Google Play Store Deletes Clone Of Nintendo’s Tomodachi Life After It Gets Over 50,000 Downloads

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Kotaku · 4 min read · top_stories

Google Play removed a *Tomodachi Life* clone that accumulated over 50,000 downloads. Reddit users reported multiple shameless knockoffs of 2026 games including *Subnautica 2*, *Tomodachi Life*, and *Paralives* on the Android store. Clones evade takedowns using misspelled names like "tomo life" or "Tomodochi: Live The Dream Life," while others use exact titles or add generic words. Some incorporate AI-generated assets; others directly rip source material. The clones' store pages often misrepresent themselves through keywords like "obby" to pose as different app types.

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Appeared in 2026-06-03.