The White House quietly swapped Build the Wall for a 404 after The Tetris Company posted a statement on Instagram and X distancing itself from the border-themed clone. The game, launched September 3 as part of the administration's new Arcade section on whitehouse.gov, let players stack bricks along a "Southern Border" sign to repel a "zombie horde" in explicit reference to immigration policy.

The Tetris Company wrote: "At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them. To our fans everywhere: we love you, and see you, and we're grateful to have you in our community." It added that it was not involved in the game's creation and takes "copyright infringement very seriously." The removal was confirmed by multiple outlets on September 8, leaving only Flappy Bill, Rio Run, Supply Line, and Trump Savings Tycoon on the arcade page.

Other White House parody games remain live despite similar IP concerns, and community reaction on X and Reddit has focused on the irony of repurposing a Soviet-era puzzle for anti-immigrant messaging. The episode highlights the administration's ongoing use of game imagery for policy promotion, with prior Halo memes tied to detention efforts also drawing scrutiny.

A Dutch artist responded with a free browser counter-game called Build that Bridge that inverts the mechanics to connect rather than divide.