We're up to May, and it's time for another edition of my monthly Vita games list. As usual, this list is focused on the North American market, with Europe and Japan exclusive titles in their own sections below.

A bit short on time today, so I'll have to be brief. New game announcements included localizations for Soul Sacrifice Delta, Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines, Freedom Wars, Tales of Hearts R, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, Arcana Heart 3: Love Max, and Natural Doctrine.

Indie announcements were Mercenary Kings, Ninja Senki DX, Curses 'n Chaos, The Legend of Doodle, Krinkle Crusher, Rain World, The Hero Trap, Axiom Verge, and Drifter.

Japanese game announcements were Liberation Maiden Sin, Toukiden Kiwami, Sekai Seifuku: Costume Fes., Chou Jigen Action Neptune U, Lost Dimension, Shin Hayarigami, The Doko Demo Gal Mahjong, The Highway Escape: Nagoya – Tokyo, Clannad.

Join me again in June when... we'll hopefully have firm dates for more of those "summer" titles.

May

Retail

• Sly Cooper Collection - The three original games
• God of War Collection - GoW 1&2
• Mind Zero - Dungeon crawler RPG with a high school setting
• Borderlands 2 - Portable version of the loot driven FPS

Download

• Football Manager 2014 Classic - You can't even escape the craze on the toilet now!
• Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Fifth installment in the classic point and click adventure series
• Titan Attacks! - Indie Space Invaders-like
• Soul Sacrifice Delta - Expansion of the original game
• Sparkle 2 - More block matching
• Z-Run - Zombie apocalypse endless runner
• Monster Monpiece - Card battle game with boobs

Next few months?

Retail

• Invizimals: The Alliance - The Invizimals return for the Vita (2014)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection - Neptunia idol management spin-off (NISA, June)
• Child of Light - Ubisoft's artsy JRPG thing (July)
• Ratchet & Clank Trilogy - The three first Ratchet & Clank games

Downloads

• Snapshot - Platform puzzler
• 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
• PlayStation Vita Pets - Befriend a virtual dog and go on adventures with him/her (June)
• The Wolf Among Us - Telltale's latest adventure game
• Foul Play - Beat 'em up
• Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate - Enhanced port of the PS3 shooter
• Atelier Rorona Plus - Full remake of Gust's first game in the Arland trilogy. (TK, June)
• Son of Scoregasm - Indie dual-stick shooter (June)
• Jet Car Stunts - Stunts focused racing game (July)
• Treasures of Montezuma: Arena - More free to play block matching
• Flyhunter Origins - Platformer by former Pixar staff (Summer)

Rest of the year

Retail releases

• BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma - Another entry in the fighting game series (Aksys, Summer)
• XBlaze Code: Embryo - Visual novel in the BlazBlue universe (Aksys, Summer)
• Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - More highschool murder hijinks (NISA, Fall)
• Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited - Enhanced port of the PS3 SRPG (NISA, Summer)
• Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed - Explore Akibahara and strip vampires (XSEED, Summer)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 - Remake of the first Neptunia game (Idea Factory)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd - Another rhythm game staring the popular vocaloid (Sega)
• One Piece: Unlimited World Red - Action adventure with pirates (Bandai)
• 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

Downloads

• Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee New N' Tasty - HD remake of the PS1 game
• Orc Attack - 4 player co-op character action game
• 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
• Metrico - Vita exclusive from indie studio Digital Dreams
• 1001 Spikes - Retro platformer
• Counterspy - Stylish cold war side-scroller inspired by Flashback
• Hohokum - 2D sandbox snake thing
• 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?
• Rogue Legacy - Randomized indie platformer with comprehensive upgrade system
• 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
• Avoid Droid - 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
• Table Top Racing - Minature kart racer
• Lemmings Touch - New game in the Lemmings franchise
• 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
• MouseCraft - Puzzle game (May)
• 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)
• Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment - Fulfilling all your fake MMO needs (Bamco, June)
• 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 - Fantasy metroidvania (March 2015)

Unconfirmed/Vaporware

• Still Time - Minimalist indie puzzle platformer
• New Ys game
• King of Dragon Pass - Vita versio being "considered"
• Another World

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
• WRC 4 - Rallycross from Milestone
• 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

Japan

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

Upcoming

• Eiyuu*Senki - Turn based strategy game - conquer the world, one anime girl at a time (May)
• Chou Megami Shinkou Noire Gekishin Black Heart - Neptunia spin-off staring Noire (May)
• Corpse Party: Blood Drive - Sequel to CP: Book of Shadows (July)
• Love Live! School Idol Paradise - Rhythm game based on the franchise (May)
• Chronos Materia - New RPG from Gust
• Rewrite - Visual novel by Key
• Eiyuu Densetsu: Ao no Kiseki Evolution - Enhanced port of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Blue (June)
• 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
• Amnesia World - Sequel to Amnesia (May)
• 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)
• Girls und Panzer: Senshadou, Kiwamemasu! - Girls and tanks (June)
• Persona 4: Dancing All Night - Persona 4 rhythm/dancing game
• To Love-Ru Darkness: Battle Ecstasy - Game based on the manga/anime (May)
• Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Digimon returns (2015)
• Moero Chronicle - Dungeon crawler RPG from Compile Heart (May)
• Motto Nee, Chanto Shiyou yo! - Visual novel by Candy Soft (May)
• 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
• Durarara!! 3way Standoff: Alley V - Visual novel
• Cross Channel - Visual novel. Now if only we could get a port of Nanaka Crash!
• Aiyoku no Eustia - Visual Novel (June)
• Norn9 - Port of the otome visual novel
• htoL#NiQ: Hotaru no Nikki - Action game from NIS where you play a firefly (June)
• 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 - Gears of Moé
• Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen Hachimyoujin - Visual novel by light
• Kiss Bell - Visual novel by GIGA
• Dramatical Murder re:code - Otome game from Nitro+
• Nisekoi - Based on the light novel (Konami)
• Chaos;Head Dual - Visual novel + spin-off
• Nekketsu Ino Bukatsutan Trigger Kiss - Otome game with kissing mechanic

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
• Criminal Girls Invitation - Whip a set of female delinquents into capable RPG warriors. Literally.
• 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
• Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds - Side-scrolling beat 'em up from 5pb.
• 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
• Mato Kurenai Yugekitai - "Romance adventure" RPG from Toybox
• Super Robot Wars Z 3rd - More Super Robot Wars
• Ima Sugu Onii-chan ni Imouto da tte Iitai! - Visual novels by fairys

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
• 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
• Magical Beat - Block matching rhythm 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