You might have heard that Donald Trump is now the next president of the United Stated of America. That’s a pretty big deal. After eight years of the Obama administration, the majority of the US public has decided to now swing in the opposite way and herald in what will argubaly be one of the most unpredictable presidencies in history. Those who voted for him are, as you’d imagine, pretty happy that their choice will make his way into the White House in a few months time. Many others are terrified of what the future will bring under Trump’s leadership. But despite what may happen over the course of the next four years, we will always (unless Trump decides otherwise) have video games.
However, for those trying to seek some escapism in the form of gaming, it turns out that Trump has made several appearances in that medium, too. Throughout the course of the presidential election campaign, many indie developers have stepped up to the plate in order to present their own take on Trump, whether supporting or condemning the then-candidate. Each of these games has, much like the election itself, been incredibly weird, and likely wouldn’t receive a thumbs up from The Donald in regards to their representation of him.
From virtual reality Donald Trump simulators through to strategy games predicting a Trump apocalypse, here are the Donald Trump video games that the new president wouldn’t approve of:
The Donald Trump Video Games the President Wouldn't Approve Of
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Trump Simulator VR
If you've ever wanted to be Donald Trump, then Trump Simulator VR provides you with the opportunity to do so in virtual reality. As Trump you can take part in a variety of Trump-esque activities, such as putting on a "MAGA" hat, posting a tweet, creating your latest speech by way of moving around magnetic letters on a refrigerator door and playing with building blocks. Y'know, Just Trump Things.
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Trump Donald
Trump Donald is is a particularly simple Donald Trump-themed game, with it only requiring the player to blow a trumpet at the president-elect and watch as his famously erratic hair threatens to fly right off his skull. It's not clever, but it is satisfying.
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Make America Great Again
This shoddily made Steam game takes Donald Trump's famous slogan and his likeness (albeit in pixelated form), placing The Donald on the front lines of the conflict in the Middle East. Judging from its poorly worded description on the platform (the developer notes how it "takes a particular skill player to defeat ISIS") we imagine that this was created during a break between posting on 4chan's /pol/ board and furiously tweeting out images of Pepe the Frog.
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Mr. President!
This one's a little more inventive than its contemporaries, with Mr. President! placing players in the shoes of presidential candidate the man tasked with protecting the safety of presidential candidate "Ronald Rump." As the most hated candidate in history, Rump frequently finds himself the subject of assassination attempts, which you must prevent by way of either shoving him out of the way or taking the bullet yourself. You can also roundhouse kick Rump in the face, if you please.
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Supreme Ruler: Trump Rising
Supreme Ruler: Trump Rising is perhaps the most fully-fledged game in this list, with it attempting to play out as a 2017 political simulator by way of predicting the potential outcomes of a Donald Trump presidency. Focusing upon the various (mostly bad) possibilities that could come out of Trump taking to the White House, Supreme Ruler allows players to either assume the role of the president-elect or the leader of another country, and navigate a particularly hostile and unpredictable period of time for the planet.
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Surgeon Simulator: Inside Donald Trump
The Surgeon Simulator DLC 'Inside Donald Trump' garnered quite a lot of press - both good and bad - following its release, with some pointing out that it was in bad taste to allow players to slice and dice a recreation of a living person. Meanwhile, others received no small amount of enjoyment over conducting an impromptu hair transplant on The Donald and showering him with his own awful vodka.
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Stop Trump
This Miniclip game is a simplified version of Papers, Please, only instead of tasking you with selfishly denying the freedoms of innocent civilians in a fictionalized, dystopian country, it instead sees you trying to prevent Donald Trump from entering England. As a border control officer, your job is to follow the queen's orders and stop Trump from entering the UK, as per a petition that floated around the region late last year.
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TrumPinata
Donald Trump's comments about the Mexican people and his claims that he'll build that "beautiful wall" of his led to the creation of TrumPinata, a virtual reality game in which you hit a pinata of the president-elect with a baseball bat while he tells you how rich he is. One of the selling points listed by its developer is being able to "hit him in his smug face."
