2016 looks very bright for the PS Vita as many new games will arrive on our beloved handheld. We have listed the top 20 PS Vita games we are most looking forward to in 2016.

If you want to know which games are coming in 2016, check out our upcoming PS Vita 2016 games list.

North America: January 26, 2016 (PSN), Europe: January 26, 2016 (PSN)

Genre: Strategy Game, Publisher: 2K Games

Civilization Revolution 2 Plus is based on the mobile version of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2 which was released in 2014 and will be fully optimized for the PS Vita with a number of new introduced scenarios, units and world leaders from Japan’s history.

North America: 2016 TBA, Europe: 2016 TBA

Genre: Action Game, Publisher: Bandai Namco

One Piece: Burning Blood is a dynamic and colorful new fighting game featuring the world’s most famous pirate: Monkey D. Luffy. Engage in massive brawls with Sabo, Ace, Bartolomeo, Ener, Crocodile and Bartolomeo including the newly announced Smoker and other new characters who will join the roster.

North America: March 29, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: 2016 TBA (Retail, PSN)

Genre: RPG, Publisher: Idea Factory International

Trillion: God of Destruction is a strategy RPG which was released in Japan as Makai Shin Trillion and tells the story of Zeabolos who gained the power of the Soul Grimoire and decided to fight against the demon god Trillion.

North America: March 29, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: 2016 TBA (PSN)

Genre: Strategy Game, Publisher: Aksys Games

Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault is a frenetic and explosive new spin on action strategy gaming. Dig in, plan out and build up your defenses as hordes of hulking monstrosities bombard your heavily fortified city in an attempt to wipe you off the Earth for good.

North America: 2016 TBA (Retail, PSN), Europe: 2016 TBA (Retail, PSN)

Genre: Action Game, Publisher: Idea Factory International

MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies is the first multiplayer game in the Neptunia series set in Gamicademi, Gamindustri’s academy for CPUs and CPU candidates, Blanc and friends must film a movie to save their school, fend off zombies, and look cute at the same time!

North America: January 26, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: January 29, 2016 (Retail, PSN)

Genre: Action-Adventure, Publisher: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers features characters and storylines from the blockbuster film Marvel’s The Avengers and the much anticipated sequel Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, and more. Play as the most powerful Super Heroes in their quest to save humanity.

North America: March 22, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: March 25, 2016 (Retail, PSN)

Genre: RPG, Publisher: NIS America

Stranger of Sword City is a game about death and fighting against vanishing forever. You will discover new meaning in the choices you make to survive against all odds. You will define yourself by the lives of those you leave behind, by the people you align yourself with, and the experiences you have on each new venture into the dark labyrinths that threaten to trap you.

North America: 2016 TBA (PSN), Europe: 2016 TBA (PSN)

Genre: RPG, Publisher: Acttil

Ray Gigant is set in the near future where Earth’s major cities have been ravaged by giant, terrifying alien creatures known as Gigants. Across the globe, military forces from every nation attempted to counter the attacks but, to their horror, failed miserably.

North America: January 19, 2016 (PSN), Europe: January 20, 2016 (PSN)

Genre: RPG, Publisher: Koei Tecmo

Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky is the PS Vita version of Atelier Escha & Logy where players can choose to see the story unfold through the eyes of the romantic alchemist Escha Malier, or the more levelheaded and rational Logix Ficsario.

North America: April 5, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: April 5, 2016 (Retail, PSN)

Genre: Platformer, Publisher: Ubisoft

Developed by Climax Studios in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles brings the thrill of being a Master Assassin to 2.5D. Players journey to three distinct civilizations and time periods throughout history, including the Ming dynasty at the start of its downfall, the Sikh Empire as it prepares for war in India and the aftermath of the Red October Revolution.

North America: March 15, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: 2016 TBA (Retail, PSN)

Genre: Action Game, Publisher: XSEED Games (NA) / Marvelous (EU)



In Senran Kagura: Estival Versus, a mystical phenomenon transports the buxom beauties of the titular series to a parallel dimension to face off against their rivals in a new kind of battle. In this strange world – which resembles a sunny, sandy island paradise – the girls are thrown for another loop as they encounter departed loved ones and ultimately have to decide if they can bear to part from them a second time.

North America: 2016 TBA (Retail, PSN), Europe: 2016 TBA (Retail, PSN)

Genre: RPG, Publisher: Square Enix

Embark on an adventure unlike any before to an all new World of Final Fantasy. With charming, stylized visuals for both the young and the young at heart, players will collect, raise, and battle iconic monsters by stacking them to form adorable yet strategic monster towers. The memorable legends of Final Fantasy come to life in this imaginative, colorful world as an epic story fit for the smallest of heroes unfolds.

North America: 2016 TBA, Europe: 2016 TBA

Genre: RPG, Publisher: Bandai Namco

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization takes place in one of the stages set within the original Sword Art Online and will give fans the chance to experience the “Sword Art Online” world from the very beginning. Taking on the role of Kirito, players enter a new VRMMORPG world called “Sword Art Origin”, which was created on the game’s original sever, giving players flashbacks of memories from past events.

North America: February 2, 2016 (PSN), Europe: February 5, 2016 (PSN)

Genre: RPG, Publisher: Bandai Namco

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is set in the near future where the line between the real and digital worlds is blurred. Logging into cyberspace is part of everyday life. A harmless on-line chat spawns a chance encounter with a mysterious hacker for one teenager. Little did this teen know, this brief meeting would lead to a monumental adventure.

North America: 2016 TBA, Europe: 2016 TBA

Genre: RPG, Publisher: Bandai Namco

God Eater 2: Rage Burst was released in Japan on February 19, 2015 and is an enhanced version of God Eater 2 including new features and elements like additional story content, Blood Rage/Rage Burst, Variant Scythe, Skill Install, Personal Ability System, and Survival Missions.

North America: 2016 TBA (PSN), Europe: 2016 TBA (PSN)

Genre: Action Game, Publisher: Bandai Namco

Pilot legendary Mobile Suits and take on missions from incredible scenarios from Mobile Suit Gundam to Mobile Suit Gundam Universal Century in fast-paced 2vs2 gameplay to larger and more strategic Team battles. The high intensity 2vs2 gameplay of Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Force is based on the hit Japanese Gundam VS franchise which has produced more than 10 titles in the past 14 years across multiple console systems and arcades in Japan.

North America: June 7, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: 2016 TBA

Genre: RPG, Publisher: Atlus

The HD remake of Vanillaware’s PS2 masterpiece Odin Sphere is told in five tales from the perspectives of five unique protagonists. Odin Sphere Leifthrasir expresses the original game with glorious HD graphics in Vanillaware’s renowned style, expanded worlds with new monsters, fully voiced story scenes, and a fine-tuned refreshing combat and RPG system to perfect the gameplay.

North America: 2016 TBA, Europe: 2016 TBA

Genre: RPG, Publisher: Bandai Namco

God Eater Resurrection was released in Japan on October 29, 2015 and is an upgraded version of God Eater Burst and a prequel to God Eater 2: Rage Burst featuring enhanced graphics and event scenes, the new Predator Style and all available weapon types from God Eater 2 and God Eater 2: Rage Burst.

North America: 2016 TBA, Europe: 2016 TBA

Genre: Action Game, Publisher: Koei Tecmo

Attack on Titan is a new action title based on the highly acclaimed worldwide anime hit series “Attack on Titan”. The yet-to-be-named game is being developed by Omega Force and is planned for release in 2016 in the west.

North America: 2016 TBA (Retail, PSN), Europe: 2016 TBA (PSN)

Genre: Visual Novel, Publisher: Aksys Games

Building on the success of its predecessors, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and Virtue’s Last Reward, series mastermind Kotaro Uchikoshi has pulled out all the stops to deliver the most compelling and mind shredding gaming experience ever seen on a handheld platform.

Choice is your only method of salvation and your only means of escape. How much of your humanity will you sacrifice to earn your freedom? As a new age of ruin looms large on the horizon, you must make impossible decisions and weather unimaginable consequences as you straddle the line between absolution and damnation.



