Dutch artist responds to the White House's Build the Wall game with Build that Bridge

Dutch artist Wouter Sieuwerts has created Build that Bridge, a free browser game in response to the White House's Build the Wall game. The White House game, launched on Arcade.Gov, is a Tetris-style minigame that involves stacking bricks to build a wall along the Southern Border. However, Sieuwerts' game employs the same mechanics in reverse, encouraging players to clear lines and build a bridge from both riverbanks toward the middle.

Sieuwerts describes the creation of Build the Wall as turning the colonization of America into a child's play, while his game aims to counteract that by fostering the idea of building bridges rather than walls. He emphasizes that play is a means to discover the world, meet new people, and learn about different customs. Through Build that Bridge, Sieuwerts invites players to participate in creating a bridge and sharing their experiences via markers on the riverbanks.

A live counter tracks the number of players who have built a bridge, those currently building, and the total number of meetings that have taken place across all bridges, representing the collective voice of the players. The game, available at buildthatbridge.eu, is ad-free, does not collect data, and does not require an account. For those interested in supporting refugee resettlement efforts, Sieuwerts directs players to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.