Sony’s PS Store Move Ends STONKS-9800’s PS5 Plans and Removes 13 Games

The immediate issue for PlayStation owners is not a shutdown notice but a purchase and download deadline. Ternox Games says its 13-game PlayStation Store catalog is scheduled to disappear after August 23, 2026, while the status of already purchased games in players’ libraries remains unconfirmed.

The studio says Sony unilaterally ended its PlayStation developer and publisher agreement without giving a reason. That decision also ends the planned PlayStation 5 version of STONKS-9800, a stock-market simulator with an 1980s anime-inspired look. Ternox had targeted 2027 for the PS5 release, but says the project will no longer arrive on the platform.

STONKS-9800 remains available on PC through Steam, where it launched in Early Access in 2023 and has sold more than 100,000 copies with a 97% positive rating. Xbox and Nintendo Switch editions are still planned, and Ternox says it is pursuing physical releases for PC and Switch. That means the PS5 cancellation does not remove the game from every platform, but it leaves PlayStation as the exception.

The affected PlayStation lineup includes Nexoria: Dungeon Rogue Heroes, Finger Fitness, Retro Highway, Unichrome: A 1-Bit Unicorn Adventure, O-VOID: Console Edition, Run & Jump Guy, Scrap Divers, Fox’s Zen House, Boned Again: Survivors, Dungeonloop, IN-VERT, Taimumari: Complete Edition, and Bullet Beat. Some were developed by Ternox, while others were published by the company.

Ternox says PlayStation Support did not respond to its emails. Sony has not provided a public explanation for the contract termination, and there is no confirmed information on refunds, re-download rights, regional scope, patches, or account-license changes after the delisting date. Players who want any of the listed games should verify their PS Store availability before August 23 and ensure any existing purchases are installed or visible in their library.