Sony removed over 1,000 games from publisher ThiGames this week, wiping the fourth-largest publisher from PlayStation Store listings. The German publisher's entire catalog of 1,194 to 1,196 titles disappeared without warning, according to trophy hunter RobThanatos who first reported the change.
ThiGames specialized in ultra-cheap trophy-focused games priced between $1.50 and $3. Titles like The Jumping Burger, The Jumping Taco, and The Jumping Pizza followed identical formulas where players pressed a single button to make characters jump. Most games offered Platinum trophies in under five minutes, with The Jumping Burger: Turbo reducing completion time to under two minutes.
The publisher built an entire lineup around this minimal-effort trophy model. Games included The Jumping Spaghetti, The Jumping Wrap, The Jumping Orange 3, and The Jumping Bonbon Match 5, which released just last week. TrueTrophies data shows most ThiGames titles had completion times of 0-0.5 hours.
Sony has not commented on the mass removal, and ThiGames has not released any statement.
This marks the second major shovelware cleanup in roughly a year, following similar action against publisher Randomspin in 2025. Randomspin was suspected of using AI and recycled assets for rapid game production.
Neither Sony nor ThiGames has provided official reasoning for the delistings. The timing coincides with a joint statement from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo earlier this week about enhancing player safety across online platforms. Trophy hunters used these games to inflate PlayStation trophy collections through minimal gameplay.
The removal affects both PS4 and PS5 storefronts, though trophies already unlocked by players remain in their accounts. ThiGames ranked as the fourth-most prolific publisher on PlayStation Store by quantity before the wipe, despite releasing near-identical experiences across its catalog.
The cleanup comes as Sony prepares for its first 2026 State of Play event later this week.
