No almost this time - we are half-way through the year, and I'm here with another rundown of current and upcoming games for the PlayStation Vita. As usual, this list is focused on the North American market, with Europe and Japan exclusive titles in their own sections below.
We're back to having sparse details of what's coming up, with the GameStop exclusive One Piece: Unlimited World Red being sole retail title. On PSN we're getting, Ubisoft's hand drawn RPG Child of Light, the classic cinematic platformer Another World, and the puzzle game MouseCraft. The Ratchet & Clank Collection and Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment have July releases annouced for Europe, but still no firm word of when they're out in NA.
Over to new game announcements. E3 wasn't huge show for the Vita, but it still had a decent showing. The most surprising announcement was Disney Infinity, and apparently the full version of the game (unlike the 3DS version) with support for the figures. XSEED also followed up Shinovi Versus with the localization of sexy rhythm cooking game Senran Kagura Bon Appetit, while Sony teamed up with Disney and Double Fine for a HD version of the classic adventure game Grim Fandango. Beyond that there were a whole slew of indie/downloadable titles, including EarthNight, One Way Trip, Don't Starve, Tales from the Borderlands, Tetris Ultimate, Broforce, and Titan Souls. I also added to LEGO games, LEGO Batman 3 and LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids, which I believe were annouced earlier but slipped by me.
In Japan, ports ruled the day with RPGs Ar Nosurge and Dungeon Travelers 2 making jump, alongside otome game Hanasaku Manimani. Beyond that dancing anime Hanayamata is getting a tie-in rhythm game.
Finally a bit of housekeeping. First of all, I've finally made a proper vaporware section and moved Snapshot and Orc Attack into it. Snapshot was one of the first indies to be annouced for the Vita, originally meant for a fall 2012 release. Then it got delayed, and now no news for over a year. Orc Attack is a bit more recent, but the PS3 version came out over half a year ago, and the developers seem comepletly focused on Steam at the moment. Also I've removed Samurai & Dragons from the Japanese games list, since it's shutting down.
Next month It's Neppening! when much improved remake of the first Hyperdimension Neptunia game hits, alongside Akibahara action-adventure Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed.
July
Retail
- One Piece: Unlimited World Red - Action adventure with pirates
- LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids - More LEGO
Downloads
- Child of Light - Ubisoft's artsy JRPG thing
- Another World - The classic cinematic platformer
- MouseCraft - Puzzle game
- Ratchet & Clank Trilogy - The three first Ratchet & Clank games
- Entwined - Artsy dual-stick action game
- Rogue Legacy - Randomized indie platformer with comprehensive upgrade system
- WRC 4 - Rallycross from Milestone
- Treasures of Montezuma: Arena - More free to play block matching
Next few months?
Retail
- Invizimals: The Alliance - The Invizimals return for the Vita (2014)
- Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment - Fulfilling all your fake MMO needs (Bamco, August)
- Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited - Enhanced port of the PS3 SRPG (NISA, August)
- Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed - Explore Akibahara and strip vampires (XSEED, August)
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 - Remake of the first Neptunia game (Idea Factory, August)
- The Wolf Among Us - Telltale's latest adventure game
Downloads
- Supermagical - Bust-a-Move with RPG stuff in it
- Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - HD remaster of the Xbox game
- Cloudberry Kingdom - Hard as nails plaformer
- Fieldrunners 2 - The tower defense favorite returns to PlayStation platforms
- Forgotten Memories - Survival horror set in an abandoned psych hospital
- James Pond 2: Robocod - Remake by System 3
- Hohokum - 2D sandbox snake thing (August)
- Table Top Racing - Minature kart racer (August)
- Metrico - Vita exclusive from indie studio Digital Dreams (August)
- Counterspy - Stylish cold war side-scroller inspired by Flashback (August)
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds - Side-scrolling beat 'em up from 5pb. (August)
- Foul Play - Beat 'em up
- Jet Car Stunts - Stunts focused racing game
- Flyhunter Origins - Platformer by former Pixar staff (Summer)
- Son of Scoregasm - Indie dual-stick shooter
- The Swapper - Indie puzzle game. Scoops approved. (August)
Rest of the year
Retail releases
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - More highschool murder hijinks (NISA, Fall)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd - Another rhythm game staring the popular vocaloid (Sega)
- Natural Doctrine - SRPG from Kadokawa (NISA, Fall)
- Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines - Dungeon crawler set in ancient Japan (Sony)
- Freedom Wars - Multiplayer action game from Japan Studio (Sony)
- Tales of Hearts R - Tales comes to the Vita (Bamco, Winter)
- Arcana Heart 3: Love Max - Updated version of the all female 2D fighting game (Aksys, Fall)
- Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus - Dynasty Warriors + boobs + destructible clothes. (XSEED, Fall)
- Samurai Warriors 4 - More Tecmo Koei hack and slash
- LEGO Batman 3 - Batman in S-P-A-C-E!
- Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes - 2.0 version is getting a Vita release
- Criminal Girls: Invite Only - Whip a set of female delinquents into capable RPG warriors. Literally. (NISA)
- Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters - Visual novel/RPG-thing (Aksys)
- The Firefly Diary - Action puzzle game from Nippon Ichi
Downloads
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee New N' Tasty - HD remake of the PS1 game
- Chromophore: Two Brothers - Action adventure game with a Game Boy aesthetic
- The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - I don't care what anyone says, it's a Zelda clone not a roguelike :P
- Frozen Synapse: Tactics - Console remake of the indie turn-based strategy title
- Hungry Giraffe - Native Vita version of the Minis title
- C-Wars - Retro RTS thing
- A.N.N.E. - Retro metroidvania thing
- DYING: Sinner Escape - Horror/puzzle game from the creators of Saw
- The Next Death Ray Manta - New version of the indie dual stick shooter
- Soul Saga - JRPG-inspired Kickstarter funded game
- Liege - Kickstarter funded turn-based, tactical RPG.
- Rainbow Skies - Successor to the SRPG Rainbow Moon
- Duke Nukem 3D - Port of the classic FPS
- VVVVVV - Port of the indie platformer
- Hotline Miami 2 - Sequel to the psychedelic murder spree simulator
- Heroes of Loot - Randomly generated Gauntlet thing
- The Chaos Engine - Port of the Amiga classic
- Velocity 2X - Sequel to the fast paced shoot 'em up
- Murasaki Baby - Creepy platforming adventure
- Big Fest - Raise your own band?
- Volume - Stealth game from Tomas Was Alone creator
- Nuclear Throne - Procedurally generated action game from Vlambeer
- Helldivers - Co-op scifi twin stick shooter from the Magicka devs
- Starbound - Scifi 2D sandbox with optional plot
- Legend of Raven - 2D fighting game from former King of Fighters devs
- Minecraft - You may have heard of it
- Assault Android Cactus - Indie twin-stick arena shooter
- Joe Danger - Joe goes portable
- Joe Danger 2: The Movie - Joe continues being portable
- Samurai Gunn - 2D deathmatch thing
- Kick & Fennick - Charming platforming adventure about a boy, a robot, and giant gun
- Switch Galaxy Ultra - Expanded version of the mobile scifi racer
- Gravity Crash Ultra - Just Add Water's 2D shooter returns (August)
- Don't Die, Mr. Robot! - Mobile 2D action game. Avoid the droid.
- Frutorious - Mobile slingshot platformer
- Final Horizon - RTS/tower defense hybrid
- Flame Over - Fast paced fire fighting game with random levels
- Road Not Taken - Procedurally generated puzzle game
- Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero - New game in Wayforward's series of platformers
- Pavilion - Surreal "4th person" adventure
- Hyper Light Drifter - 2D action RPG
- Super Exploding Zoo - Action puzzle game from Honeyslug
- Mighty No. 9 - Completly not Mega Man game from Keiji Inafune
- Cosmic Star Heroine - Scifi retro RPG from Zeboyd
- Kodoku - Japanese inspired horror game
- Energy Hook - Game inspired by Spider-Man 2's swinging mechanic
- Teslagrad - Steampunk platformer
- AfterZoom - Upgraded version of the DSi AR game
- Bodycheck - Medival Speedball. Vita exclusive. (Q3)
- Risk of Rain - Indie shooter
- Titan Invasion - Puppy Games' two Titan games ported and bundled together
- Futuridium EP Deluxe - Fast paced retro 3D shooter thing
- The Swapper - Indie puzzle game
- Forma.8 - Scifi metroidvania (Q3)
- Galak-Z - Get your Robotech on in this anime-inspired procedural space shooter
- Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops - Dual joystick reworking of the mobile franchise
- Rocketbirds 2: Evolution - More 2D sidescrolling action
- Race The Sun - Indie endless racer
- Aztez - Brutal 2D character action
- Dragon Fin Soup - Grims's Fairytale roguelike
- Hand of Fate - NOT the classic Westwood adventure game :(
- Mercenary Kings - Megaman-ish 2d grindfest
- Ninja Senki DX - Hardcore retro platformer
- Curses 'n Chaos - NES-style 2D brawler
- The Legend of Doodle - Pencil art puzzle platformer
- Krinkle Crusher
- Rain World - Adult Swim game
- The Hero Trap - Top down gauntlet dungeon crawler thing (September)
- Axiom Verge - Metroidvania thing
- Drifter - Open world space trading game
- Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate - Even more enhanced version of the musou crossover game (TK, Fall)
- Red Goddess: Inner World - Fantasy metroidvania (March 2015)
- Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit! - The top heavy ninja cooking rhythm game (XSEED)
- EarthNight - Runner with dragons
- One Way Trip - Surreal adventure
- Heart Forth, Alicia - Indie metroidvania
- Gunship X - Top down airstrike simulator
- Reaper - Free to play 2d action RPG
- Don't Starve - Survivial sim
- Rollers of the Realm - Fantasy pinball RPG
- Woah Dave! - Old school 2d action game
- MechRunner - Scifi runner
- Y2K - Indie RPG
- Tetris Ultimate - Pretty sure you can figure this one out yourself
- My Singing Monsters - Singing monster collectathon
- Guns Up! - Free to play WWII-ish RTS
- Fat Princess: Piece of Cake - Match three with the princess
- Tales from the Borderlands - Telltale does Gearbox
- Not a Hero - Indie side-scrolling shooter
- Grim Fandango - Updated version of the classic adventure game
- Broforce - 80s action movie inspired 2d action
- Titan Souls - 2D game inspired by Shadow of the Colossus
- Skullgirls: Encore - 2d fighting game
- Alien Shooter - Top down shooter
- Run Like Hell - Port of mobile endless runner
- Timespinner - Pixelart metroidvania (late 2015)
- Kuria - Indie physics puzzle game
Unconfirmed
- Still Time - Minimalist indie puzzle platformer
- New Ys game
- King of Dragon Pass - Vita versio being "considered"
- Unfinished Swan - Rated for Vita in Korea
Vaporware
- Snapshot - Due out fall 2012. Delayed, then no news for over a year.
- Orc Attack - Console version released Oct 2013. No news of the Vita version.
Europe
(Titles out in Europe with no American release announced.)
- Travel Bug - Social pet raising sim
- t@g - Augmented reality game for 3G Vitas
- Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge
- International Snooker 2012 - Well, it's Snooker
- MotoGP13 - Motorcycle racing
- Tadeo Jones - Sidescrolling action-adventure
- MXGP - Motocross Grand Prix
- Deathmatch Village - 3v3 free to play MOBA with PS3 cross-play
- MotoGP 14 - More motorcycle racing
- Invizimals: The Resistance - Second Invizimals game for Vita
- Skeleton Rider - 2d physics racer
- DayD Tower Rush - Dinosaur tower defense
- Mahjong Gold - Mahjong solitaire, pirate style
- Jazz: Trump's Journey
Japan
(Incomplete list of Japanese titles that have yet to be announced for western release)
Upcoming
- Corpse Party: Blood Drive - Sequel to CP: Book of Shadows (July)
- Love Live! School Idol Paradise - Rhythm game based on the franchise (August)
- Chronos Materia - New RPG from Gust
- Rewrite - Visual novel by Key
- Robotics;Notes - Visual novel from Nitroplus
- To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers - Vita version of the fanservice heavy dungeon crawler RPG
- Wonder Flick - Free to play RPG from Level 5
- Phantasy Star Nova - New action RPG from tri-Ace
- Dangan Ronpa: Another Episode - Third person action spin-off. Looks survival horror-ish.
- Dangan Ronpa 3 - Proper sequel it would seem
- KanColle Kai - WWII warships as anime girls
- Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy - Action RPG
- Sengoku Hime 4 - Yet another strategy game with anime girls
- Monster Hunter Frontier G - Subscription MMO based on Monster Hunter
- Gravity Rush 2 - Kat is back!
- La-Mulana - Port of the original game
- Airship Q - Terraria inspired Japanese indie
- Tokyo Shin Seiroku: Operation Abyss - Dungeon crawler RPG related to Labyrinth Cross Blood (July)
- Persona 4: Dancing All Night - Persona 4 rhythm/dancing game
- Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Digimon returns (2015)
- IA/VT Colorful - Rhythm game staring vocaloid IA (July)
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash II - More RPGing with the Trails series
- Fate/hollow ataraxia - Sequel to the acclaimed visual novel
- Makai Shin Trillion - SRPG from former Disgaea staff
- Tsurugi no Machi no Ihoujin - New RPG from the makes of Demon Gaze
- Norn9 - Port of the otome visual novel
- Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Out of Order - Based on The Irregular at Magic High School franchise
- Prince of Stride - Otome game
- Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou - The latest Nobunaga's Ambition game
- Monobeno - Visual novel
- Grisaia no Meikyuu - Visual novel
- Grisaia no Rakuen - Visual novel
- Re:Viced - Otome game
- Binary Star - Otome game
- Marginal #4: Idol of Supernova - Otome game
- Norn9: Last Era - Otome game
- Code:Realize - Otome game
- Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate - Otome game
- Senjou no Waltz - Otome game
- Reine des Fleurs - Otome game
- Liberation Maiden Sin - Enhanced port
- Toukiden Kawami - Enhanced rerelease with more content and features
- Sekai Seifuku: Costume Fes. - Free to play card battle game
- Chou Jigen Action Neptune U - Hyperdimension Neptunia action spin-off
- Lost Dimension - Sci-fi RPG
- Shin Hayarigami - Solve mysterious crimes in this visual novel from NIS
- Clannad - Visual novel from Key
- Bullet Girls - Moédern Warfare
- Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen Hachimyoujin - Visual novel by light
- Kiss Bell - Visual novel by GIGA
- Dramatical Murder re:code - Otome game from Nitro+
- Nisekoi Yomeiri!? - Based on the light novel (Konami)
- Chaos;Head Dual - Visual novel + spin-off
- Nekketsu Ino Bukatsutan Trigger Kiss - Otome game with kissing mechanic
- Hanasaku Manimani - Otome game
- Dungeon Travelers 2 - Fanservice heavy DRPG (Sep)
- Hanayamata: Yosakoi Live! - Anime tie-in visual novel/rhythm game
- Ar Nosurge Plus - Enhanced port of the PS3 JRPG
- Manga Ka Keru - Manga making game from Granzella
- Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax - Anime cross-over fighting game
- Demon Gaze 2 - More Wizardry style dungeon crawling
- Rail Wars! - Anime tie-in
- Super Hero Generation - Cross-over SRPG
- Judas Code - Free to play shooter
- Kadenz fermata//Akkord:fortissimo - Visual novel from 5pb. and La'cryma
- Sayaka Buccaneers! - Otome pirates!
- Goes! - More otome
- Sorayume - Vintage otome
- Amnesia Crowd x Later - Compilation otome
- Flowers - Shojou-ai
- Gakuen Heaven 2 - Shonen-ai
- Kaleidoeve - Scifi(?) otome
- Ken ga Kimi - Edo otome
- Root Double: Before Crime - Scifi visual novel
- Diabolik Lovers: Vandead Carnival - Horror otome
- Great Edo Blacksmith - Crafting meets dungeon crawler
- Kurogane Kaikitan - Visual novel
- Hideboh: Tap Dance Hero - Tap dance rhythm game
Retail (released)
- 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 Nosurge - 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
- Sengoku Hime 3 - Historical strategy game with anime girls
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12 - Historical strategy game
- Phantasy Star Online 2
- Sakura-so no Pet na Kanojo - Visual novel
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Winning Post 7 2013 - Horse racing simulator
- Sangoku Hime 2 - Strategy game with anime girls
- Grisaia no Kajitsu - Visual novel from Front Wing
- Super Robot Taisen: Masou Kishin Pride of Justice - More Super Robot Wars
- Hotch Kiss - Visual novel by GIGA
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Flash - Latest game in the Legend of Heroes series
- Yahari Game Demo Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru. - Light novel based game.
- Furuiro Meikyuu Rondo - Visual novel by Yatagarasu
- Rui wa Tomo o Yobu - Visual novel by Akatsuki Works
- Gundam Breaker - 3rd person action game based on the Gundam franchise
- Sakatsuku: Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! - New entry in SEGA's soccer management series
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2013 - More cutesy Japanese baseball
- Getsuei Gakuen Kou - Visual novel from Arc System Works
- Slotter Mania V: Gakuen Mokushiroku Highschool of the Dead - Anime themed pachislot game
- God Eater 2 - Fast paced scifi take on Monster Hunter.
- Exstetra - Fantasy RPG from FuRyu
- Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram - Side stories to the popular visual novel
- White Album 2 - Visual novel from Leaf
- Bitter Smile - Visual novel by GIGA
- Shin Gundam Musou - Dynasty Warriors Gundam returns
- Hakuoki - Port of the classic tale of girl meets imperial death squad
- Amnesia - Otome game
- Diabolik Lovers - More otome
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram - Action game based on the anime
- Kud Wafter - Visual novel by Key
- '&': Sora no Mukou de Sakimasu you ni - Visual novel
- Rozen Maiden: Wechseln Sie Welt ab - Visual novel based on the manga/anime
- Uta Kumi 575 - Rhythm game from Sega
- Amagami - Dating sim
- Super Heroine Chronicle - Turn-based anime heroine cross-over extravaganza
- Valhalla Knights 3 Gold - Improved version of the Vita exclusive action RPG
- Puyo Puyo Tetris - What it says
- Infinite Stratos 2: Ignition Hearts - Game based on the Infinite Stratos franchise
- Chou no Doku Hana no Kusari - Otome visual novel by Aromarie
- J-Stars Victory Vs - Shonen Jump crossover game
- Ro-Kyu-Bu! Naisho no Shutter Chance - Game based on the novels/anime
- Hakuoki SSL: Sweet School Life - Reimagines Hakuoki in a modern high school setting
- Neptunia Re;Birth 2 - Remake of Neptunia mk2
- Golden Time: Vivid Memories - Based on the novels/anime
- Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai - Aka. We Without Wings. Visual novel by Navel
- Winning Post 8 - More horse racing from Tecmo Koei
- Ano Ko wa Ore kara Hanarenai - Visual novel by GIGA
- Atelier Ayesha Plus - More alchemy RPGing from Gust
- Lovely Quest - Visual novel by Hook Soft
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2014 - Even more Japanese baseball
- Super Robot Wars Z 3rd - More Super Robot Wars
- Ima Sugu Onii-chan ni Imouto da tte Iitai! - Visual novels by fairys
- Eiyuu*Senki - Turn based strategy game - conquer the world, one anime girl at a time
- Chou Megami Shinkou Noire Gekishin Black Heart - Neptunia spin-off staring Noire
- Amnesia World - Sequel to Amnesia
- To Love-Ru Darkness: Battle Ecstasy - Game based on the manga/anime
- Motto Nee, Chanto Shiyou yo! - Visual novel by Candy Soft
- Moero Chronicle - Dungeon crawler RPG from Compile Heart
- Girls und Panzer: Senshadou, Kiwamemasu! - Girls and tanks
- Eiyuu Densetsu: Ao no Kiseki Evolution - Enhanced port of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Blue
- Aiyoku no Eustia - Visual Novel
- Durarara!! 3way Standoff: Alley V - Visual novel
- Cross Channel - Visual novel. Now if only we could get a port of Nanaka Crash!
Download (released)
- 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
- Pawapuro Stadium - F2P cutesy baseball card game
- Miku Miku Hockey - Play AR air hockey with Hatsune Miku
- Samurai Warriors 2 HD Version - Includes Xtreme Legends and/or Empires.
- Dragon's Dogma Quest - F2P 2D spin-off from Capcom's action RPG
- Damascus Gear: Tokyo Shisen - Mech combat game
- Moujuutsukai to Oujisama - Otome game
- Planet G F2P title
- Princess Arthur - Otome game
- Magica Wars: Zanbatsu - Game based on the upcoming Gainax anime
- Deka Mori Senran Kagura - Rhythm-cooking game in the Boobie Ninja franchise
- Ore Ni Hatarakette Iwaretemo Otsu HD - RPG adventuring outsourcing sim
- Infinita Strada - Free to play card game
- The Doko Demo Gal Mahjong - Remake of the PSP simple series "classic"
- The Highway Escape: Nagoya – Tokyo - Another simple series port
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