Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,400 most recommended games across 913 critic lists from 142 publications.

Updated: March 25, 2026

Most Acclaimed PlayStation Vita Games of All Time

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#1 Spelunky (2012) (#89)

BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN , X360 , PS3, PSV | Roguelike / Platform | ~20h | 39 lists

#2 Persona 4 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) (#99)

Atlus | WIN , PS2, PSV | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~72h | 34 lists

#3 Hotline Miami (2012) (#164)

Dennaton Games | MAC, WIN , PS3, PSV | Shooter | ~5h | 37 lists

4 (#170)

Limbo (2010)

Playdead | , , , , | | ~4h | 40 lists

#4 Limbo (2010) (#170)

Playdead | 3 , X360, XB1 , 3 , SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 40 lists

#5 Fez (2012) (#188)

Polytron Corporation | 3 , X360 , 3 , SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 34 lists

#6 Shovel Knight (2014) (#284)

Yacht Club Games | 3 , 3 , 3DS, WiiU , XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists

#7 Rayman Legends (2013) (#358)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN , X360, XB1 , 3 , WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 23 lists

#8 TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension (2013) (#432)

Maddy Makes Games | 3 , AND , PSV, PS4 | Action | ~4h | 14 lists

#9 Nidhogg (2014) (#511)

Messhof | MAC, WIN , PSV, PS4 | Fighting | ~48m | 11 lists

#10 Tearaway (2013) (#565)

Media Molecule | PSV | Adventure / Platform | ~6h | 15 lists

#11 Rayman Origins (2011) (#566)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN , X360 , Wii, 3DS , PS3, PSV | Platform | ~11h | 18 lists

#12 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010) (#673)

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) (#685)

Eighting | X360 , PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~1h | 10 lists

#14 Mortal Kombat (2011) (#744)

NetherRealm Studios | X360 , PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~9h | 10 lists

#15 Child of Light (2014) (#841)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN , X360, XB1 , 3 , WiiU | Role-Playing / Platform | ~11h | 8 lists

#16 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (2012) (#842)

Chunsoft | PSV , 3DS | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~28h | 6 lists

#17 Resogun (2013) (#845)

Housemarque | 3 | Shooter | ~2h | 4 lists

#18 Downwell (2015) (#912)

Moppin | WIN , iOS, AND , PSV | Shooter / Platform | ~6h | 9 lists

#19 Darkest Dungeon (2016) (#916)

Red Hook Studios | 3 , PSV, PS4 | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~57h | 9 lists

#20 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012) (#1003)

Spike Chunsoft | PSP, PSV | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~34h | 7 lists

#21 Proteus (2013) (#1042)

Ed Key and David Kanaga | 3 , PS3, PSV | Adventure | ~1h | 5 lists

#22 Steins;Gate (2009) (#1047)

5pb., MAGES., Nitro Plus | WIN , 3 , X360 , iOS, AND | Visual Novel | ~26h | 2 lists

#23 Rogue Legacy (2013) (#1134)

Abstraction Games, Cellar Door Games | 3 , 3 , XB1 | Roguelike / Metroidvania / Platform | ~16h | 5 lists

#24 Three Fourths Home (2015) (#1148)

[bracket]games | 3 , PSV, PS4 , XB1 | Visual Novel | ~1h | 3 lists

#25 Iconoclasts (2018) (#1172)

Joakim Sandberg | 3 , PSV, PS4 , SW | Platform | ~11h | 6 lists

#26 Gravity Rush (2012) (#1187)

SCE Japan Studio | PSV | Action-Adventure | ~10h | 6 lists

#27 Muramasa: The Demon Blade (2009) (#1224)

Vanillaware | Wii , PSV | Action RPG | ~12h | 4 lists

#28 The Wolf Among Us (2014) (#1270)

Telltale Games | MAC, WIN , X360, XB1 , 3 , iOS, AND | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~9h | 9 lists

#29 Severed (2016) (#1367)

Drinkbox Studios | iOS , PSV , 3 | Action-Adventure | ~6h | 4 lists

#30 Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions (2014) (#1392)

Lucid Games | 3 , X360, XB1 , 3 , iOS, AND | Shooter | ~8h | 2 lists

#31 TxK (2014) (#1400)

Llamasoft LTD | PSV | Shooter | ~5h | 1 lists

#89

BlitWorks, Mossmouth

PS3, PSV, WIN, X360

Roguelike / Platform

~20h

39 lists

Spelunky 2012

#99

Atlus

PS2, PSV, WIN

Role-Playing / Life Simulation

~72h

34 lists

Persona 4 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 2008

#164

Dennaton Games

MAC, PS3, PSV, WIN

Shooter

~5h

37 lists

Hotline Miami 2012

#170

Playdead

MAC, LIN, SW, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1

Puzzle-Platformer

~4h

40 lists

Limbo 2010

#188

Polytron Corporation

MAC, LIN, SW, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360

Puzzle-Platformer

~6h

34 lists

Fez 2012

#284

Yacht Club Games

MAC, LIN, 3DS, WiiU, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, XB1

Platform

~7h

25 lists

Shovel Knight 2014

#358

Ubisoft Montpellier

WiiU, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1

Platform

~10h

23 lists

Rayman Legends 2013

#432

Maddy Makes Games

AND, MAC, LIN, PS4, PSV, WIN

Action

~4h

14 lists

TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension 2013

#511

Messhof

MAC, PS4, PSV, WIN

Fighting

~48m

11 lists

Nidhogg 2014

#10

#565

Media Molecule

PSV

Adventure / Platform

~6h

15 lists

Tearaway 2013

#11

#566

Ubisoft Montpellier

3DS, Wii, PS3, PSV, WIN, X360

Platform

~11h

18 lists

Rayman Origins 2011

#12

#673

Spike Chunsoft

AND, iOS, PSP, PSV

Adventure / Visual Novel

~25h

10 lists

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010

#13

#685

Eighting

PS3, PSV, X360

Fighting

~1h

10 lists

Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds / Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 2011

#14

#744

NetherRealm Studios

PS3, PSV, X360

Fighting

~9h

10 lists

Mortal Kombat 2011

#15

#841

Ubisoft Montreal

WiiU, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1

Role-Playing / Platform

~11h

8 lists

Child of Light 2014

#16

#842

Chunsoft

3DS, PSV

Adventure / Visual Novel

~28h

6 lists

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward 2012

#17

#845

Housemarque

PS3, PS4, PSV

Shooter

~2h

4 lists

Resogun 2013

#18

#912

Moppin

AND, iOS, PSV, WIN

Shooter / Platform

~6h

9 lists

Downwell 2015

#19

#916

Red Hook Studios

MAC, LIN, PS4, PSV, WIN

Role-Playing / Roguelike

~57h

9 lists

Darkest Dungeon 2016

#20

#1003

Spike Chunsoft

PSP, PSV

Adventure / Visual Novel

~34h

7 lists

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012

#21

#1042

Ed Key and David Kanaga

MAC, LIN, PS3, PSV, WIN

Adventure

~1h

5 lists

Proteus 2013

#22

#1047

5pb., MAGES., Nitro Plus

AND, iOS, PS3, PSP, PSV, WIN, X360

Visual Novel

~26h

2 lists

Steins;Gate 2009

#23

#1134

Abstraction Games, Cellar Door Games

MAC, LIN, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, XB1

Roguelike / Metroidvania / Platform

~16h

5 lists

Rogue Legacy 2013

#24

#1148

[bracket]games

MAC, LIN, PS4, PSV, WIN, XB1

Visual Novel

~1h

3 lists

Three Fourths Home 2015

#25

#1172

Joakim Sandberg

MAC, LIN, SW, PS4, PSV, WIN

Platform

~11h

6 lists

Iconoclasts 2018

#26

#1187

SCE Japan Studio

PSV

Action-Adventure

~10h

6 lists

Gravity Rush 2012

#27

#1224

Vanillaware

Wii, PSV

Action RPG

~12h

4 lists

Muramasa: The Demon Blade 2009

#28

#1270

Telltale Games

AND, MAC, iOS, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~9h

9 lists

The Wolf Among Us 2014

#29

#1367

Drinkbox Studios

iOS, 3DS, SW, WiiU, PSV

Action-Adventure

~6h

4 lists

Severed 2016

#30

#1392

Lucid Games

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1

Shooter

~8h

2 lists

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions 2014

#31

#1400

Llamasoft LTD

PSV

Shooter

~5h

1 lists

TxK 2014

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