PlayStation Vita

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

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)

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

Latest version	git	License	✓ Recommended

Emulators on PS Vita

Multi-system

RetroArch

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	Arduboy	?
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	Arcade	✓
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)	Commodore 64	✓
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

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

PC

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Moonlight HD	0.9.1	?	✓	~

Arcade Systems

Arcade

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

Nintendo

Game Boy Advance

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

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
mGBA	0.10.3 VitaDB	MPL 2.0 (Copyleft)	✓	✓
PlutoBoy	git	GPLv3 (Copyleft)	✓	~
RealBoy-Vita	git 1.2	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	~

NES

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

SNES

Name	Latest version	License	SuperFX	Active	Recommended
CATSFC-libretro-vita	git Mod	Non-commercial GPLv2	✓**	✗	✓*
pSNES	git VitaDB	GPLv3 (Copyleft)	✓**	✓	✓*
Snes9xVITA	git 1.1	Non-commercial	✓**	✗	~

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

Nintendo DS

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
NooDS	git	GPLv3 (Copyleft)	✓	~ (WIP)
DSVita	0.1.0-alpha 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

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

Genesis / MasterSystem

Name	Latest version	License	GEN	CD	SMS	GG	Active	Recommended
Genesis Plus GX	git 1.7.5 RC	MAME license (Non-commercial)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓
pGEN	6.6	GPLv3 (Copyleft)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
SMSplusVITA	git 1.3.1	?	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗

Dreamcast

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

Sony

PlayStation

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

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

Other

Android

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

Atari Lynx

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Handy Vita	git 1.4	?	✗	~

Neo Geo Pocket / Color

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
NeoPop Vita	git 0.71.15	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	~

CHIP-8 / SCHIP

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

Commodore 64

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
VICEVita	git 1.2	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	~

Amiga 500 / 1200

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
UAE4All2	git 2.00	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	~

ZX Spectrum

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
ZXVita	1.2.0	Proprietary	✓	~

Classic Mac OS

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Basilisk ll	git 0.33h	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	~

Pico-8

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

Game engine recreations and source ports (...)

Game engines

OpenBOR

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
OpenBOR	git 1.2	BSD-3-Clause (Permissive)	✓	~

RPG Maker 2000/2003

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
EasyRPG	site 0.7.0	GPLv3 (Copyleft)	✓	✓

ScummVM

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

Visual novel engines

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

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
Space Cadet Pinball Vita	1.1.1-VB2 git	MIT (Permissive)	✗	✗	?	✓	?	3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet (PC)
Pang Adventures Vita	1.0 git	MIT (Permissive)	✓	✓	?	✓^{[n 1]}	?	Pang Adventures (Android)
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)
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)	0.75 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	✓	✗	✗	✓	✗^[1]	?	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)	✗	✗	?	✓^[1]	?	Prince of Persia (DOS)
TheXTech	1.3.6 beta VB3 git	GPLv3 (Copyleft)	✗	✗	?	✓	?	Super Mario Bros. X
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 the Hedgehog Classic (Android or iOS)
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 the Hedgehog 2 Classic (Android or iOS)
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 5]}	?	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
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 6]}	?	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
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)
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 7]}	?	Bully: Anniversary Edition (Android)
GTA: SA Vita	2.1 git GTA Trilogy	MIT (Permissive)	✗	✗	?	✓^{[n 8]}	?	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Android)
re3-vita	1.4 GTA Trilogy	Source code removed ^{[n 9]}	✗	✗	✓	✓^{[n 8]}	?	Grand Theft Auto III (PC)
reVC-vita	1.1 GTA Trilogy	Source code removed^{[n 9]}	✗	✗	✓	✓^{[n 8]}	?	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
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	1.11 1.4.1	Proprietary	✓	✗	~	✓	?	Katawa Shoujo (PC)

↑ ^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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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]
↑ ^4.0 ^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.
↑ 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.)
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 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.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 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

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

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

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

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

Hexen II

Name	CD Audio Support	Texture Pack Support	Recommended
vitaHexenII	✓	?	✓

External links

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 SDL Prince of Persia Vita is more recommendable with additional features including mod support, cheats, graphic enhancements, save states, and more. Cpasjuste's port play fine but pressing Start or Select quits the game immediately and takes longer to boot up, having additional splash screens before the game.

[oc-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]

[am2r-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] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[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.

[gta_oc-9] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 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.

[GTA-10] 9.0 ^9.1 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]

[SDLPoP-5] 1.0 ^1.1 SDL Prince of Persia Vita is more recommendable with additional features including mod support, cheats, graphic enhancements, save states, and more. Cpasjuste's port play fine but pressing Start or Select quits the game immediately and takes longer to boot up, having additional splash screens before the game.

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