Shooter Cole Tomas Allen Was an Indie Game Developer Behind Forgotten Title Bohrdom

The man identified as the shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from California, wasn’t just a suspect with a gun — he was also an indie game developer. Steam records show he released Bohrdom back in December 2018, calling it an “asymmetric skill-based fighting game” inspired by atomic chemistry models. The odd concept never caught on.

For years the game sat in total obscurity, with barely any players and fewer than a dozen copies sold. That all changed after the incident. Once news broke linking Cole Allen to the title, curious users rushed to the Steam page, giving the long-forgotten game a sudden and surreal burst of attention.