Following the recent incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, attention has turned toward the Trump shooting suspect's Steam game, Bohrdom. As reported by Newsweek and Wired, the developer behind the title, Cole Thomas Allen, had previously attempted a career as an independent game developer. Since the event, the game's reviews and discussion forums have transformed into a battleground for political discourse.
The Sudden Surge in Bohrdom Activity
According to CNN, Allen allegedly approached a Secret Service checkpoint outside the event around 8:30 PM Eastern. Shortly after, players began flocking to the game's Steam forums. By 11:30 PM ET, Game File author and former Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo had already observed the massive influx of activity, sharing screenshots of the chaos on Bluesky.
The numbers tell a startling story of rapid growth within the community:
- Initial reviews: 4 user reviews
- Current reviews: 107 user reviews
- Status: A "Mixed" rating
- Forum activity: 10 pages of discussion posts
Inside the Trump Shooting Suspect's Steam Game
Despite the intense political focus, Bohrdom is an unusual title that functions more like an educational tool. The game features players as electrons or nuclei within a gamified version of atomic chemistry. Allen himself described the project as "technically a skill-based, non-violent asymmetrical fighting game," or alternatively, "a hybrid of a bullet hell and a racing game."
The game is currently available on Steam for $2 and supports up to 13-player multiplayer sessions. However, most recent players are not there for the gameplay, but rather to engage in heated political arguments.
Review Bombing and Political Discourse
The activity within the Trump shooting suspect's Steam game often includes sub-half-hour playtimes, with users leaving messages of support or mockery regarding Allen or Trump. While some reviews attempt to engage with the game, many others consist of pure shitposting.
Commonly seen comments include:
- "The attack was guerilla marketing"
- "Where'd the dev support go?"
- "It's good to finally see these forums so active again"
While some of these gags may work in a vacuum, they have already been repeated ad nauseam. There is little information here regarding Allen's potential motive, only the discomfort of seeing a whimsical relic of a life that appears to have headed toward an act of extraordinary political violence.
This marks the second time in recent US history where an accused political assassin left a significant Steam footprint for public scrutiny. Previously, suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson was found to have over 2,000 hours logged in Sea of Thieves.
