- Even more obvious shovelware games have been removed from the PlayStation Store
- Sony has removed games such as Water Blast Shooter – Wet Gun, Supermarket CEO Simulatorand Jesus Simulator
- Sony has removed hundreds of shovelware games since last year
Sony has removed even more alleged PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games from their storefronts.
As reported by Eurogamer and seen by a user on PSNProfiles, games included Urban Driver Simulator, Water Blast Shooter – Wet Gun, Supermarket CEO Simulator, Racing Car Chaos: Extreme Stunt Showdownas well as a so-called Jesus Simulatorhave all been removed.
“Looks like spring cleaning has hit a few more shovelware publishers, namely GOGAME CONSOLE PUBLISHER LTD, VRCFORGE STUDIOS and WELDING BYTE SRL Looks like they got hit just as April rolled around,” forum user ‘HuntingFever’ wrote.
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Sony has been dealing with “spam” shovelware software for some time now. While it’s unclear if it was a direct result, the company’s ongoing battle followed an investigation by IGN, which included interviews with game developers who criticized the lack of quality control across the PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop and the never-ending list of “spam” and “slop” games, along with poor visibility for studios.
Last year, users found evidence that developer RandomSpin – which released over 40 titles in 2024 alone – has had most of its games removed, including Bodycam Shooter, Supermarket Simulator Pro, Backrooms Brotherhoodand Backrooms Inside the Escape.
These games, as well as other titles that can be found on the PlayStation Store, typically feature recycled assets and AI-generated visuals that copy other popular games already available on the platform.
In January, Sony removed over 1,000 shovelware games from the PlayStation Store, all of which were listed under a single developer, ThiGames, so it’s clear the company has no plans to stop its fight anytime soon.
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