Pixel arcade
Pixel Arcade — the birthday card that stays locked until you win the game
Pixel Arcade by Giftable is an interactive birthday card you have to play: the recipient pulls the cartridge, catches seven bonuses, unlocks your message on the win screen and sends a reply back to you. €3 per Giftable.
Live demo
What the recipient sees
- 01Pulls the cartridge up into the slot — no coins, no app, no lives to lose.
- 02Catches seven falling stars and gifts; YOU WIN, and your message unlocks.
- 03Picks or types a reply that comes back to you as an answer to your Giftable.
What to prepare
- Who is playing — the name on the player card
- Who sends the quest — your name under the message
- Your message: the text the win screen reveals
- No photos needed — the level is built from names and your message
- Your own reply questions, or the ready answers it comes with
What it fits
- A kid’s birthday, 5 to 12 — they earn the greeting instead of reading it
- Turning 13 or 16, when a plain card feels too small
- A partner who plays — the birthday message hidden behind a boss screen
- Calling friends to a game night, with the time written in the message
- “Achievement unlocked” — a new job, an exam passed, a release shipped
Questions and answers
Do I need photos, and does anyone have to install a game?
No to both. The arcade level uses no photos — the cabinet, the crown and the pixel art come with the format, and what makes it yours is the two names and your message. Nothing is installed and nobody signs up: the link opens in the browser they already have, plays with taps or with Tab and Enter, and missing a bonus costs no lives. If their phone is set to reduce motion, the falling bonuses slow down instead of raining, and once the reply is sent a Play again button appears.
How do I send it, and how does their reply reach me?
Fill in the names and the message, then build and preview the whole thing for free. Sending one Giftable costs €3; packs are 3 for €5 and 10 for €10. Pay or use a credit, share the link, and the page ends with “Pick your reply”: keep the ready statuses that come with the occasion — I’m in, checking my inventory, sitting this round out — or write up to five questions of your own as a single choice, several at once, or free text up to 240 characters. The answer is saved and sent to you as a reply to your Giftable, and they can forward it by WhatsApp or Telegram too.
Can I put the party date and address inside the arcade?
Not as separate fields. Pixel Arcade collects only the two names and your message, so if you are calling people to a game night, write the day, the time and the address into the message itself — that is the text the win screen shows. If you want a date and a meeting point as their own labelled lines, Neon Marquee has both. You also cannot rewrite the game: the cartridge, the seven bonuses and the win screen are fixed, and the goal is small on purpose so a five-year-old finishes it.
True for every giftable
How to create and send it
- 01Pick this format from the catalog.
- 02Fill in the fields and check the preview — free, no account needed to start.
- 03Pay €3 for this giftable, or use a credit you already have.
- 04Share the link — it opens in any browser, no app for either of you.
Price
Building it and looking at the preview is free. You pay before you send.
- €3 — one giftable
- €5 — a pack of 3
- €10 — a pack of 10
One-time payments, no subscription. Prices in euro.
- 38 formats
- 6 languages
4.9/5 from early users