Merrycade
A Christmas gift you can play
Make someone the hero of their own game
Merrycade turns your photos, your words and your voice into a personalized Christmas platform adventure — then you send it as a gift, and they play it as themselves, with you at their side.
- Free to download
- No ads
- No account
- Works offline
From your memories to their adventure in four steps
No design skills, no account and no waiting. Everything happens on your phone, at your own pace — and it saves as you go.
Add the two heroes
Pick a photo of each of you. Merrycade turns your faces into storybook heroes right on your device.
Write your story
Choose what your characters say in 16 story moments — from the first meeting to the final goodbye.
Fill it with memories
Hide photos and notes in ten gift boxes, record voice messages and pick the music for each moment.
Send the invitation
Share it with Messages, WhatsApp, AirDrop or e-mail. They install Merrycade for free and play it.
Every detail is yours
Their face, their style
Put real faces on the heroes, then dress them in Santa coats, elf tunics, cosy sweaters or a royal cape — with hats, scarves and glasses on top.
- Girl and boy heroes
- Real photo heads with hats on top
- Pets that follow you through every world
Let them hear you
Record your own voice for the dialogue and the final gift. Hearing you at the right moment is what makes Merrycade feel like a letter, not a game.
- Up to 45 seconds per message
- Recorded and compressed on the device
- The microphone is only used when you tap Record
Sixteen moments, written by you
The first meeting, the scary cave, the rescue on the frozen bridge, the campfire talk — you decide what the heroes say to each other.
- Pick the mood and the music of each scene
- Inside jokes, special dates, your words
- Preview every scene before you send it
A memory in every gift box
Ten gift boxes along the adventure open as they play, each with a photo and a note you chose.
- Your photos, chosen from the library
- Short notes and dates
- A wrapped final gift with your letter
A real platform adventure
“The Stolen Christmas Star”: a snowy village, a toy workshop, an enchanted forest, a frozen lake and Frostkeeper's ice castle — with an original soundtrack.
- Six hand-painted worlds
- Collectibles, gentle enemies and a boss
- Played side by side, as the two of you
See Merrycade in action
Real captures from the game. Tap to enlarge.
Private by design
A gift is personal. That is why Merrycade has no servers, no accounts and nothing that watches you.
Photos, words and voice are stored only on your phone until you choose to share an invitation.
No advertising, no analytics, no crash reporting SDKs and no advertising identifier.
Nothing to sign up for. Open the app and start creating.
The whole game plays without an internet connection.
Free to play. One purchase to create.
Receiving and playing a gift is always free — the person you love never pays.
Free
- Play the demo adventure
- Open and play every gift you receive
- No ads, no account
Creator
- Create unlimited gift adventures
- All outfits, scenes and music
- Restore on your other devices
- No subscription
Questions, answered
Does the person I send it to need to pay?
No. Merrycade is free to download, and opening and playing a gift is always free. Only creating gifts needs the one-time Creator purchase.
How do I send the gift?
When your adventure is ready, tap Invite. Merrycade creates a small .ccgift file that you send with any app you like — Messages, WhatsApp, AirDrop, e-mail or Files.
Can they play it on another platform?
Yes. Invitations work across iPhone, iPad and Android — they just need to install Merrycade.
Do you upload my photos?
No. There are no Merrycade servers. Your photos, words and voice stay on your device and travel only inside the invitation file you choose to send.
Which devices are supported?
iPhone and iPad with iOS 15 or later, and Android phones and tablets with Android 7.0 or later.
Which languages?
English and Turkish. You can write your story in any language you like.
Give a Christmas they will play again and again
Merrycade is on the App Store now. Google Play is coming soon.