White House takes down ‘Build the Wall’ game after the Tetris Company complains

The White House posted a set of arcade-style video games to its website that included a title called "Build the Wall," which mimicked the block-stacking mechanics of Tetris. In that game, players were tasked with arranging differently shaped blocks with the stated objective of constructing a wall to repel a described "zombie border siege," a feature that drew widespread criticism as racist.

The Tetris Company — holder of the Tetris intellectual property — publicly distanced itself from the game in an Instagram post, saying it had no role in creating "Build the Wall" and emphasizing that it takes copyright infringement seriously. That statement made clear the company did not authorize or participate in the game's development or posting.

Following the Tetris Company's complaint and media attention, the web page for "Build the Wall" now returns a 404 error, indicating the content has been removed. Kotaku was the outlet that first reported the game's disappearance; TechCrunch said it reached out to the Trump administration for comment on the removal.

The White House site still hosts other games, including one called Rio Run in which the player controls a white male character whose objective is to deport as many immigrant characters as possible. The presence of multiple controversial titles underscores why the games drew scrutiny from critics and intellectual-property holders alike.