In 2016, a game called Mr.President! was developed and published by Game Developer X. The game was relatively quiet after an all-time peak of nearly 400 players until the July 13 failed assassination of ex-president Donald Trump. According to a post by Kirill Oreshkin, the co-founder of Polden Agency, the game sold 10,000 new copies in just two days after the unfortunate incident.
“Can you take a bullet for the soon-to-be President of the United States of America?!,” read the official game blurb on Steam. “You play as Dick ‘Rock-Hard’ Johnson a bulletproof man, the best bodyguard money can buy. He is sworn to protect the most hated presidential candidate of all time Ronald Rump.”
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It is a simple game that was likely developed at that time to support Trump’s presidential bid in 2016. The game’s description further hinted at its true intention. Although Trump’s name was changed to Rump, it was close enough to disclose who was being talked about.
“Liberal media has rigged the election and tarnished his glowing public image, now they are trying to end his life. You need to leap, flip, fling, roll, and many other verbs to get in between Rump and certain death. If Rump dies, who is going to pay for your Netflix sub? How are you going to pay for your lifetime of student loans or over-inflated medical bills? Where will you get the money for another dumb physics game?
“YOU BETTER SAVE THE MAN OR YOU DON’T GET THE MONEY! It is your American duty to protect, serve, and live by the mighty dollar, because money is the only true sign of someone’s worth.”
Players in the game will be tasked with foiling over 50 assassination attempts at the president while following the president through his presidential campaigns across the globe. The game has its comic relief though. You can bounce bullets off your body or destroy structures just by throwing yourself into them!
Mr.President! player spike after Trump’s failed assassination
Before Trump’s failed assassination, only 11 people were playing Mr.President! However, soon after the incident, the number of players spiked to 56. The number of players continued to grow the next day, reaching a new all-time peak of 95 players two days later.
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In the last 30 days, 405 new reviews have been added to the game at the time of writing, and 93% of those reviews are positive. In the comment, a lot of people are talking about how the game accurately predicted the future. The vast majority of the comments were from people who loved the game.
It is interesting to see how an event in one niche can have a remarkable outcome in another. Have you played Mr.President! Let us know what you think about the game in the comment box below.
