I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator

I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator is a freeware side-scrolling game released in 2005, created by Chris Hanson and Philippe Jones. It was built as a satirical answer to a challenge from Jack Thompson, a disbarred attorney and activist known for opposing sex and violence in video games.

The game's origin lies in Thompson's "A Modest Video Game Proposal" from late 2005. In it, he dared game makers to release a title following a script he provided: a grieving father, whose child was killed by a gamer, takes brutal revenge on figures in the gaming industry.

Thompson promised to donate $10,000 to a charity chosen by Paul Eibeler, then-chairman of Take-Two Interactive, if such a game appeared. He later claimed the proposal was a joke, and no charity was designated by Eibeler. However, the creators of the webcomic Penny Arcade made a $10,000 donation in Thompson's name to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

The "O.K" in the title is a play on 'I'm okay', not an acronym for a character name. Combined with "I'm," it also plays on the idea that video game violence is considered normal. The phrase "Murder Simulator" references Thompson's frequent description of violent games. The game features 16-bit era low-resolution graphics and side-scrolling gameplay similar to the Metal Slug series, including its lowbrow humor.