Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed PlayStation Vita Games of All Time
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#1 Spelunky (2012) (#81)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, X360, PS3, PSV | Roguelike / Platform | ~20h | 38 lists
#2 Persona 4 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) (#87)
Atlus | WIN, PS2, PSV | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~72h | 33 lists
#3 Hotline Miami (2012) (#161)
Dennaton Games | MAC, WIN, PS3, PSV | Shooter | ~5h | 36 lists
#4 Limbo (2010) (#165)
Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 38 lists
#5 Fez (2012) (#181)
Polytron Corporation | 3, X360, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 32 lists
#6 Shovel Knight (2014) (#270)
Yacht Club Games | 3, 3, 3DS, WiiU, XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists
#7 Rayman Legends (2013) (#363)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, XB1, 3, WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 22 lists
#8 TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension (2013) (#392)
Maddy Makes Games | 3, AND, PSV, PS4 | Action | ~4h | 14 lists
#9 Rayman Origins (2011) (#511)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, Wii, 3DS, PS3, PSV | Platform | ~11h | 18 lists
#10 Nidhogg (2014) (#531)
Messhof | MAC, WIN, PSV, PS4 | Fighting | ~48m | 10 lists
#11 Tearaway (2013) (#533)
Media Molecule | PSV | Adventure / Platform | ~6h | 15 lists
#12 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010) (#618)
Spike Chunsoft | PSP, PSV, iOS, AND | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~25h | 10 lists
#13 Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds / Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011) (#655)
Eighting | X360, PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~1h | 10 lists
#14 Mortal Kombat (2011) (#715)
NetherRealm Studios | X360, PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~9h | 10 lists
#15 Child of Light (2014) (#723)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, 3, WiiU | Role-Playing / Platform | ~11h | 8 lists
#16 Resogun (2013) (#810)
Housemarque | 3 | Shooter | ~2h | 4 lists
#17 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (2012) (#837)
Chunsoft | PSV, 3DS | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~28h | 6 lists
#18 Downwell (2015) (#874)
Moppin | WIN, iOS, AND, PSV | Shooter / Platform | ~6h | 9 lists
#19 Darkest Dungeon (2016) (#887)
Red Hook Studios | 3, PSV, PS4 | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~57h | 9 lists
#20 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012) (#972)
Spike Chunsoft | PSP, PSV | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~34h | 7 lists
#21 Steins;Gate (2009) (#998)
5pb., MAGES., NITRO PLUS | WIN, 3, X360, iOS, AND | Visual Novel | ~26h | 2 lists
#22 Proteus (2013) (#1000)
Ed Key and David Kanaga | 3, PS3, PSV | Adventure | ~1h | 5 lists
#1
#81
Spelunky
2012
#2
#87
#3
#161
Hotline Miami
2012
#4
#165
Limbo
2010
#5
#181
Fez
2012
#6
#270
Shovel Knight
2014
#7
#363
Rayman Legends
2013
#8
#392
#9
#511
Rayman Origins
2011
#10
#531
Nidhogg
2014
#11
#533
Tearaway
2013
#12
#618
#14
#715
Mortal Kombat
2011
#15
#723
Child of Light
2014
#16
#810
Resogun
2013
#17
#837
#18
#874
Downwell
2015
#19
#887
Darkest Dungeon
2016
#20
#972
#21
#998
Steins;Gate
2009
#22
#1000
Proteus
2013
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