We monitor 217 Google Play storefronts to answer one question —

Is Vice Nation: Underworld Tycoon censored by Google?

Gone.

Vice Nation: Underworld Tycoon is gone from every Google Play storefront we test. It was last seen available on May 2, 2024.

1,050 tests on record·last checked 2 days ago

Why it is unavailable

Five things can put an app out of one Google Play. Each is weighed below against what can be seen from outside — open a card for the reasoning.

  • A government or a court demanded itPossible

    and Google complied. Google publishes a count of these per country each year and never says which apps they were. Google’s Transparency Report

  • A local rule about paying for itPossible

    gambling licences, financial rules, tax — the kind of law that governs a transaction. Google can obey every one of them by refusing the payment, which is why this is the only restriction we would accept and the only one that cannot touch a free app.

  • Google applied a rule, unaskedPossible

    either its own review guidelines, or its own reading of a local law, with nobody having demanded anything. This is the largest category in Google’s own removal figures by a wide margin, and it covers distribution permits as well as content — Google kept a free Bible app out of mainland China in 2021 for want of one. Google’s Transparency Report

  • The developer withheld itPossible

    freely, or under legal advice of their own, or because Google’s guidelines require that kind of app to be limited to certain countries. Switching a country off is easy for a developer to do in Google’s own tools: it needs no new version of the app, and it leaves no public trace other than the app being unavailable.

  • Something brokeUnlikely

    a rejected update, a lapsed certificate, a payment or licensing problem, a mistake nobody has got round to noticing.

    • Gone for 2 years.
How this is weighed, and what it cannot tell you

Weighed from the evidence under each card, not from a model. There is no published figure for how Google’s removals divide up, so these are ordered words rather than percentages. For scale on the same-day counts: across the whole record an app leaves a storefront with fewer than two others, so a dozen at once is not a dozen coincidences.

None of this is certain, and a citation does not make it so: Google naming a Chinese agency tells you what Google said, not everything that happened. What can be said is that the readings alone cannot separate these five — a developer switching off a country and a government ordering it removed arrive at Google’s catalogue looking identical — and that nobody has ever measured how they divide across Google Play. The one careful study of the question was done on Google's store, using an error message Google does not emit.

Google publishes no record of which apps are unavailable in which countries. Its Transparency Report counts the removal requests governments send it, across its products together, and names no app in any of them — so even the part it does disclose cannot be matched to a single thing missing from your store. Where a reason reaches the public at all, it is usually because a developer chose to say so. Google’s Transparency Report

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Vice Nation: Underworld Tycoon

Developer: Yoozoo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd · Released: Mar 20, 2024 · Rating: 4.8★

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0stores where available
174stores where blocked
4.95Bpeople behind the block
174of 217 stores tested
1,050tests on record

Life of this app

  1. Mar 20, 2024Released on Google Play
  2. May 2, 2024Last seen available anywhere
  3. Sep 13, 2024First tested by GooglePlayCensorship
  4. Jan 29, 2025Gone from 174 storefronts
  5. Sep 26, 2026Most recent test

Testing history

One column per month, every month from the first reading to the last. Height follows how many readings we took that month; red is the share of them that found the app unavailable. An empty month is one nobody tested.

2024-032026-09

Found availableFound unavailable

Availability by storefront

Every storefront we test, current status first. Data is a measurement, not a promise: each row carries its own date.

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AfghanistanAF↗UnavailableNov 9, 202414 months ago
AlbaniaAL↗UnavailableJan 13, 20256 months ago
AlgeriaDZ↗UnavailableJan 4, 202512 months ago
AndorraAD↗UnavailableSep 13, 202410 months ago
AngolaAO↗UnavailableJan 4, 202516 months ago
AnguillaAI↗UnavailableJan 3, 20257 days ago
Antigua & BarbudaAG↗UnavailableJan 12, 20258 months ago
ArgentinaAR↗UnavailableMay 15, 20256 months ago
ArmeniaAM↗UnavailableJan 12, 20252 days ago
ArubaAW↗UnavailableSep 15, 202412 months ago
AustriaAT↗UnavailableNov 19, 202414 months ago
BahamasBS↗UnavailableApr 24, 20259 months ago
BangladeshBD↗UnavailableNov 16, 20249 months ago
BarbadosBB↗UnavailableMar 10, 202512 months ago
BelgiumBE↗UnavailableApr 20, 202512 months ago
BelizeBZ↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
BeninBJ↗UnavailableDec 25, 202411 months ago
BermudaBM↗UnavailableOct 10, 20248 months ago
BhutanBT↗UnavailableJan 26, 20257 days ago
BoliviaBO↗UnavailableSep 22, 202512 months ago
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA↗UnavailableMay 20, 20252 days ago
BotswanaBW↗UnavailableApr 8, 20257 months ago
British Virgin IslandsVG↗UnavailableJun 28, 202515 months ago
BruneiBN↗UnavailableSep 10, 20247 months ago
BulgariaBG↗UnavailableJun 28, 20256 months ago
CambodiaKH↗UnavailableSep 26, 20262 days ago
Cayman IslandsKY↗UnavailableMay 11, 20256 months ago
Central African RepublicCF↗UnavailableJan 24, 202510 months ago
ChadTD↗UnavailableMay 12, 20257 months ago
ChileCL↗UnavailableJun 28, 202515 months ago
China (Mainland)CN↗UnavailableMay 2, 20242 days ago
Christmas IslandCX↗UnavailableSep 22, 20267 days ago
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC↗UnavailableJan 30, 20256 months ago
ColombiaCO↗UnavailableMay 7, 202513 months ago
ComorosKM↗UnavailableMar 27, 20266 months ago
Cook IslandsCK↗UnavailableJan 5, 202515 months ago
Costa RicaCR↗UnavailableMay 16, 202512 months ago
CroatiaHR↗UnavailableJan 16, 202512 months ago
CuraçaoCW↗UnavailableSep 3, 202413 months ago
CyprusCY↗UnavailableDec 31, 202412 months ago
CzechiaCZ↗UnavailableMay 18, 20255 days ago
DenmarkDK↗UnavailableJan 15, 202516 months ago
DjiboutiDJ↗UnavailableJan 24, 20256 months ago
DominicaDM↗UnavailableApr 2, 202513 months ago
Dominican RepublicDO↗UnavailableJan 18, 20257 months ago
EcuadorEC↗UnavailableJan 23, 20258 months ago
El SalvadorSV↗UnavailableMar 26, 20266 months ago
Equatorial GuineaGQ↗UnavailableOct 10, 20246 months ago
EritreaER↗UnavailableJan 29, 20256 months ago
EswatiniSZ↗UnavailableOct 23, 202415 months ago
Falkland IslandsFK↗UnavailableSep 11, 20246 months ago
FijiFJ↗UnavailableOct 28, 20246 months ago
FranceFR↗UnavailableMay 15, 20256 months ago
GabonGA↗UnavailableNov 26, 202510 months ago
GeorgiaGE↗UnavailableSep 28, 202411 months ago
GhanaGH↗UnavailableMar 25, 202514 months ago
GibraltarGI↗UnavailableJun 14, 202515 months ago
GreeceGR↗UnavailableJun 16, 202512 months ago
GrenadaGD↗UnavailableSep 22, 202512 months ago
GuernseyGG↗UnavailableApr 13, 20256 months ago
GuineaGN↗UnavailableSep 20, 202512 months ago
Guinea-BissauGW↗UnavailableApr 30, 202513 months ago
GuyanaGY↗UnavailableOct 4, 20246 months ago
HaitiHT↗UnavailableFeb 5, 20266 months ago
HondurasHN↗UnavailableJan 4, 20259 months ago
Hong KongHK↗UnavailableJan 25, 20256 months ago
HungaryHU↗UnavailableJul 10, 20258 months ago
IcelandIS↗UnavailableJan 27, 202514 months ago
IndonesiaID↗UnavailableNov 13, 20246 months ago
IranIR↗UnavailableJan 24, 20257 months ago
IraqIQ↗UnavailableJan 6, 202511 months ago
IrelandIE↗UnavailableFeb 16, 202512 months ago
Isle of ManIM↗UnavailableJun 28, 202512 months ago
IsraelIL↗UnavailableApr 2, 202513 months ago
JerseyJE↗UnavailableSep 5, 202415 months ago
JordanJO↗UnavailableFeb 20, 202515 months ago
KazakhstanKZ↗UnavailableApr 20, 202515 months ago
KenyaKE↗UnavailableNov 25, 202410 months ago
KiribatiKI↗UnavailableFeb 25, 20267 months ago
KosovoXK↗UnavailableOct 21, 202410 months ago
KuwaitKW↗UnavailableMay 2, 202414 months ago
KyrgyzstanKG↗UnavailableMar 20, 202514 months ago
LatviaLV↗UnavailableOct 14, 20248 months ago
LebanonLB↗UnavailableApr 29, 202510 months ago
LesothoLS↗UnavailableJan 16, 20256 months ago
LiberiaLR↗UnavailableOct 16, 202511 months ago
LibyaLY↗UnavailableJan 24, 20256 months ago
LiechtensteinLI↗UnavailableApr 28, 202516 months ago
LithuaniaLT↗UnavailableSep 5, 202412 months ago
LuxembourgLU↗UnavailableNov 5, 202415 months ago
MacaoMO↗UnavailableMar 20, 202514 months ago
MadagascarMG↗UnavailableJan 24, 20256 months ago
MalawiMW↗UnavailableMar 20, 202514 months ago
MalaysiaMY↗UnavailableMay 6, 20259 months ago
MaldivesMV↗UnavailableApr 24, 20259 months ago
MaliML↗UnavailableOct 31, 20247 months ago
MaltaMT↗UnavailableJun 12, 202516 months ago
MauritaniaMR↗UnavailableNov 30, 202510 months ago
MexicoMX↗UnavailableDec 22, 20246 months ago
MoldovaMD↗UnavailableMay 15, 20256 months ago
MonacoMC↗UnavailableOct 17, 202414 months ago
MongoliaMN↗UnavailableSep 18, 20249 months ago
MontserratMS↗UnavailableMay 2, 20246 months ago
MoroccoMA↗UnavailableJan 15, 202510 months ago
MozambiqueMZ↗UnavailableMar 21, 202511 months ago
NamibiaNA↗UnavailableSep 11, 202411 months ago
NauruNR↗UnavailableMay 4, 20258 months ago
NepalNP↗UnavailableSep 18, 202410 months ago
NetherlandsNL↗UnavailableJan 22, 202512 months ago
NicaraguaNI↗UnavailableApr 24, 202511 months ago
NigerNE↗UnavailableDec 26, 20246 months ago
NigeriaNG↗UnavailableJun 28, 202515 months ago
NiueNU↗UnavailableJan 24, 20256 months ago
Norfolk IslandNF↗UnavailableSep 10, 202414 months ago
North MacedoniaMK↗UnavailableApr 8, 20256 months ago
NorwayNO↗UnavailableMar 26, 20266 months ago
OmanOM↗UnavailableJul 31, 202514 months ago
PakistanPK↗UnavailableApr 16, 202512 months ago
Palestinian TerritoriesPS↗UnavailableSep 26, 20249 months ago
PanamaPA↗UnavailableDec 22, 20242 days ago
Papua New GuineaPG↗UnavailableMar 26, 20266 months ago
ParaguayPY↗UnavailableMar 27, 20266 months ago
PeruPE↗UnavailableOct 21, 202415 months ago
PolandPL↗UnavailableOct 23, 20248 months ago
PortugalPT↗UnavailableSep 3, 202414 months ago
QatarQA↗UnavailableJan 4, 202512 months ago
Republic of the CongoCG↗UnavailableJan 23, 20257 months ago
RomaniaRO↗UnavailableJan 24, 20256 months ago
RwandaRW↗UnavailableApr 26, 202514 months ago
SamoaWS↗UnavailableJul 17, 202514 months ago
San MarinoSM↗UnavailableJul 22, 20256 months ago
São Tomé & PríncipeST↗UnavailableMay 20, 202514 months ago
SenegalSN↗UnavailableJun 11, 20256 months ago
SerbiaRS↗UnavailableJul 23, 202514 months ago
Sierra LeoneSL↗UnavailableNov 29, 202510 months ago
SlovakiaSK↗UnavailableMar 15, 20258 months ago
SloveniaSI↗UnavailableMay 30, 20255 days ago
Solomon IslandsSB↗UnavailableSep 4, 202411 months ago
SomaliaSO↗UnavailableJun 18, 20259 months ago
SpainES↗UnavailableMar 20, 202512 months ago
Sri LankaLK↗UnavailableOct 24, 20246 months ago
St. HelenaSH↗UnavailableSep 20, 20249 months ago
St. Kitts & NevisKN↗UnavailableMay 6, 20256 months ago
St. LuciaLC↗UnavailableJan 22, 20255 days ago
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVC↗UnavailableOct 14, 20248 months ago
SudanSD↗UnavailableSep 20, 20249 months ago
SurinameSR↗UnavailableApr 24, 202510 months ago
SwedenSE↗UnavailableSep 19, 20246 months ago
SwitzerlandCH↗UnavailableMay 9, 20258 months ago
TaiwanTW↗UnavailableJan 24, 20256 months ago
TajikistanTJ↗UnavailableMar 20, 202514 months ago
TanzaniaTZ↗UnavailableSep 29, 20259 months ago
ThailandTH↗UnavailableAug 10, 202514 months ago
Timor-LesteTL↗UnavailableJan 25, 202512 months ago
TokelauTK↗UnavailableJan 18, 202514 months ago
TongaTO↗UnavailableOct 23, 20242 days ago
Trinidad & TobagoTT↗UnavailableApr 16, 202512 months ago
TunisiaTN↗UnavailableJan 24, 20256 months ago
TürkiyeTR↗UnavailableSep 13, 202411 months ago
TurkmenistanTM↗UnavailableMar 27, 20266 months ago
Turks & Caicos IslandsTC↗UnavailableApr 14, 20256 months ago
TuvaluTV↗UnavailableJan 23, 20259 months ago
UgandaUG↗UnavailableSep 25, 20246 months ago
UkraineUA↗UnavailableOct 28, 20246 months ago
United Arab EmiratesAE↗UnavailableMar 31, 202514 months ago
United KingdomGB↗UnavailableMar 25, 202514 months ago
United StatesUS↗UnavailableSep 3, 20242 days ago
VanuatuVU↗UnavailableOct 20, 202511 months ago
VenezuelaVE↗UnavailableMar 26, 20266 months ago
VietnamVN↗UnavailableDec 31, 202410 months ago
Western SaharaEH↗UnavailableJan 13, 20256 months ago
YemenYE↗UnavailableJan 25, 202516 months ago
ZambiaZM↗UnavailableMar 26, 20266 months ago
ZimbabweZW↗UnavailableJan 6, 20269 months ago
AustraliaAU↗Not tested——0
AzerbaijanAZ↗Not tested——0
BahrainBH↗Not tested——0
BelarusBY↗Not tested——0
BrazilBR↗Not tested——0
Burkina FasoBF↗Not tested——0
BurundiBI↗Not tested——0
CameroonCM↗Not tested——0
CanadaCA↗Not tested——0
Cape VerdeCV↗Not tested——0
Caribbean NetherlandsBQ↗Not tested——0
Côte d’IvoireCI↗Not tested——0
CubaCU↗Not tested——0
DR CongoCD↗Not tested——0
EgyptEG↗Not tested——0
EstoniaEE↗Not tested——0
EthiopiaET↗Not tested——0
FinlandFI↗Not tested——0
GambiaGM↗Not tested——0
GermanyDE↗Not tested——0
GuatemalaGT↗Not tested——0
IndiaIN↗Not tested——0
ItalyIT↗Not tested——0
JamaicaJM↗Not tested——0
JapanJP↗Not tested——0
LaosLA↗Not tested——0
MauritiusMU↗Not tested——0
MicronesiaFM↗Not tested——0
MontenegroME↗Not tested——0
Myanmar (Burma)MM↗Not tested——0
New ZealandNZ↗Not tested——0
PhilippinesPH↗Not tested——0
Pitcairn IslandsPN↗Not tested——0
RussiaRU↗Not tested——0
Saudi ArabiaSA↗Not tested——0
SeychellesSC↗Not tested——0
SingaporeSG↗Not tested——0
South AfricaZA↗Not tested——0
South KoreaKR↗Not tested——0
TogoTG↗Not tested——0
UruguayUY↗Not tested——0
UzbekistanUZ↗Not tested——0
Vatican CityVA↗Not tested——0

Testing asks Google whether it will sell this app in that storefront, right now, by the same method the crawler has used since 2019. Your browser asks Google directly, so the answer describes what Google serves your connection — and if your browser cannot reach Google at all, we ask on your behalf and say so. The result is a link: open it to see Google’s own answer and check ours. Readings are added to the record above; roughly a quarter of the readings taken each day come from people testing.

How we test

Availability is checked against Google’s own catalog servers for every storefront, the same way Google Play app asks. "Unavailable" means Google’s servers say the app cannot be offered in that country — it does not say who asked for the removal. Removals initiated by the developer and removals demanded by governments look the same from outside; the history and context on this page are how we tell them apart.