Relist Bohrdom for Purchase on Steam
The Issue
Bohrdom must be re-made available for purchase on Steam at its original price-point. I do understand the backstory of the creator, and the events at that White House dinner. I do not wish to change Steam's stance on any USA political issues. Independent of how Steam's leadership feels about the current USA administration, de-listing this game from purchase is an misstep and disproportionate to the Steam marketplace's typical behavior.
There are many game developers with works on Steam who have endorsed racism, misogyny, hate speech, and bigotry; and many who have gone on to commit real-world violent crimes. No game has been de-listed because of the off-platform actions or speech of its creator; except for Cole Allen's Bohrdom. This is inconsistent and unjustified.
Nothing within Bohrdom makes any reference to terrorism, violence, or any illicit activity. This indie title is, in fact, a remarkably "non-violent" video game in the current era, as noted in the first line of its Steam description. The video game pits electrons attempting to escape an atom against a neutron trying to stop their escape; with no depiction of gore, weapons, or profanity.
No aspect of relisting Bohrdom would in any way open Steam up to litigation.
The game's creator, Cole Tomas Allen, is in jail, awaiting a trial which will determine if he is guilty of the crime he's been accused of. Irrespective of the findings of said court of law; the continued sale of Bohrdom will do nothing to help aid in an escape from trial, nor to assist in any future violence or illegal act against any person of any nation.
More importantly, Steam has no legal obligation and takes no legal risk in continuing to operate their marketplace as per the Steam creator contracts; and in fact risks future claims of neglect by setting precedent of removing some games for tangential off-platform activity.
If, in the future, a Steam game's creator were to use the profit and notoriety from a platform-compliant Steam game to incite an act of violence, terrorism, or harm to others; survivors could point to the de-listing of Bohrdom to argue Steam was neglectful in not doing the same to the source of their harm.
If the de-listing of Bohrdom was done to avoid media attention, I'll argue the media has moved on. The Washington Hilton dinner shooting is old news in an increasingly rapid news cycle.
If anything, the de-listing of Bohrdom brought more attention to Steam and to the game's Steam page; prompting the Kotaku article: "Alleged Trump Shooter’s Steam Game Pulled From Sale Following Review Bombing", and giving Bohrdom the "Games pulled from digital storefronts" tag on Mobygames. Perhaps Steam should lock and trim the game's reviews, given the flood of off-topic reviews spam; but the game itself must remain available for purchase.
Across the board, I am an advocate for preserving art regardless of feelings toward the artist; even for artists who have later committed terrible acts, and those who hold views I find repulsive. Those misdeeds have no bearing on their artwork. A painting, song, or video game remains the same before and after the artist's personal actions. Why should we punish the potential audience by taking that experience away? Why destroy art to punish its creator?
And if this is our mentality, how far do we go? Do we burn the books of authors convicted of murder? Must we tear down galleries of artists accused of sex crimes? What about assault? theft? misdemeanors? parking tickets?
Consider John Hinckley; a man who actually *shot* then-President Ronald Raegan among other staff who were injured and killed. Today, the man produces beautiful music which he shares on his YouTube channel. One day—One act—should not lead to the destruction of an artist's entire legacy. Such a worldview inflicts undue pressure on the already severely undervalued and over-stressed artists.
In the aftermath of the mass-delisting of games across Steam and itch.io in July of 2025, the removal from sale of Bohrdom is yet another step into censorship and fascism. Love them or hate them, every video game is a work of art; and the destruction of art must never be normalized.
We request that Steam re-list Bohrdom for sale at its original price point, with proceeds going to the original creator, as it was set up the morning of April 25th, 2026. Such a correction is all the more essential as the internet, major corporations, and Western powers continue their march toward censorship and fascism.
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The Issue
Bohrdom must be re-made available for purchase on Steam at its original price-point. I do understand the backstory of the creator, and the events at that White House dinner. I do not wish to change Steam's stance on any USA political issues. Independent of how Steam's leadership feels about the current USA administration, de-listing this game from purchase is an misstep and disproportionate to the Steam marketplace's typical behavior.
There are many game developers with works on Steam who have endorsed racism, misogyny, hate speech, and bigotry; and many who have gone on to commit real-world violent crimes. No game has been de-listed because of the off-platform actions or speech of its creator; except for Cole Allen's Bohrdom. This is inconsistent and unjustified.
Nothing within Bohrdom makes any reference to terrorism, violence, or any illicit activity. This indie title is, in fact, a remarkably "non-violent" video game in the current era, as noted in the first line of its Steam description. The video game pits electrons attempting to escape an atom against a neutron trying to stop their escape; with no depiction of gore, weapons, or profanity.
No aspect of relisting Bohrdom would in any way open Steam up to litigation.
The game's creator, Cole Tomas Allen, is in jail, awaiting a trial which will determine if he is guilty of the crime he's been accused of. Irrespective of the findings of said court of law; the continued sale of Bohrdom will do nothing to help aid in an escape from trial, nor to assist in any future violence or illegal act against any person of any nation.
More importantly, Steam has no legal obligation and takes no legal risk in continuing to operate their marketplace as per the Steam creator contracts; and in fact risks future claims of neglect by setting precedent of removing some games for tangential off-platform activity.
If, in the future, a Steam game's creator were to use the profit and notoriety from a platform-compliant Steam game to incite an act of violence, terrorism, or harm to others; survivors could point to the de-listing of Bohrdom to argue Steam was neglectful in not doing the same to the source of their harm.
If the de-listing of Bohrdom was done to avoid media attention, I'll argue the media has moved on. The Washington Hilton dinner shooting is old news in an increasingly rapid news cycle.
If anything, the de-listing of Bohrdom brought more attention to Steam and to the game's Steam page; prompting the Kotaku article: "Alleged Trump Shooter’s Steam Game Pulled From Sale Following Review Bombing", and giving Bohrdom the "Games pulled from digital storefronts" tag on Mobygames. Perhaps Steam should lock and trim the game's reviews, given the flood of off-topic reviews spam; but the game itself must remain available for purchase.
Across the board, I am an advocate for preserving art regardless of feelings toward the artist; even for artists who have later committed terrible acts, and those who hold views I find repulsive. Those misdeeds have no bearing on their artwork. A painting, song, or video game remains the same before and after the artist's personal actions. Why should we punish the potential audience by taking that experience away? Why destroy art to punish its creator?
And if this is our mentality, how far do we go? Do we burn the books of authors convicted of murder? Must we tear down galleries of artists accused of sex crimes? What about assault? theft? misdemeanors? parking tickets?
Consider John Hinckley; a man who actually *shot* then-President Ronald Raegan among other staff who were injured and killed. Today, the man produces beautiful music which he shares on his YouTube channel. One day—One act—should not lead to the destruction of an artist's entire legacy. Such a worldview inflicts undue pressure on the already severely undervalued and over-stressed artists.
In the aftermath of the mass-delisting of games across Steam and itch.io in July of 2025, the removal from sale of Bohrdom is yet another step into censorship and fascism. Love them or hate them, every video game is a work of art; and the destruction of art must never be normalized.
We request that Steam re-list Bohrdom for sale at its original price point, with proceeds going to the original creator, as it was set up the morning of April 25th, 2026. Such a correction is all the more essential as the internet, major corporations, and Western powers continue their march toward censorship and fascism.
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Petition created on June 3, 2026