up to 12 gifts, so it is a short, sweet hunt rather than an afternoon's puzzle.
Can I lock a gift until a certain day?
Yes. Each gift opens when it is tapped, after they have found a number of other gifts, or on a date you choose; until then it shows a lock. That suits “open when” letters and gifts for Christmas Day.
Play the demo first
Pocket Island comes with your song. The demo is free; to make one for someone, create and buy their song (US$29.99). No extra charge.