This ridiculously blatant Animal Crossing somehow made its way onto the PlayStation Store, but I have a hunch it won't be there long

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Animal Village Online is one of the ballsiest clones of a Nintendo game I've ever seen

Animal Village Online
(Image credit: Wisnu Sudirman)

That image... ^^^ ... yeah, that one. That isn't Animal Crossing. It's Animal Village Online, a seemingly real upcoming game that somehow managed to sneak its way onto the very real PlayStation Store. Frankly, I'm shocked.

There are a ton of video game ripoffs out there that exist on a spectrum of legality from slightly dubious to deliberately nefarious all the way to, 'holy crap, I can't believe they're getting away with that.' This one might be the most blatant clone I've ever seen, judging from the single available image and game description.

Jordan Gerblick
Jordan Gerblick
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After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.

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