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PlayStation Vita
Vita.png
Developer Sony
Type Handheld game console
Generation Eighth generation
Release date 2011
Discontinued 2019
Predecessor PlayStation Portable
Emulated
For software that emulates the PS Vita, see PlayStation Vita emulators.

If you have a PSVita/PSTV on firmware version 3.65 to 3.74, you can turn it into a decent emulation device by installing the HENkaku homebrew enabler. You can obtain it on the HENlo website, which doubles as a guide and an actual homebrew enabler. After it's installed, you can also use tools such as Vita Homebrew Browser to install homebrew directly on your PS Vita/PSTV.

Emulators via Adrenaline[edit]

Adrenaline is a software that modifies the official PSP Emulator using taiHEN CFW framework to make it run a PSP 6.61 custom firmware. Thanks to the power of taiHEN, Adrenaline can inject custom code into the IPL which allows unsigned code to run at boottime. You can use PSP Homebrew Browser to install homebrew to run through Adrenaline.

PSP-EMULATORS-INSTALLER (part of Adrenaline)[edit]

Name Latest version License PSP-EMULATORS-INSTALLER git ?
Supported Emulators
  • ColEm PSP = ColecoVision
  • CPS1PSP = CPS1
  • DaedalusX64 = Nintendo 64
  • EmuoDD = Magnavox Odyssey
  • Fuse = ZX Spectrum 48K
  • Handy = Atari Lynx
  • MasterBoy = MasterSystem/GameGear/GB/GBC
  • MVSPSP = NeoGeo MVS
  • PicoDrive = MegaDrive/MasterSystem/GameGear/Genesis/CD/32X
  • PSP7800 = Atari7800
  • Atari800 PSP = Atari800/800XL/130XE
  • PSPAtari = Atari800/800XL/130XE
  • PSPCap32 = Amstrad CPC/CPC464
  • PSPHuGo = PCE/PCECD/SGfx
  • PSPInt = IntelliVision
  • PSPThom = Thompson TO7
  • PSPVE = Vectrex
  • RACE! PSP = Neo Geo Pocket/Color
  • SNES9xTYLcm_mod = SNES
  • SMSPSP = MasterSystem/GameGear
  • VICE PSP = C64

PSVita-EMULATORS-INSTALLER[edit]

Latest version git License ✓ Recommended

Emulators on PS Vita[edit]

Multi-system[edit]

RetroArch[edit]

Stable

Nightly

GitHub

BIOS : Download

Available cores
Core Game/System Working? Notes
2048 2048
a5200 Atari 5200
  • Fork of Atari800 v2.0.2 specifically for Atari 5200 games.
  • If core crashes with certain 5200 games, use Atari800 instead.
anarch Anarch Game built-in the core. Start Core to play immediately.
Ardens Arduboy ?
Arduous ?
Atari800 Atari 5200, Atari 400/800/XL/XE
blueMSX MSX/SVI/ColecoVision/SG-1000
Cannonball OutRun ?
Caprice32 Amstrad CPC/GX4000 ?
ChaiLove ChaiLove ?
CrocoDS Amstrad CPC ?
DOSBox-Pure 286 and 386 ~
  • Auto-maps controls per game. Has a built-in virtual keyboard (usually auto-set to L3 touchpad).
  • Choppy frame rate even for some lighter games.
DOSBox-SVN 286 and 386 ~
  • Controls must be mapped manually for each game and no built-in virtual keyboard. Use DOSBox-Pure instead.
  • Choppy frame rate even for some lighter games.
EightyOne (81) Sinclair ZX 81
FinalBurn Alpha (2012) Arcade
  • Uses FBA v0.2.97.30 ROM sets.
  • Main core (fbalpha2012_libretro) does not work, but platform-specific cores run at full speed.
FinalBurn Neo
FCEUmm NES
fMSX MSX
FUSE ZX Spectrum ? Loading more than one ROM in a single session will crash RetroArch.
Gambatte Game Boy/Color
Gearcoleco ColecoVision
Gearsystem Sega systems (SMS/GG/SG-1000) ? Use Genesis Plus GX or Picodrive instead.
Genesis Plus GX Sega systems (SMS/GG/GEN/SCD/SG-1000) ✓* Redbook audio hangs when suspending or pausing RetroArch.
gpSP Game Boy Advance ~50-60 FPS with dynarec.
Handy Atari Lynx
Hatari Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon ?
MAME (2000) Arcade
  • Uses MAME 0.37b5 ROM sets.
  • Up to 60 FPS depending on game.
MAME (2003)
  • Uses MAME 0.78 ROM sets.
  • 30 FPS or less, FBN is recommended instead.
MAME (2003Plus)
  • Uses MAME 0.78 ROM sets.
  • 30 FPS or less, FBN is recommended instead.
Mednafen Atari Lynx ?
Neo Geo Pocket/Color ? Loading more than one ROM in a single session will crash RetroArch.
PC Engine
Virtual Boy ~25-30 FPS.
WonderSwan/Color Full speed on WS games, ~45-60 FPS on WSC games.
Nestopia UE NES ~ ~55-60 FPS, use FCEUmm instead.
NXEngine Cave Story For additional features and fixes, use NXEngine-evo instead.
PCSX-ReARMed PlayStation ✓* ~50-60 FPS at standard resolution.
PicoDrive Sega systems (SMS/GG/GEN/SCD/32X/Pico) ✓* 2D games run full speed, 3D games run about 30 FPS or less.
PokeMini Pokemon Mini
PrBoom Doom
ProSystem Atari 7800
QuickNES NES
RACE Neo Geo Pocket/Color ~ Least accurate but fastest NGP/C core, Use Mednafen (Beetle NeoPop) instead.
Snes9x 2002 (PocketSNES) Super Nintendo Least accurate but fastest SNES core.
Snes9x 2005 (CATSFC) ~55-60 FPS on standard games, ~50 FPS on Super FX games.
Snes9x 2005+ (CATSFC Plus) Same as Snes9x 2005 but with better sound, at the cost of a few FPS.
Snes9x 2010 (Snes9x Next) Most accurate but slowest SNES core (~40 FPS).
Stella Atari 2600
  • Use Stella 2014 instead.
  • Currently no longer available in latest RetroArch release.
Stella 2014 Atari 2600
TGB Dual Game Boy/Color
TyrQuake Quake ~ ~40-50 FPS, use vitaQuake instead.
VBA-Next Game Boy Advance Barely runs full speed.
vecx Vectrex
VICE x128 Commodore 128
VICE x64 (fast) Commodore 64
VICE x64sc (accurate)
VICE xpet Commodore PET
VICE xplus4 Commodore Plus4
VICE xvic Commodore VIC20
Yabause Sega Saturn ~
  • Technically works but is unstably slow.
  • Currently no longer available in latest RetroArch release.
Virtual Jaguar Atari Jaguar ? Technically works but is unstably slow.

* If you play games for RetroAchievements, use uncompressed games (BIN/CUE) for CD-based games (PS1, Sega CD, etc.) as RetroAchievements does not detect compressed CD games (such as CHD) in RetroArch for PS Vita.

x86 CPUs[edit]

Name Latest Version 8086*¹ 286 386*² 486*³ Pentium*⁴ Pentium II*⁵ Celeron*⁶ Pentium III*⁷ Pentium 4*⁸ License Active Recommended
UniPCemu itch.io GPLv3 (Copyleft) ?

*¹8086 emulation includes the 8088 CPU. *²386 emulation includes the SX and SL. *³486 emulation includes variants. *⁴Pentium emulation includes variants. *⁵Pentium II emulation includes variants. *⁶Celeron emulation includes variants. *⁷Pentium III emulation includes variants. *⁸Pentium 4 emulation includes variants.

Stream[edit]

PC[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
Moonlight HD 0.9.1 ? ~

Arcade Systems[edit]

Arcade[edit]

Name Latest version License CPS1/2/3 MVS/AES NeoCD Other Active Recommended
pFBA git
git (Mod)
1.57
GPLv3 (Copyleft)

Nintendo[edit]

Game Boy Advance[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
mGBA VitaDB MPL 2.0 (Copyleft) ~*
UO gpSP Kai (UO gpSP改) (Adrenaline) 3.4 test 4 build 230 Proprietary
TempGBA4PSP-mod (Adrenaline) git GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~

* GBA is slow (~40-50 FPS depending on the game) but highly compatible.

Game Boy / Color[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
mGBA 0.10.3VitaDB MPL 2.0 (Copyleft)
PlutoBoy git GPLv3 (Copyleft) ~
RealBoy-Vita git1.2 GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~

NES[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
pNES git 4.3 GPLv3 (Copyleft)
NES4Vita 1.0 Proprietary

SNES[edit]

Name Latest version License SuperFX Active Recommended
CATSFC-libretro-vita gitMod Non-commercial
GPLv2
✓** ✓*
pSNES git VitaDB GPLv3 (Copyleft) ✓** ✓*
Snes9xVITA git1.1 Non-commercial ✓** ~

* Retroarch has better SNES emulation
** SuperFX emulation isn't running at full speed

Nintendo DS[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
NooDS git GPLv3 (Copyleft) ~ (WIP)
DSVita v0.4.0
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ✗* (WIP)
DeSmuME-Vita (MasterFeizz) 0.2
git
GPLv2 (Copyleft) ✗*
DeSmuME-Vita (xerpi) 0.1
git**
GPLv2 (Copyleft) ?
MelonDS Vita git GPLv3 (Copyleft)

* No dynamic recompiler, runs very slow
** No official binary available, but an unofficial one can be found here.

Nintendo 64[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
DaedalusX64-vitaGL 0.6 nightly git GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~ ✓*
DaedalusX64 (Adrenaline) git GPLv2 (Copyleft) ✗**

* WIP, Some stutters, See here for compatibilty.
** Needs to run through Adrenaline, Some stutters, Average compatibilty

Sega[edit]

Genesis / MasterSystem[edit]

Name Latest version License GEN CD SMS GG Active Recommended
Genesis Plus GX git1.7.5 RC MAME license (Non-commercial)
pGEN 6.6 GPLv3 (Copyleft)
SMSplusVITA git1.3.1 ?

Dreamcast[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
flyCast-Vita 1.1 ? ~

Sony[edit]

PlayStation[edit]

Name Latest version License Active BIN/CUE ISO CHD PSX2PSP Multi-Disc Games Recommended
Adrenaline git VitaDB GPLv3 (Copyleft)
PCSX-ReARMed 02-10-2016 Nightly Proprietary libretro ✓* ✓* ~

* If playing for RetroAchievements, use uncompressed games as RetroAchievements does not detect compressed games on PS Vita.

PlayStation Portable[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
Adrenaline git v7 GPLv3 (Copyleft)

Other[edit]

Android[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended Notes
YoYo Loader Vita Nightly MIT (Permissive) For Android games made with GameMaker Studio, compatibility list

Atari Lynx[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
Handy Vita git1.4 ? ~

Neo Geo Pocket / Color[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
NeoPop Vita git0.71.15 GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~

CHIP-8 / SCHIP[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
MicroChip8 1.0 Proprietary ~
Vita-8 git ?

Commodore 64[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
VICEVita git1.2 GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~

Amiga 500 / 1200[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
UAE4All2 git2.00 GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~

ZX Spectrum[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
ZXVita 1.2.0 Proprietary ~

Classic Mac OS[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
Basilisk ll git0.33h GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~

Pico-8[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
FAKE-08 git 0.0.2.13 MIT (Permissive) ~

Game engine recreations and source ports (...)[edit]

Game engines[edit]

OpenBOR[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
OpenBOR git1.2 BSD-3-Clause (Permissive) ~

RPG Maker 2000/2003[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
EasyRPG site0.7.0 GPLv3 (Copyleft)

ScummVM[edit]

Name Latest version Accuracy License Active Recommended
ScummVM 2.8.1 Mid GPLv2 (Copyleft)

Visual novel engines[edit]

Name Latest version License Active Recommended
Kirikiri Vita (吉里吉里) 1.0.3 Proprietary ~ ~
ONScripter-jh-PSVita 0.5.1.1 ? ~ ~
ONScripter-Vita 1.0 ? ? ?
March22 (LLP) 1.0 Proprietary ~ ~
Ren’Py (恋’Py) Git MIT (Permissive) ? ~

Recreations and source ports[edit]

This table is incomplete. For more games ported to PS Vita that are not yet listed here, see VitaDB and filter category by Game Ports.
Name Latest Version License Active Trophies Vita3K[4] Recommended PSTV Supported game(s) / Recreation based on
zzAction
Pang Adventures Vita 1.0
git
MIT (Permissive) ? [n 1] ? Pang Adventures (Android)
Pureya Vita 1.0
git
Unlicense (Public domain) ? ? ? ? Pureya (PC)
Space Cadet Pinball Vita 1.1.1-VB2
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet (PC)
Trogdor: Reburninated 2.2
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Trogdor (recreated)
zzAction-Adventure
GTA: CTW Vita 1.2
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Android)
LSWTCS Vita 0.1
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? ? Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Android)
OpenLara git BSD-2-Clause (Permissive) ? * ? Tomb Raider (PC)
Ship of Harkinian Vita git
instructions
? ? [n 2] ? The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (any PAL version)
Tomb Raider 1 & 2 Classic Collection 1.2
git
? ? ? Tomb Raider 1 Classic (Android)
Tomb Raider 2 Classic (Android)
Zelda3 Vita 1.1
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? ? The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Zelda3T 1.2.1
git
Source code repository removed/deleted ~ ? Zelda: Time to Triumph
ZeldaOLB 1.5
git
? ~ ? Zelda: Oni Link Begins
Zelda Picross Vita 1.1
git
? ? ? Zelda Picross
ZeldaNSQ 1.1.1
git
Source code repository removed/deleted. ~ ? Zelda: Navi's Quest
ZeldaROTH 1.3
git
Source code repository removed/deleted. ~ ? Zelda: Return of the Hylian
zzAdventure
McPixel 3 Vita 1.1.1
git
? ? ? ? McPixel 3 (Android)
Night in the Woods 0.5
git
? ? ? [n 1] ? Night in the Woods (PC)
zzFighting
SoulCalibur Vita 1.0
git
MIT (Permissive) ~ ? ? SoulCalibur (Android)
zzFPS*
jfsw-vita 1.2
git
GPLv2 (Copyleft) ? ? Shadow Warrior (Classic Redux/Collection) (any PC version)
Modern Combat 3 Vita 1.1
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation (Android)
Nazi Zombies: Portable nightly*
git
? ~[n 3] ? ? A demake recreation of Call of Duty's Zombies game mode
vitaWolfen 1.7
git
Non-commercial ~ ~ ? Wolfenstein 3D + Spear of Destiny (PC)
vitaRTCW 0.6
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ~ ? ~* ? Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC)
vitaXash3D 4 fix
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ~* ? Half-Life (PC)
vitaVoyager
vitaVoyager-libretro
0.9.5
git
libretro core
GPLv2 (Copyleft) ? ? ? Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (PC)
zzHorror
Five Nights at Freddy's 1.0 Proprietary ? * ? Five Nights at Freddy's (recreated)
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Lite 0.3.5
GameJolt
Proprietary ? ? ? Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (recreated)
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Lite 0.1.0
GameJolt
Proprietary ? ? ? Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (recreated)
FNaF: Allstars git ? ~ ? ~* ? Five Nights at Freddy's 1–4 (recreated)
Granny PSV 1.2.0
git
? ? * ? Granny (PC)
Keep In Mind Remastered 1.0
git
? ? ? Keep in Mind: Remastered (PC)
Slendrina 2D 1.1
git
Unlicense (Public domain) ? ? ? Slendrina 2D (Android)
Slender - The Eight Pages 1.0 Proprietary ? ? Slender: The Eight Pages (PC)
Slenderman Returns 7
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Slenderman Returns
zzMetroidvania
Another Metroid 2 Remake (Greaterchimera) 1.41 Proprietary ? [n 4] ? Another Metroid 2 Remake
Another Metroid 2 Remake (tijesef) 1.4.5.1 ? [n 4] ? Another Metroid 2 Remake
Blasphemous Vita alpha-2
git
? ? ? ? Blasphemous (PC)
Cave Story Vita 1.0.2 Proprietary ? ~ (W.I.P.)* ? Cave Story (PC)
Hollow Knight Vita 0.79
git
? ? ? [n 1] ? Hollow Knight (PC)
NXEngine-evo git GPLv3 (Copyleft) ? ? ? Cave Story (PC)
Swordigo Vita 1.0
git
? ~ ? ? Swordigo (Android)
zzPlatform
ccleste-vita 1.0
git
? ~ ? ? Celeste Classic (PICO-8)
Cuphead Vita (PatnosDD) 0.82
git
? ? ? Cuphead (PC)
Cuphead Vita (VitaDev) 1.0.1 ? ? * ? Cuphead (demo)
Geometry Dash Vita 1.02
git
MIT (Permissive) ~ ? ? Geometry Dash (Android)
I Wanna Reach the Unity 1.0
git
? ? ? I Wanna Reach the Unity* (PC)
MightyNo9 Demo
itch.io
Proprietary ? ~ (W.I.P.) ? Mighty No. 9 (demo recreation)
OpenJazz 1.1
git
GPLv2 (Copyleft) ? ? Jazz Jackrabbit (DOS) + expansions & mods
Prince Of Persia (cpasjuste) 1.12
git
[n 5] ? Prince of Persia (DOS)
RigelEngine Vita 1.12
git
GPLv2 (Copyleft) ? ? Duke Nukem II (DOS)
SDL Prince of Persia Vita 1.7
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ? [n 5] ? Prince of Persia (DOS)
Sonic 1 (Xeeynamo) 1.1.0
git
Non-commercial ? ? Sonic the Hedgehog Classic (Android or iOS)
Sonic 1 (SonicMastr) 1.1.0
git
Non-commercial ? ? ?
Sonic 2 (Xeeynamo) 1.1.0
git
Non-commercial ? ? Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Classic (Android or iOS)
Sonic 2 (SonicMastr) 1.1.0
git
Non-commercial ? ? ?
Sonic 3 A.I.R. beta-2
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ? ? Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Mega Drive)
Sonic CD 2
git
Non-commercial ? ? Sonic CD (Steam) or Sonic CD Classic (Android)
Sonic Mania Vita 1.1
git
Non-commercial ~ ~[n 1][n 6] ? Sonic Mania (Plus) (any version)
Sonic SMS Remake 1.9.2
website
Proprietary ~ ? ? Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System) recreation
Sonic SMS Remake 2 2.9.2
website
Proprietary ~ ? ? Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System) recreation
Sonic SMS Remake 3: Timelines 1.0
website
Proprietary ~ ? ? Sonic Chaos & Sonic Triple Trouble (Master System) mixed recreation
Sonic Time Twisted 1.1.2.1
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ? ? Sonic Time Twisted
Sonic Unleashed 1.4 Proprietary ? (W.I.P.) ? Sonic Unleashed (PS2/Wii demake)
Super Mario 64 Port git ? ? ? Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
Super Mario BOOM 1.0
git
? ? ? Super Mario Boom
Super Mario World Vita 1.0
git
instructions
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Super Mario World (SNES)
SuperMarioWar 1.1
git
? ? ? Super Mario War
TheXTech 1.3.6 beta VB3
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ? ? Super Mario Bros. X
Tiny Crate Vita 1.0
git
Unlicense (Public domain) ? ? ? ? Tiny Crate
uMario 1.2.7
GameJolt
git
GPLv2 (Copyleft) ? ? Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Will You Snail Vita 1.0 Proprietary ? ? Will You Snail? (PC)
zzPuzzle
2048-Vita 1.0 Proprietary ? 2048
Helltaker 1.1.0
git
? ? ? Helltaker
libretro-2048 nightly
stable
git
Unlicense (Public domain) ~ ? 2048
World of Goo Vita 1.2.1
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? World of Goo* (Android)
zzRacing
Cannonball 1.05
git
? ? Outrun
Crazy Taxi Vita 1.2
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Crazy Taxi Classic (Android)
Jet Car Stunt 2 Vita 1.0
git
MIT (Permissive) ~ ? ? Jet Car Stunt 2 (Android)
RVGL 1.0
git
? ? ? Re-Volt (PC)
zzRPG
DevilutionX 1.5.1
git
Sustainable Use License (Non-commercial) ? ? Diablo + Hellfire (PC)
Doom RPG 1.0.0
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ? ? Doom RPG (J2ME)
Fallout CE 1.1.0-vita.4
git
Use License (Non-commercial) ~ ? ? Fallout
Fallout 2 CE 1.3.0-vita.8
git
Use License (Non-commercial) ? ? Fallout 2
FF3-Vita 1.1
git
MIT (Permissive) ? [n 7] ? Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) (Android)
FF4-Vita 1.3.1
git
MIT (Permissive) ~ ? ? Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake) (Android)
FF4AY-Vita 1.0.1
git
MIT (Permissive) ~ ? ? Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Android)
FF5-Vita 1.0
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Final Fantasy V (Android)
FFD-Vita 1.2
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Final Fantasy Dimensions
zzRTS
VanillaRA 1.0-r914
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ~ ? ? Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
VanillaTD 1.0-r914
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ~ ? ? Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn (PC)
Wargus 3.3.2-vita.3
git
GPLv2 (Copyleft) ? ~* ? Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness + Beyond the Dark Portal
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
zzSandbox
Bully Vita 1.0
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ~[n 1][n 8] ? Bully: Anniversary Edition (Android)
GTA: SA Vita 2.1
git
GTA Trilogy
MIT (Permissive) ? [n 9] ? Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Android)
re3-vita 1.4
GTA Trilogy
Source code removed [n 10] [n 9] ? Grand Theft Auto III (PC)
reVC-vita 1.1
GTA Trilogy
Source code removed[n 10] [n 9] ? Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PC)
zzShoot 'em up
EnbornX Vita 1.0
git
MIT (Permissive) ~ ? ? EnbornX (Android)
OpenFodder Vita git ?[5] ? ? Cannon Fodder (Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS CD, or demos)
Cannon Fodder 2 (Amiga or DOS CD)
Not A Hero Vita 1.0.1
git
? ? ? Not a Hero (Android)
zzSimulation
OpenTTD 0.3
git
GPLv2 (Copyleft)[6] ? ? Transport Tycoon Deluxe
RCT Classic Vita 1.0
git
? ~ ? ~* ? RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic (Android)
zzTBS
fheroes2 1.1.0
git
GPLv2 (Copyleft) ? Heroes of Might and Magic II (PC)
homm3hd-vita 1.2.3
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Heroes of Might and Magic III - HD Edition (Android)
OpenXcom 1.0-vita.6
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ~ ? ? UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-COM: UFO Defense) (PC)
X-COM: Terror From the Deep (PC)
OpenXcom Extended 7.10-vita.1
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ~ ? ? UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-COM: UFO Defense) (PC)
X-COM: Terror From the Deep (PC)
zzTPS
Max Payne 1.5.1
git
MIT (Permissive) ? ? Max Payne (Android)
zzVisual Novel
Coffee Talk 1.35
git
? ? ? Coffee Talk (PC)
Contract Demon Vita git ? ? ? ? ? Contract Demon
DDLC-LOVE 1.2.2
git
GPLv3 (Copyleft) ? ? * ? Doki Doki Literature Club! (PC)
Doki Doki Literature Club Vita 1.0.1
git
? ? ? ? Doki Doki Literature Club! (PC)
Juniper's Knot Vita 0.99
git
? ? ? Juniper's Knot (PC)
Katawa Shoujo r7 1.12
1.4.1
Proprietary ~ ? Katawa Shoujo (PC)
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Overclocking CPU speed is necessary to achieve full speed or near full speed. Plugins that allow the user to control their PS Vita's CPU speed include LOLIcon, and LOLITA500, PSVshell, and PSVshellPlus (recommended). If overclocking is not enough to reach full speed (Bully Vita for example), use CapUnlocker to allow the system-reserved CPU core (CPU3) to be used in gaming apps but try not to game for too long with too much power or the system may overheat.
  2. No releases are available for the unofficial Vita port of Ship of Harkinian (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time port). Users can build a VPK by following these building instructions, however, Ship of Harkinian does not perform great and Ocarina of Time performs better in DaedalusX64.[1] Video demonstrations on how Ship of Harkinian performs on Android: Teaser video. First time in-game video preview. Daedalus X64 (OoT US v1.2) vs Ship of Harkinian Vita video comparison.
  3. Nazi Zombies: Portable has built-in achievements. Additional achievements are still planned/work-in-progress and when all planned achievements are finished, trophy versions will also be implimented.[2]
  4. 4.0 4.1 There are several ways to play AMR2 on PS Vita but each way will have their own issues.
    • Greaterchimera's port: Based on v1.4.1 of AM2R, this is the least recommendable version as it contains some gamebreaking bugs, hardlocking the player from completing the game, such the game crashing at the Serris fight after acquiring the Ice Beam. Other issues will be listed in tijesef's port.
    • tijesef's port: Based on v1.4.3 of AM2R with some fixes/additions from v1.5, this unofficial port fixes some issues presented in Greaterchimera's port, making this port completable, and is available in standard-quality and high-quality audio versions. As of v1.4.5.1, this port is played at 400 MHz, which plays at near full speed without needing to overclock, as well as adding an FPS counter when pressing Select at the "A CONTROLLER IS RECOMMENDED" splash screen. However, some issues remain such as occasional game crashes while Speed Boosting or Morph Ball rolling between certain rooms (not always but commonly occurs in late game areas), as well as some minor issues such as jump sound effect looping that also rarely occurs, so it is recommended to save often just in case if the game crashes, but everything is still acquirable and completable. Not all control features are mappable in these two ports but Aim Lock and a standalone Morph button are not necessarily needed.
    • Android port in YoYo Loader Vita: The latest official Android version of AM2R (which has 16:9 widescreen support) can be used in YoYo Loader Vita and is controllable in Windows platform mode without a keys.ini file (as well as accessing L2/R2 and L3/R3 back touch controls to map all control features to the player's liking). Playing AM2R in Yoyo Loader has some issues as well such as background audio disappearing when opening AM2R from sleep mode or returning to the game until reaching another area, or frame drops in certain areas/rooms (especially in widescreen mode) so overclocking is recommended. For best performance, play the game in 4:3 aspect ratio while overclocking at 500 MHz. While saving new Display settings does crash YoYo Loader Vita, changes are still made successfully.
  5. 5.0 5.1 SDL Prince of Persia Vita is more recommendable with additional features including mod support, cheats, graphic enhancements, save states, and more. Cpasjuste's port plays fine but pressing Start or Select quits the game immediately and takes longer to boot up, having additional splash screens before the game.
  6. Gameplay performance for Sonic Mania Vita is normal in regular stages without the need to overclock. However, frames drop immensely during certain special stages, especially in giant ring special stages when too many objects appear on the screen. No Special Stage Decorations and No Special Stage Decorations PLUS mods (if enabling Plus DLC and playing Plus' extra special stages) are recommended to increase performance during giant ring special stages. Overclocking and using No Special Stage Decorations mods increases performance to nearly full speed. Overclocking also brings the Blue Sphere special stage to full speed. (Tip: If Blue Sphere special stages get too fast and too difficult, the player can underclock to make Blue Sphere special stages easier.)
  7. The PS Vita can also play the PSP version of Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) via Adrenaline. PSP version (released after the Android version) can change between the Famicom and the improved 3D Remake soundtrack. The Android-to-Vita port has both gamepad and touchscreen controls, has high-resolution textures, and graphics are also adjustable (internal resolution, anti-alias levels, bilinear filter, PostFX effects), but the PSP version's graphics can be improved with GePatch for Adrenaline v7.
  8. Bully Vita does drop below 30 fps and has long load times even when overclocking (still recommended though, along with CapUnlocker to use the 4th core to increase performance) and reducing the clarity in the game's settings, but it is still somewhat playable. Be sure to save often as the Bully: Anniversary Edition does not free data of unused textures, which will cause the game to crash when RAM usage maxes after playing for a long session. This makes the final mission nearly impossible to complete.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Overclocking is not necessary for the Grand Theft Auto ports if using default settings for the most part but is recommended when increasing graphical features and enhancements for them. If a game crashes on boot or when starting a new game/loading save file, try uninstalling and reinstalling the port and the game files, and ensure they are the correct versions. If loading the save file still doesn't work, the save file may be corrupted or incompatible.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Take Two sued the original source port creators of the Grand Theft Auto ports ReVC and Re3 in September 2021 and issued DMCA takedowns on forks.[3]

Doom[edit]

Name Latest version License Doom Heretic/Hexen Chex ZDoom Compatibility Multiplayer Recommended
PRBoom+ 1.2 GPLv2 (Copyleft)
VitaDoom 1.1 GPLv2 (Copyleft) ?
Chocolate Doom 3.1 GPLv2 (Copyleft)
PRBoom (RetroArch) 2.5.0 GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~* ~
Odamex git GPLv2 (Copyleft) ~ (ZDoom 1.22) ~**

* Chex Quest is very glitchy
** Very WIP, sound is not working, multiplayer is disabled.

Quake[edit]

Name CD Audio Support Multiplayer Texture Pack Support Recommended
zzQuake
Quakespasm-Spiked
vitaQuake
TyrQuake (RetroArch)
zzQuake II
Name CD Audio Support Multiplayer Texture Pack Support Recommended
vitaQuakeII ~
zzQuake III
vitaQuakeIII ~

Duke Nukem 3D[edit]

Name Music Recommended
EDuke32 Vita ~*
jfduke3d-vita ? ?

* Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition is also available for PS Vita.

Hexen II[edit]

Name CD Audio Support Texture Pack Support Recommended
vitaHexenII ?

See also[edit]

Emulators on consoles
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Handhelds: GB(C)GBAPokémon miniDS3DS
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Master SystemMega Drive/GenesisSaturnDreamcast
Other consoles
IntellivisionChannel FColecoVisionPC Engine3DO
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Consoles: PS1PS2PS3PS4
Handhelds: PSPVita
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XboxXbox 360Xbox One/Series X|S
Other handhelds
P/ECEWonderSwanCaanooGCW ZeroGizmondo
DidjLynxZodiacGP32GP2XGP2X Wiz

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