It's May, I'm sick, but I'm still determined to keep updating this list. As usual, it is focused on the North American market, with sections for Europe and Japan exclusive titles in their own sections below.

Last month was pretty big, with Soul Sacrifice landing at retail, and a bunch of big downloadable titles launching on PSN. This month is a bit more sparse - there are actually no fully confirmed Vita releases for May yet, though Futurlab's acclaimed shoot 'em up Velocity Ultra, twitchy murderous rampage sim Hotline Miami, charming puzzle adventure Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery, and puzzler Quell Memento are expected to make an appearance. Parts of Europe also just got Farming Simulator 2012, though no word on whether the rest of the world will.

April turned out a solid number of new announcements. Retail-wise, the Jak & Daxter HD Collection is getting a Vita port in June, metroidvania Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is coming, Sony is relaunching the successful PSP Invizimals franchise with Invizimals: The Alliance, and Ragnarok Odyssey is getting an expanded rerelease which was announced for a western release right off the bat.

PSN got a good amount of love too. Puzzle platformer Stealth Bastard was announced with remade 2.5D graphics and a new name Stealth Inc. - A Clone in the Dark, Llama enthusiast Jeff Minter revealed Tempest remake TxK, plus a bunch of other indies like Cloudberry Kingdom, OMG HD Zombies, 1001 Spikes, and Kung Fu Rabbit are also coming.

In Japan, outside he previously mentioned Ragnarok Odyssey Ace, the notable announcement was a Vita exclusive Corpse Party sequel.

And, I'm done. On to the actual list:

May

Downloads (Tentative)

• Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault - Ratchet goes multiplayer/tower defense/MOBA
• Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery - Puzzle adventure from Lucid Games
• Men's Room Mayhem - Flight Control meets the public restroom

Summer 2013

Retail

• Jak & Daxter Trillogy - The PS2 platformers brought to the Vita (June)
• MotoGP13 - Motorcycle racing (June, Europe only?)
• LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey - New LEGO game
• Muramasa Rebirth - Enhanced port of the Wii 2D action-adventure game (Aksys, June)

Downloads

• Velocity Ultra - Upgraded version of Futurlab's acclaimed Minis shooter
• KickBeat - Martial arts rhythm game
• Quell Memento - Puzzle game
• Snapshot - Platform puzzler
• Hotline Miami - Port of the psychadelic indie murder spree simulator
• Picotto Knights - F2P cutesy brawler thing
• Rainbow Moon - Turn-based strategy RPG
• Dragon Fantasy: Book II - SNES style retro RPG (Summer)
• Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - HD remaster of the Xbox game
• Flying Hamster HD - The PS Minis shooter gets an upgrade
• Coconut Dodge Revitalized - Upgraded version of Futurlab's hit Mini
• Putty Squad - Remake of the Amiga platformer (Summer?)
• Luftrausers - Vlambeer does (Nazi) planes?
• Cloudberry Kingdom - Hard as nails plaformer
• OMG HD Zombies! - Zombie themed chain reaction puzzle game
• Farming Simulator 2012 - Eat your heart out Harvest Moon!

Rest of the year

Retail releases

• Killzone Mercenary - This time you get to side with the British Space Nazis! (September)
• Tearaway - Papercraft adventure from Media Molecule (October)
• Warrior's Lair - Diablo-thing with social elements
• Final Fantasy X HD
• Final Fantasy X-2 HD
• Dragon's Crown - Fantasy beat 'em up (August)
• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - More LEGO
• Valhalla Knights 3 - Sequel to the PSP Action RPGs. (September, XSEED)
• Ys: Memories of Celceta - Action RPG in the long running series. (September, XSEED)
• Epic Mickey 2 - Port of the console title
• Ragnarok Odyssey Ace - Expanded version of the boss hunting game
• Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Metroidvania tie-in with the console game
• Invizimals: The Alliance - The Invizimals return for the Vita
• Rayman Legends - More beautifully animated platforming
• Toukiden - Omega Force does Monster Hunter (Tecmo Koei, Q4)

Downloads

• BreakQuest Extra Evolution - BreakOut-ish Mini getting upgraded to full Vita game
• Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee New N' Tasty - HD remake of the PS1 game
• Orc Attack - 4 player co-op character action game
• Lone Survivor - Post apocalyptic horror action adventure. As seen on Spookin' with Scoops.
• Starlight Inception - Kickstarter funded space combat sim (August?)
• The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - I don't care what anyone says, it's a Zelda clone not a roguelike :P
• Divekick - Kickstarted two-button fighting game parody
• Deathmatch Village - 3v3 free to play MOBA with PS3 cross-play
• Frozen Synapse: Tactics - Console remake of the indie turn-based strategy title
• Superfrog HD - Remake of the classic Amiga platformer
• Hungry Giraffe - Native Vita version of the Minis title
• Bit.Trip Runner 2 - Indie endless runner (Summer)
• Malicious Rebirth - Enhanced port of the PSN game
• 2D Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character - Native Vita version of the PS Mini
• Floating God Saves the Pilgrims - Native Vita version of the PS Mini
• Real Boxing - Boxing. And it's real. (August)
• The Walking Dead - Telltale's adventure game is shambling onto the Vita
• Box! Open Me - Augmented reality puzzle game
• Limbo - Port of the indie platformer
• Spelunky - Port of the punishing indie platformer
• Metrico - Vita exclusive from indie studio Digital Dreams
• Terraria - Minecraftvania?
• Stealth Inc. - A Clone in the Dark - Enhanced port of puzlle platformer Stealth Bastard
• TxK - New Vita exclusive Tempest game from Llamasoft
• 1001 Spikes - Retro platformer
• Kung Fu Rabbit - Indie platformer
• Counterspy - Stylish cold war side-scroller inspired by Flashback
• Doki-Doki Universe - Open ended story about a robot exploring the galaxy
• Hohokum - 2D sandbox snake thing
• C-Wars - Retro RTS thing
• Atomic Ninjas - Competetive multiplayer platformer
• Olliolli - Tony Hawk meets Canabalt
• A.N.N.E. - Retro metroidvania thing
• DYING: Sinner Escape - Horror/puzzle game from the creators of Saw
• Atelier Meruru Plus - Enhanced port of the PS3 RPG (Tecmo Koei, September 3)
• The Next Death Ray Manta - New version of the indie dual stick shooter
• Flower - Port of the PS3 exclusive

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

• Zero Escape 3 - Development has started, but patforms have yet to be annouced
• Yet to be annouced game(s) from Tokyo Majin Gakuen director
• Mystery project from Just Add Water
• Dangan Ronpa 3
• Some kind of Worms game
• Sly Cooper HD Collection - ESRB rating
• Yakuza game

Europe

(Titles out in Europe with no American release announced.)

• A-Men - Puzzle platformer
• Travel Bug - Social pet raising sim
• t@g - Augmented reality game for 3G Vitas
• Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge
• Doodle God - Puzzle game
• International Snooker 2012 - Well, it's Snooker
• HISTORY Legends of War: Patton - Turn based WWII strategy game

Japan

(Incomplete list of Japanese titles that have yet to be announced for western release)

Upcoming

• God Eater 2 - Fast paced scifi take on Monster Hunter.
• Over My Dead Body 2 - Dungeon crawler set in ancient Japan
• Eiyuu*Senki - Turn based strategy game - conquer the world, one anime girl at a time
• Gundam Breaker - 3rd person action game based on the Gundam franchise
• J-Stars Victory Vs - Shonen Jump crossover game
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash - Latest game in the Legend of Heroes series
• Haiyore! Nyaruko-san - Feel your sanity slip away as 5pb brings Vitas the most moé incarnation of the Cthulhu Mythos yet!
• Memories Off 6 Complete - Compilation of the two Memories Off 6 visual novels
• Memories Off: Yubikiri no Kioku - Visual novel
• Conception II - Sequel to the PSP RPG
• Hyperdimension Neptunia PP - Neptunia idol management spin-off
• Chou Megami Shinkou Noire Gekishin Black Heart - Neptunia spin-off staring Noire
• Chou Ji Jigen Game Neptune Re :Birth1 - Remake/port of the first Neptunia game
• Mind 0 - Dungeon crawler RPG with a high school setting
• Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! - New entry in the soccer RPG series from SEGA
• Winning Post 7 2013 - Horse racing simulator
• XBlaze - Visual novel
• Corpse Party: Blood Drive - Sequel to CP: Book of Shadows
• Super Robot Taisen: Masou Kishin Pride of Justice - More Super Robot Wars
• Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru. - Visual novel from 5pb.
• Freedom Wars - Multiplayer action game from Japan Studio
• Super Heroine Chronicles - Turn-based anime heroine cross-over extravaganza
• Grisaia no Kajitsu - Visual novel from Front Wing
• Hotchkiss - Visual novel
• Exstetra - Fantasy RPG from FuRyu

Retail (released)

• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f - Rhythm game with the popular vocaloid.
• Time Travelers - ...Level 5 does Heavy Rain?
• Little Battlers eXperience W - Minature mech battle action RPG thing from Level 5
• Lord of Apocalypse - Multiplayer focused action RPG
• Tales of Innocence R - Remake of the DS game.
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Battle Destiny - 3rd person action game
• Moe Moe Daisensou - SRPG with weaponized anime girls.
• Ciel no Surge - Visual novel/dating sim/DLC machine from Gust
• Little Busters! - Visual novel
• The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki Evolution - Enhanced port of the PSP RPG
• Nobunaga's Ambition: Tendou - Port of the PS3 strategy game.
• Fate/stay night Realta Nua - Visual novel.
• Special Reporting Division - Adventure / Visual novel from NIS
• Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru: 11ninme no Suspect - Murder mystery visual novel from Chunsoft
• Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2012 - Japanese baseball
• Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2012 - Cutesy Japanese baseball
• Demon Gaze - 1st person party based dungeon crawler RPG
• Monster Monpiece - Card battle game with boobs.
• Sengoku Hime 3 - Historical strategy game with anime girls
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12 - Historical strategy game
• Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus - Dynasty Warriors + boobs + destructible clothes.
• Phantasy Star Online 2
• Sakura-so no Pet na Kanojo - Visual novel
• Tales of Hearts R - Remake of the DS game.
• One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 - Musou game based on the popular franchise
• Tales of Hearts R Infinte Evolve - Dowloadable 2D companion to Tales of Hearts R
• Sei Madou Monogatari - New entry in the 90s dungeon crawler series
• Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013 - More Japanese baseball
• Steins;Gate - Visual Novel
• PhotoKano Kiss - Dating sim with photography
• Labyrinth Cross Blood Infinity - Port of the PC/360 scifi dungeon crawler RPG
• Kajiri Kamui Kagura Akebono no Hikari - Visual novel from light
• Sangoku Rensenki: Otome no Heihou! - The Vita's first otome game

Download (released)

• Samurai & Dragons - F2P fantasy MMORPG with Sega tie-ins
• Guardian Hearts Online - 2D F2P MMORPG
• Assault Gunners - Simple mech shooter
• Spelunker Collection - Compilation of the classic arcade games
• Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur - F2P card battle game from Square-Enix

final fantasy x YO

Thanks again for your continued Vita based listing!

And yeah, what the other guy said, Final Fantasy X yo.

word.

Things continue to look grim for the Vita. There's not a single game on that list I would pay $40 for. Oh well, at least Sony has been good about giving away some decent Vita stuff through PSN+.

I think the PSP's strength lies in it's indie appeal. There are very few bigger 40 dollars game I want to get a vita for, but it's offering of smaller 10-15 dollar games is very compelling.

I think the PSP's strength lies in it's indie appeal. There are very few bigger 40 dollars game I want to get a vita for, but it's offering of smaller 10-15 dollar games is very compelling.

@blacklagoon: Thanks for the list! Glad to see Velocity getting a full-on PSN release. I'm also hearing good things about that side scroller batman game.

Is it just me or is there a severe lack of both Dive and Kick from this list?

@hughesman: Nope, the list is fully Lang Zone accredited. Look at the 7th entry under Rest of Year - Downloads.

And yeah, the Batman game looks interesting. It's being developed by Armature, who did the Vita version of MSG 2&3 HD, using an engine from Bluepoint (who did PlayStation All Stars for Vita).

Looks like a great list to me! There are a lot of games that I have no interest in playing on a traditional console or PC, but I'd love to play on the Vita.

I'm looking to grab: Hotline Miami, Luftrausers, Killzone Mercenary, Tearaway, Final Fantasy X HD, Dragon's Crown, Batman: Arkham Origins, Frozen Synapse: Tactics, Limbo, Spelunky, Terraria and maybe a few others, if they review well.

I get that the Vita isn't for everyone, but man, I bought mine late last year, and I love the thing to pieces.

That's true. I've already played most of those indie games on PC, but there is the occasional PSN exclusive that is pretty good. Terraria, Limbo, The Binding of Isaac, and Stealth Bastard are all great games, but I've already played them all. I'm sure there are lots of people who haven't though and the Vita seems like as good a place as any to play them.

I just want me some portable Hotline Miami, need to get my strategic killing on

Great post!

I am actually sort of excited for that Bigfoot game. It looks pretty interesting.

Wait. Are any of those indies confirmed for the Vita for May? I hope so. I want that Bigfoot game and Hotline Miami.Also, I might be getting Soul Sacrifice FREE so I'm excited. I May (sorry) be using my Vita more often this month.

@cameron: Depends on your taste. I would've paid $36 (which is how Sony prices their first party games) for Gravity Rush, Soul Sacrifice, Persona 4 Golden, EDF 2017, Ragnarok Odyssey, and a couple other titles. I only haven't at the moment because I'm poor , although I did buy Persona 4 Golden and got Gravity Rush free from Plus.

The vita is sort of becoming a great spot for 15$ indie games. Which is great, but also kind of weird considering it was built for high end stuff.

As someone who has also played these games it's one of the most appealing parts of the Vita for me. The binding of issac as a portable game just sounds fantastic. I they could get FTL on the vita I dont think I would have any choice but to buy it....

Not to mention playing some of these games (Isaac for sure) with the sticks would be great. I was pretty skeptical of the Vita's little twin sticks, but they are fantastic. I don't know if I'm bored with the current gen or what, but I am playing and finishing more games on the Vita than anything else these days.

Oh, and FTL on the Vita would be SO welcome.

If you guys want FTL on the Vita (like me), email the friggin company. I did a couple months back when Brian Provinciano (creator of Retro City Rampage) said that the game sold the most on Vita compared to PS3, Steam, Xbox and Wii and linked that article to them and explained why they should bring FTL to the Vita.The guy who replied said he's glad there's people out there who would want it and that he was surprised Retro City sold more on Vita then every other platform. He said a port wasn't impossible but there was a lot of things going on at the time. So email them saying you want it to happen so they could know there's people who are interested. Hell, we should start a petition or something. Those work right? RIGHT? But seriously, we should pester Sony into talking to the FTL guys.

@blacklagoon: The Sly Collection appeared on the ESRB rating site for Vita so you should add that to the list.

Vita games are $40 in the states?

The Vita games here are half the price of a full price console game, even cheaper digitally.

@ahaisthisourchance: $40+tax at retail, $36 digitally. But who buys Vita games at retail?!

Edit: Not all games actually. I know Sony funded games are $36 like Gravity Rush and Soul Sacrifice. 3rd party published games are $30, $40, and in the case of Activision with CoD, $50.

@awesomeusername I do... ;_;

Unless they're download-only or PSN+ I buy them retail .I've only bought one so far though, since I've only had it for 3 weeks. 11 freaking vita games for free on PSN+. It's amazing

@ahaisthisourchance: I edited my comment so here it is, copy and pasted in all it's glory:

Not all games are actually $36 digitally. I know Sony funded games are $36 like Gravity Rush and Soul Sacrifice. 3rd party published games are $30, $40, and in the case of Activision with CoD, $50.

But continuing on, you're crazy. I only have one retail title and that's Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation. I only have the card because it came with my Vita. Every other game I have is downloaded. What size is your memory card? Buy your games digitally. IT'S TEH FUTURE.

@awesomeusername 32GB, of which I have 7 gigs left. 1 retail game. Like I said: I only buy games physically that interest me that aren't on PSN+. So far I have one(Soul Sacrifice)

I have nothing against going fully digital, infact I embrace it(I have nearly 300 games on my steam account), on consoles it's different. I need that boxed copy, man...

@ahaisthisourchance: You mean that aren't free for PS+? I think Vita owners should at least have one game from retail. so the slot can be used and it won't take up as much space because it isn't digital. Also, Vita is no console. It's a handheld!

@awesomeusername: As I wrote in the post, there are no confirmed Vita releases for this month (well, Velocity is confirmed for a EU release on the 15th), but the ones I listed have previously said they expect a May release. Sadly, that's just how it is with downloadable titles that don't have a big publisher behind them, they usually don't get a firm date until less than a week before they're out. Some, like Atelier Totori Plus and Farming Simulator just show up on release date completely unannounced.

And the Sly Collection, yeah it's undoubtedly coming, but I'd just wait for an official announcement non the less. But since you asked, I'll go ahead and put it in the rumor section - that's what it's there for after all. :)

@ahaisthisourchance: DELETE CHRONOVOLT! DO IT FAST! Give my your PSN yo

@blacklagoon:That's what I figured. I know they never announce release dates for Vita games. It's a crime because then I don't know if I should be pumped or not. I'm sure Hotline Miami will be out this month though. They made it seem like a May release. Imagine that being free for PS+? I would freak.

Makes sense, but the Jak Collection appeared on the ESRB and got announced so I'm positive that's coming. They need to put more collections on the Vita.

@awesomeusername: I will email them right now! I would sign a petition, but I have no faith in those.

@ssully: Good! I was being sarcastic about the petition. :P

I really wish some publisher would have the guts to bring Monster Monpiece over.