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Sony has waged war on the shovelware publishers taking over the PS Store, and slowly but surely we’re learning a little more about the platform holder’s process behind-the-scenes.
Afil Games – the purveyor of low-effort software like Collie Call and Cute Bonfire – has confirmed that “PlayStation has been implementing stricter guidelines for publishing games on its platform”.
In a statement, the Brazil-based studio said these new policies mean its “future releases” will no longer be available on the PS5. Furthermore, all of its previous titles – of which there are over 900 – will be removed from the PS Store in due course.
#Afilgames #Playstation pic.twitter.com/w4dmVToTIQ— Afil Games (@AfilGames) June 23, 2026
It’s not the first we’ve seen of this, as tens of thousands of titles have been removed from Sony’s storefront this year alone.
I’ve certainly seen worse games than the ones published by Afil Games, but many look like copy-and-pastes of the same basic idea, with asset flips. They all have extremely easy Trophy lists, as is par for the course with software that can’t stand on its own like this.
The developer says it’s “committed to bringing new experiences to our players on the Xbox One, Xbox Series, Microsoft Store, and Nintendo Switch”.
I won’t proclaim to speak for everyone here, but I think this is one catalogue the PS5 can do without.
As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.