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Poor-quality software collection
Shovelware is a type of video game or software bundle known more for the quantity of what is included than for its quality or usefulness. The metaphor
Shovelware
Japanese video game company
helped set a standard for game quality that protected consumers from shovelware. In NTSC regions, this seal is an elliptical starburst named the "Official
Nintendo
Budget software publisher based in Carson, California, founded 1982
of OpenOffice.org Greeting Card Magic In 2001, Cosmi began publishing shovelware, which was sold at Best Buy and Office Depot. Examples from this era include:
Cosmi_Corporation
High-budget video game
well-received, are often referred to as "bargain bin" titles. The term shovelware has also been used to describe games that are quickly made without great
AAA_(video_game_industry)
Video game list
includes titles which have been delisted from all digital platforms. Shovelware, asset flip, and mobile-only video games are not included in this list
List_of_delisted_video_games
Video game mass-developed using pre-made assets
An asset flip is a type of shovelware in which a video game developer purchases pre-made assets and is perceived to use them to create numerous permutations
Asset_flip
1991 video game
interface". Reception Both versions of the game have appeared on various shovelware CD-ROMs, especially during the nineties. In 1994, Ancients 1 was included
Ancients_1:_Death_Watch
Software company (1986–1999)
Contributing factors include its reduction of the market price by releasing shovelware discs of freeware and shareware, hostile takeovers of major edutainment
SoftKey
2017 video game
considered a "rushed launch title". Upon release, it became synonymous with shovelware released on the console, one of the lowest-rated video games on Metacritic
Vroom_in_the_Night_Sky
Video game distribution platform
submissions to the service and weed out poor quality games that are treated as shovelware, improving the discovery pipeline to Steam's customers. Smaller developers
Steam_(service)
Low-quality AI-generated digital content
and backgrounds. It was heavily criticized by players, who called it shovelware and disapproved of Rovio's use of AI images. It was eventually discontinued
AI_slop
Video game series
and Petz series—had distinguished themselves by being "well-made non-shovelware" that didn't try to "take advantage of the innocence of the target market
Imagine_(video_game_series)
Security lockout chip used in Nintendo game consoles
have their games go through an approval process, Nintendo could stop shovelware from entering the market. Improved designs of the CIC chip were also used
CIC_(Nintendo)
Home video game console
similarly disparaged. Both games, coupled with a glut of third-party shovelware, were factors in ending Atari's dominance of the console market, contributing
Atari_2600
American digital entertainment company owned by Sony
Retrieved November 7, 2019. Kohler, Chris (March 5, 2008). "Opinion: Why Wii Shovelware Is a Good Thing". Wired. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony_Interactive_Entertainment
Hybrid video game console
developers, a remnant from the WiiWare program that allowed a great deal of shovelware to be pushed onto it. These anonymous developers found that Nintendo was
Nintendo_Switch
Computer assembled from available components rather than purchased as a complete system
gaming, multimedia, or other demanding tasks. Homebuilt computers avoid shovelware, trial software and other commission-driven additions that are usually
Homebuilt_computer
Series of virtual pet video games
and Imagine series—had distinguished themselves by being "well-made non-shovelware" that didn't try to "take advantage of the innocence of the target market
Petz
2023 video game
Interactive Entertainment. It has been used as an example of Nintendo eShop shovelware, and is considered one of the worst video games of 2023. The gameplay
The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival
The_Last_Hope:_Dead_Zone_Survival
British software publisher
unfaithfulness to the license and short length; many titles were labelled as "shovelware". Sold Out was a publishing label that published indie games. "One out
Mastertronic_Group
2001 role-playing video game
can either make a small number of high-quality games or quickly produce shovelware games to hopefully generate profit. The game ends after three years of
Segagaga
or television shows, which are generally accepted by the industry as shovelware and not expected to have high production values as they are typically
List of video games notable for negative reception
List_of_video_games_notable_for_negative_reception
Bad video game in Japanese gaming culture
original kusoge makers'." List of video games notable for negative reception Shovelware あの伝説のクソゲー, ano densetsu no kusogē 今でも元祖クソゲーといえば「SUNSOFT」とお声がけいただき大変うれしい限りです。
Kusoge
Dutch video game publisher
quality of their games, which have generally been regarded as "bargain bin" shovelware comparable to budget-priced titles from System 3 Software under the Play
Phoenix_Games_B.V.
Topics referred to by the same term
Company, an American educational software company SoftKey, a Canadian shovelware company which acquired The Learning Company and used its name from 1995
TLC
Video game hobby
list. However, it has also received some criticism for its promotion of shovelware video games on digital console storefronts: low-quality, cheap video games
Achievement_hunting
Video game-related events in 1980s
Consoles Exist?". "Striking a BalanceIs Nintendo digging its grave with shovelware?". Uncle John's Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader. Portable Press. September
1980s_in_video_games
this moveset. Shovelware A poor quality, low-budget video game, often developed quickly alongside a large quantity of other shovelware. These often have
Glossary_of_video_game_terms
2006 video game
and having "barely an ounce of depth". Joystiq described Cake Mania as shovelware due to its "lack of depth" and simplistic gameplay, summarizing it as
Cake_Mania
Situation of degraded computer performance
Planned obsolescence Ubuntu Debian Lightweight software GNU C library Shovelware Software suite Minimalism (computing) whatisbloatware.com "What Is Bloatware
Software_bloat
1993 video game console
(but not outstanding), very little software has been anything other than shovelware (existing 16bit Amiga games simply given a new CD soundtrack and intro
Amiga_CD32
Form of protest to subvert media culture
and Sniping in the Empire of Signs. Open Magazine Pamphlet Series: NJ."Shovelware". Markdery.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-07-23
Culture_jamming
Video game review comedy web series
(2025). Angry Video Game Nerd revolves around the Nerd's commentary on shovelware and retro video games that he deems to be of particularly low quality
Angry_Video_Game_Nerd
2006 video game
GamePro gave it a 1.0 out of 5.0. X-Play gave it a 1 out of 5 for "being shovelware of the highest order". Problems cited by reviewers included bland, outdated
Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_Crossfire
Software often described as unwanted
companies abusing their trademarks. Conduit toolbar Pre-installed software Shovelware "PUP Criteria". Malwarebytes. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09
Potentially_unwanted_program
2024 British indie horror game
Shaun (26 June 2025). "The Switch and Switch 2 eShop Is a Warzone of Shovelware and Hentai Games. But 'Ratshaker' Isn't Allowed in the US or Europe. Why
Ratshaker
2021 video game compilation
would publish a remaster "that turns its most iconic games into app store shovelware". Jeuxvideo.com's Jerome Joffard felt the games maintained their original
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
Grand_Theft_Auto:_The_Trilogy_–_The_Definitive_Edition
Video game console peripheral
strong. With a high volume of low quality products and dead-inventory shovelware, some retailers and industry critics considered video gaming to be a passing
R.O.B.
Topics referred to by the same term
American computer hardware company Data Design Interactive, a defunct shovelware gaming company Drug–drug interaction Didanosine, an antiretroviral drug
DDI
Video game for a personal computer
While many companies used the additional storage to release poor-quality shovelware collections of older software, or "enhanced" versions of existing ones—often
PC_game
Assorted selection of merchandise
(i.e., a variety store). Inferior good Variety store Filene's Basement Shovelware Mockbuster Butler Brothers, Success in Retailing: The Variety Business
Bargain_bin
Software already installed and licensed on a computer by OEM
onePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets wikt:bundleware Shovelware – Poor-quality software collection Application software – Any computer
Pre-installed_software
2000 video game
their list of the 100 worst games of all time. The staff described it as shovelware and considered it the worst game on the Wii. "Chicken Shoot for Windows
Chicken_Shoot
Topics referred to by the same term
in 1995. The Learning Company may also refer to: SoftKey, a Canadian shovelware company which purchased The Learning Company and assumed its name from
The Learning Company (disambiguation)
The_Learning_Company_(disambiguation)
from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018. "Bury the Shovelware: Bubble Bobble Revolution". 12 November 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
List_of_video_game_franchises
2014 video game
archived from the original on May 25, 2014, retrieved May 26, 2014 "Shovelware: An Interview with Yacht Club Games About Shovel Knight, the Art of Jumping
Shovel_Knight
Modding in the Doom video game series
Shawn Green objecting to people selling their mods), some WAD sets and shovelware bundles were nonetheless sold at certain outlets. To compete with unauthorized
Doom_modding
Offering several products as one
Package holiday Price discrimination Product lining Product management Shovelware Software bloat Tying (commerce) Vaccine bundling Adams, W.; Yellen, J
Product_bundling
2007 video game
aggregation website Metacritic. N-Europe slammed the game as "badly done shovelware" which felt like a quick cash-in on the Wii's success and control scheme
Pool_Party_(video_game)
2007 video game
3.2 out of 10, writing: "Wii's success is bound to bring on a wave of shovelware that most serious gamers have learned to completely ignore over the years
Game_Party
American software developer
described Toolworks as "the reigning king of software repackaging efforts" (shovelware) on CD-ROM. Toolworks continued to grow further, to 600 employees by 1994
The_Software_Toolworks
2010 video game
[sic] co-op, and challenge", concluding that it was "an embarrassing, shovelware shooter that feels more like a bargain bin Wii title than a first party
PlayStation_Move_Ape_Escape
1994 video game
the additional development time saved the game from potentially being shovelware. Hampton needed staff for level design, as he wanted the game to be fun
Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar video game)
Alien_vs_Predator_(Atari_Jaguar_video_game)
Ginger Individualism in the Dead-Internet Age: an Anti-Big Tech Asset Flip Shovelware Manifesto Starship Home Tapeçaria The Exit 8 Arctic Eggs Judero Onto Maizilind
Nuovo_Award
2008 video game
IGN called the Wii version of the game "a wholly unnecessary piece of shovelware" that was "clunky, fugly" and with a "bottom-of-the-barrel" soundtrack
PopStar_Guitar
Playing video games on Linux-based operating systems
(10 January 2022). "Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer – Part 8: Shovelware with a Penguin". GamingOnLinux. Retrieved 9 February 2023. Link, Jay (30
Video_games_and_Linux
Video game whose source code is open-source software
(10 January 2022). "Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 8: Shovelware with a Penguin". GamingOnLinux. Retrieved 9 February 2023. Wilson, Hamish
Open-source_video_game
Hardware clones of the NES home video game console
games, as to avoid legal action. The consoles instead contain various shovelware games by Chinese companies such as Nice Code Software, JungleTac, and
Famiclone
2019 action adventure video game
Reventure, Pixelatto sparked controversy over the release of effortless shovelware titles such as Nothing, Something and Borıng. on Steam, with the speculation
Reventure
Series of novels by Jude Watson
Entertainment Weekly, commented that "in the Bantha-poodoo class are shovelware titles aimed at kids, from Scholastic – dreck like Boba Fett: The Fight
Jedi_Quest
2019 book by Bogi Takács
“The Size of a Barleycorn, Encased in Lead” “To Rebalance the Body” “Shovelware” “The Oracle of DARPA” “Toward the Luminous Towers” “Wind-Lashed Vehicles
The Trans Space Octopus Congregation
The_Trans_Space_Octopus_Congregation
Magneto-optical storage medium, mainly for audio (1992–2013)
extra games were "only passable" additions. Describing the software as shovelware, Newsweek wrote that "the product just isn't very good", critiquing its
Music_Screeners
1995 video game
game "immensely addictive." CU Amiga considered the CD32 release to be shovelware in that it was ported from the Amiga with little effort put into utilising
Alien_Breed_3D
1986 video game
"It's definitely a game that shows its age but compared to the licensed shovelware of the era (not least of all, the very similar but far worse Hokuto no
Black_Belt_(1986_video_game)
Interactive storybook series
on the market. Throughout the 1990s they had a strategy of releasing shovelware discs of freeware or shareware at very low prices, purchasing edutainment
Living_Books
MS-DOS-based suite of game design tools
boards, and thereby found wide distribution and eventual salvation on shovelware CD-ROMS. RSD's initial terms of use were rather restrictive. To quote
Game-Maker
2010 video game
business with the big boys rather than risk getting washed away with the shovelware tide". Schilling expressed concern that "a game so elegant and accomplished
Ancient_Trader
1995 video game
advantage of those opportunities". They actively wanted to push against the shovelware-filled reference titles, game titles, or children's titles that dominated
The_Cypher_(video_game)
2009 video game
it was not localized despite the release in the West of "every crappy shovelware piece of lazy trash from here to eternity". An additional, Japan-only
Retro_Game_Challenge_2
Overview of and topical guide to software development
software engineer Computer programmer Software publisher Web developer Shovelware Software bloat Software bug Software project management – art and science
Outline of software development
Outline_of_software_development
Swedish game developer and cartoonist
for the commercial market, they nevertheless exceeded the quality of shovelware titles at the time. He was paid £250 for each of these first four releases
Karl_Hörnell
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