I Am Jesus Christ

About

I Am Jesus Christ is a simulation game produced by PlayWay and inspired by the new testament in which the player is Jesus. The game's trailer premiered on Steam in December 2019 and quickly became a topic of conversation among gamers and Christians with both parties unsure of what to make of the game.

History

On December 6th, 2019, "I Am Jesus" released a trailer for the game on Steam^[1] and introduced the game by saying. They wrote:

"I am Jesus Christ is a realistic simulator game inspired by stories from the New Testament of the Bible. Get into old times and follow the same path of Jesus Christ 2,000 years ago. Game is covering the period from Baptizing of Jesus Christ and to Resurrection. Have you ever wondered to be like Him – one of the most privileged and powerful people in the world? Check if you can perform all famous miracles from the Bible like Jesus Christ. It is a simulation game and you can try to save the world as He did. Are you ready to fight with Satan in the desert, exorcising demons and curing sick people? Or calm the storm in the sea?"

The trailer was shared on various platforms, including Reddit. Redditor HilariousGaming's post to r/gamenews^[2] garnered more than 800 points (85% upvoted) in a day. Steam has the game listed as "coming soon" and doesn't include a release date.

Reception

On December 6th, IGN's Twitter^[3] account announced that "I Am Jesus Christ is a real game based on the New Testament, and it begs the question 'Are you ready to fight with Satan in the desert?'" (shown below, left). The tweet accumulated more than 2,400 likes in three days. The next day, Twitter user @CityWagFlies^[4] tweeted a list of feature for I Am Jesus which garnered over 2,500 likes in two days (shown below, right).

That day, YouTuber HeelvsBabyface uploaded a reaction to the trailer (shown below, left). The video accumulated more than 26,300 views in two days. The next day, YouTuber and Minister "Minister Paul" uploaded a video reacting to the trailer (shown below, right).

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