Mr. President!

This article is about the video game. For other uses, see Mr. President (disambiguation).
Mr.President!
DeveloperGame Developer X
PublisherGame Developer X
PlatformWindows
ReleaseOctober 11, 2016
GenreParody
ModeSingle-player

Mr. President! is a 2016 video game developed and published by Game Developer X. The game tasks the player to save a fictious presidential candidate from being assassinated. It was released on October 11, 2016 on Windows. The game went viral among YouTubers, and saw a resurgence in 2024 after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.

Gameplay

The player controls Dick "Rock-Hard" Johnson, a United States Secret Service agent and bodyguard tasked with protecting the United States presidential election candidate Ronald Rump, a parody of Donald Trump.[1] As Rump is delivering his speech, an assassination attempt occurs, with the player having to protect him by acting as a human shield, jumping in front of Rump and blocking bullets, bombs and other weapons. Failing to protect the president counts as a game over and restarts the mission. The assassins are described as "socialist money stealers" and the "liberal media". The game features ragdoll physics.[2][3][4]

Release

Mr. President! was released on October 11, 2016, shortly before the 2016 United States presidential election.[2] A portion of the game's revenue are believed to go towards charity.[4]

Reception

Mr. President! was described by Kotaku as "a game for people who are irreverent, hate Donald Trump or feel strongly about ragdoll physics".[2] Gamereactor UK rated it the fourth best game featuring Trump.[1] PC Gamer criticized the gameplay, stating that "levels quickly devolve into frustrating obstacle courses" and that "the buggy, unpredictable physics becomes a barrier to the joke".[4] As of July 2024, the game had 82% positive reviews on Steam.[5]

Popularity

Upon its release, Mr. President! was covered by various popular YouTubers, such as jacksepticeye, Markiplier and PewDiePie.[2][5] The game experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2024 after an attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, with the number of concurrent players increasing by 440%.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Docal, Óscar Ontañón (2025-10-26). "Top 10 | Video games featuring Donald Trump". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved 2026-02-19. you play as a Secret Service agent whose sole mission is to [...] save a Trump-like candidate named Ronald Rump.
  2. ^ a b c d D'Anastasio, Cecilia (2016-10-11). "Mr. President Asks Players To Save Donald Trump From Assassination (Or Not)". Kotaku. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  3. ^ Gaca, Christian (2016-10-12). "Mr. President! wants us to save Ronald Rump from getting killed". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  4. ^ a b c Davenport, James (2016-10-10). "Take a bullet for the "most hated presidential candidate" in this slapstick satire". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  5. ^ a b c Schuhmann (2024-07-16). "Nach Schüssen auf Trump ist ein vergessenes Spiel auf Steam wieder erschreckend aktuell". Mein-MMO (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  6. ^ Lucas, James (2024-07-15). "Game About Defending Donald Trump From Assassination Trends On Steam". TheGamer. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
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