Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Gets Turned Into a Video Game

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” momentum cannot be stopped. The Drake-dissing anthem has officially received the video game treatment and is now available for those looking to smack around some owls.

Game designer Richie Branson unveiled Not Like Us: The Game on Monday (July 15), which appears to find users playing as Kendrick Lamar wielding a wooden baseball bat, tasked with hitting owls in various directions (with the word “wop” appearing each time you do), while an 8-bit version of the smash-hit song plays in the background.

Each level gets progressively harder as there’s less time to locate the owl. “I intentionally made the game spike in difficulty above 17, so any score 18 and above should be celebrated,” Branson wrote on X.

In the game’s credits, Branson describes himself as “just a random brotha who designed games for Bleacher Report and worked for Epic Games as a game designer on a little game called Fortnite. This game is a free love letter to video games and hip-hop.”

Fans seemed to be enjoying the game. “This is so cool! reminds of those early flash game’s I grew up playing as a kid. Great work man you really are a jack of all trades,” one person replied on X.

Another gamer chimed in: “Now make one where drakes running away from the cops like temple run or subway surfers lol (Love the game tho this is dope so simple AND ADDICTIVE WOP WOP WOP WOP)”

The game’s mission is seemingly inspired by the “Not Like Us” visual, which features Kendrick gearing up to take a swing at an owl piñata. Although, Bransons said he came up with the idea while recovering from a case of food poisoning.

With a boost thanks to the Dave Free-directed music video, “Not Like Us” returned to the top of this week’s Billboard Hot 100. It’s now Lamar’s first multi-week No. 1 hit. The Mustard-produced banger also vaulted back to the apex of the Global 200 from No. 6.

Play Not Like Us: The Game here.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.