Sony Removes Over 1,000 Low-Quality Games From PlayStation Store
Low-quality games, often called “shovelware,” have been around on PC and consoles for a long time. These are games made quickly with little effort, often copying ideas from other titles. In recent years, they have become a bigger problem in digital stores like Steam and PlayStation Store.
About two months ago, Sony removed nearly 1,200 games from one of the biggest publishers of this kind of content. Now, the company has taken similar action again, removing games from two more publishers.
Over 1,000 Games Removed From PlayStation Store by Sony
According to a recent report by Delisted Games, Nostra Games, a company based in Cyprus, had filled the PlayStation Store with around 700 games, many of them simulation titles. These games have now been removed.
Some of these titles caused controversy due to the use of generative AI, while others were still being played and had some popularity.
After the removal, a spokesperson from the company shared a message on Discord. The response suggested that the decision did not affect them much:
Unfortunately, PlayStation Store has removed our games, and we’re unable to provide an exact reason because it wasn’t shared with us either… For know we are planning to continue releasing on Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and Steam
The company also said the situation was unexpected, as they had plans to keep releasing new games on PlayStation.
Another company affected by the removals is CGI Lab, although fewer of its games were taken down. Some of its better-known titles include Platform 0 and Veins of Darkness.
Sony now seems more focused on controlling the presence of shovelware on the PlayStation Store, especially with the growing number of low-quality games appearing in 2026. Many of these games are created using AI tools without much quality control.
Nostra Games appears to have been more heavily affected than CGI Lab, as a much larger number of its titles were removed. Whether due to low quality or because they were cheap games with easy Platinum trophies, these titles are no longer available on the PlayStation Store.
With Sony removing more than 1,000 “low-quality” games, it remains unclear which publishers or titles could be affected next.
In other news, 20% of games released on Steam reportedly used AI in 2025, with 40% earning less than $100 and struggling to even cover the listing cost.
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