NEET: Short for “Not in Employment, Education, or Training.” Asahi Tachibana is a textbook NEET, living a lazy, cozy life in Akihabara, the infamous Tokyo district renowned for its proliferation of anime and video game merchandise, maid cafes, pop idols, and all other forms of counterculture indulgence. To him, every day is Sunday.

One day, a transfer student arrives at Kurenai Academy in Shinjuku. During a tour of the school with the class president, Sayuri Mifune, they spot a ghost – a girl in a white dress. Moments later, an evil ghost in a red coat appears and attacks them. His classmate Masamune Shiga shows up with a mysterious woman named Chizuru Fukurai and, with the help of the new student, they exorcise the ghost. After the battle, Fukurai explains: “I’m the CEO of a company called Gate Keepers, Inc. We receive inquiries from people to defeat evil ghosts.” Shiga works part time for her. She tells the transfer student that he has the ability to sense ghosts, and invites him to join Gate Keepers. He accepts. This is how the transfer student – you – starts life at Gate Keepers. That moment marks the start of his life-or-death battles against the ghosts that lurk in the darkness of Tokyo.

In this groundbreaking strategy RPG, fight alongside six Overlord candidates to keep the Underworld from being destroyed! Through rigorous training, you can turn the tide of battle and stop Trillion from consuming the Underworld! The story unfolds. More than a thousand years have passed since the legendary battle against the Heavens took place. The demons of the Underworld had created an evil, yet fulfilling life for themselves and lived in peace. Until Trillion, the demon god of destruction, appeared. Trillion had one desire: to consume the entire world. He tore through the forces of the Underworld. Even Zeabolos, the Great Overlord himself, was fatally defeated. On the brink of death, Zeabolos heard a mysterious voice call from deep within, saying, 'It is too early yet for the lineage of the Great Overlord to fall.” Zeabolos was revived, and his body was patched together by a necromancer named Faust. Zeabolos gained the power of the Soul Grimoire, and bravely decided to fight.

Set two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!

Lead seven sinful delinquents through the redemption program to return to their old lives as changed women. Just hired for a new, mysterious job, you soon discover that this isn't your normal prison gig. You've been entrusted with the care of a crew of girls whose sins have damned their souls to Hell and an eternity of punishment. Their only hope of salvation is for you to recognize their unique histories, and to guide them along the path to redemption. Navigate through the four trials of the Redemption Program, use the touch screen and rear touch pad to motivate your crew of delinquents to learn the skills to redeem themselves, or leave them to their fate.

Humanity had been driven to live underground, ever since the Berserk Gears known as 'RAGE' had overtaken the world.
At this time, a resistance organization 'Freya', while known to exterminate RAGE, has launched an announcement of their 'Succeeding Ground Reclamation Operation'.
Humanity's fate now lies in the war for above-ground supremacy.

Featuring a story written by Persona veteran Tadashi Satomi, The Caligula Effect takes you inside a digital prison filled with brainwashed high school students, evil musicians, and an all-powerful virtual idol.  Follow the exploits of the Go-Home Club, a tight-knit group of Kishimai High School students who have realized that their lives are nothing more than a virtual charade.

One day, the rotation of this planet stopped. The world was shrouded in darkness, and monsters roamed freely in the endless night. To return the planet to normal, it was necessary to wind the Planet Key. The young Machina Mage, Estra, sets off along with her Guardian to challenge the Four Towers, and the Deities within. The Five chosen Machina Mages, the Three Shadows of Darkness, and the mysterious Dragon Skull Warrior... Can Estra overcome the many trials she faces, and bring light back to this world? Estra's adventure now begins.

Natural Doctrine puts players in a fictional world that revolves around a substance known as Pluton. Adventurers plunder Pluton from dangerous underground caverns, but there are evil and dangerous beasts, monsters, and more standing in between them and their loot. As evil follows these explorers to the surface, it's up to them to protect the city of Feste from destruction.

Mind Zero is an action-packed dungeon-crawler RPG. Play as Kei, a high school student whose life turns upside down when he forms a contract with a “MIND,” a weapon/being with deadly powers. With the government and other forces trailing him and his friends, Kei will need to discover the secret behind “MIND.” Will these newfound powers help him or ultimately be his doom?

Valhalla Knights 3 marks the return of the gritty action RPG series, now taking full advantage of the powerful PS Vita hardware to provide intense real-time battle and smooth seven-on-seven party-based combat. After creating a main character and field-worthy party members from one of seven races such as human, elf and beast with a myriad of customizable physical traits, each character is assigned a job class from the twenty available such as fighter, mage and priest.

Experience the Events of the Asterisk War! In this action RPG game, play the events of The Asterisk War animation series! Live the life of hero Ayato Amagiri and experience Rikka Academy and the Phoenix Festa storyline. Players will go through simulated high school experiences while fighting in over the top tournaments.

Dungeon Hunter Alliance is the first action RPG game for the PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment system that immerses you in a unique online multiplayer experience. Face the world of Gothicus and its hordes of evil creatures solo or in teams of up to four heroes. Test your skills in the main quest or numerous side quests as you explore the gothic universe. Push evil back to the depths of hell and put an end to the destructive ambitions of a tyrannical Queen who was once your beloved!

Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. They set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard.

Edge of Eternity is inspired by the great JRPG tradition for the strategical turn-based combats and the characters progression and by the latest success of western RPG for the vast open worlds to explore and the non-linear stories. In a few words, our game is all about exploring, building up your characters, fighting and living an adventure to remember.

Heart Forth, Alicia is a Metroidvania RPG about a young wizard pursued by a terror in the sky.

On the night of your coming of age trial, the sky rains fire over your village, scorching everything in its path. Soon, you’re catapulted into an ongoing war between the wizards of the forest and the desert army of the West. Desperate to reunite with your loved ones, you embark on a journey across the landscapes of a beautiful but threatening world, sculpted by the pulsing violence of its past.

At this game's core is an ode to the classics. Remember the electrifying gameplay of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the devious dungeons of the Zelda series, and the rich, more serious narrative of Xenogears or Final Fantasy Tactics?

Heart Forth, Alicia brings a modern take on a beloved genre, combining the tight gameplay from the classic action platformers with an epic and serious narrative akin to the iconic '90s RPGs.

Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.

Pixel Noir combines the great storytelling of film noir with classic Japanese role playing games. Think Earthbound meets Sin City.

YIIK is a turn based Japanese Style RPG set in the 1990s, about eight strangers, a mysterious woman who vanishes in an elevator, and the supernatural.

“There’s how we see the world. And then there’s the truth…” When Cael touches one of the forbidden Celestial Shards, he sets in motion a series of events that will change his life forever, and may threaten the existence of everyone on Orcanon…

Set off on an epic journey to discover the hidden truths of Orcanon and the secrets of your own past. Experience a captivating story that you will live and re-live and want to share with your friends. Discover vast new lands and fantastic creatures, meet terrifying foes and unforgettable allies.


A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread.

The Aqua Kitty cats have launched into space in an all new action RPG shoot-em-up adventure!Pick your crew, then blast off to investigate mysterious water filled asteroids.Battle bizarre enemies, mine magnificent gems, grab new weapons, install enhancing devices, and unlock your crews' unique skills as you level up XP.Just watch out for marauding pirate rabbits, always trying to be first to the loot!

Explore the ruins, dungeons, and islands in this post-apocalyptic world through the POV of eight protagonists as they fight for survival and search for meaning in their never-ending cycles of life and death.

Make difficult decisions, but keep in mind: you will have to pay for each choice. Have you ever wondered why, individually good and peace-loving citizens, merging into society, allow the coming to power of forces that have diametrically opposed their principles and goals? "Norman's Great Illusion" is our attempt to talk about this phenomenon.

Best PS Vita RPG Games

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Akiba's Beat

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters

Trillion: God of Destruction

Corpse Party: Blood Drive

Criminal Girls: Invite Only

Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo HD Edtion

The Caligula Effect

MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death

NAtURAL DOCtRINE

Mind Zero

Valhalla Knights 3

A.W. : Phoenix Festa

Dungeon Hunter: Alliance

Battle Princess Madelyn

Digimon World: Next Order

Edge Of Eternity

Heart Forth, Alicia

Monster Slayers

Pixel Noir

YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey

Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story

ASTRO AQUA KITTY

Zanki Zero: Last Beginning

Norman's Great Illusion

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