PS Vita New Releases October 2016 In North America & Europe

We take a look at the upcoming PS Vita new releases in North America and Europe in October 2016.

Castle Invasion: Throne Out

North America: October 11, 2016 (PSN), Europe: October 11, 2016 (PSN)
Genre: Action Game, Publisher: Cat Trap Studios

Castle Invasion: Throne Out is an action game where you have to defend your castle against an army of misfits. The army is lead by an unpleasant king who wants everything he can’t have. As he has given you an ultimatum, either you surrender or you will be throne out.

Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors

North America: October 11, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: September 23, 2016 (Retail, PSN)
Genre: RPG, Publisher: NIS America

In Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors, you return to the depths of Hell, and guide a brand-new group of Delinquents through the Reformation Program. This time around, there’s a twist. One of the girls in your group of seven isn’t quite what she seems.

As you journey through the Hell Spire, you’ll have to deal with the seeds of mistrust as you struggle to unite your team and overcome their sins and the bonds of damnation. Uncover each girl’s unique story, and shape them into the women they need to be in order to find redemption.

Dragon Quest Builders

North America: October 11, 2016 (PSN), Europe: October 14, 2016 (PSN)
Genre: RPG, Publisher: Square Enix

In this all-new building adventure, players will use their creativity to gather and combine a variety of unique tools and materials in order to rebuild Alefgard, a realm destroyed by the menacing ruler of the monsters, the Dragonlord.  Dragon Quest Builders offers sandbox gameplay combined with an immersive story and allows players to interact with a host of iconic characters and monsters.

Players can let their imagination run wild to create an infinite variety of structures, in response to extravagant requests from citizens eager to find new homes. With an easy-to-learn and quick-to-master control system, Dragon Quest Builders will have builders of all skill levels creating masterpieces in no time.

Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni

North America: October 11, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: September 30, 2016 (Retail, PSN)
Genre: Action Game, Publisher: PQube

Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni is the new project by Senran Kagura series producer Kenichiro Takaki that combines high octane busty brawling and an awesome aerial based combat system with pleasure based weaponry and destructible clothing.

In the world of Valkyrie Drive, a group of girls have been infected with the mysterious Armed Virus. When infected, the girls either become Extars who transform into high powered weapons when sexually aroused, or Liberators who after triggering a transformation, have the power to wield the Extar’s weapon form, the Liberator Arms.

Exist Archive: The Other Side Of The Sky

North America: October 18, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: October 18, 2016 (PSN)
Genre: RPG, Publisher: Aksys Games

Developed by tri-Ace, the architects of the JRPG series Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile,  Exist Archive: The Other Side Of The Sky is an expansive RPG adventure that plunges the player into a mysterious realm beyond imagination.

Brandish godlike powers in intense combo based battles with unspeakable horrors and vicious bosses. Traverse sprawling 2D dungeons as you scour the realm for loot, monsters and answers to the mysterious Underworld.

Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls

North America: October 18, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: October 21, 2016 (Retail, PSN)
Genre: RPG, Publisher: Idea Factory International

In Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls, our usual heroine of the Neptunia series, Neptune, is transformed into a motorcycle and now IF, who has always been supporting Neptune from the side, must take main stage.

With the help of the Sega Hard Girls, IF must jump, dash, climb, and crawl her way to recover the lost history of the Grand Library. With an intense combat system that allows players to change classes or gain the edge in battle with Fever Time, the journey to save the world officially starts.

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs

Europe: October 21, 2016 (PSN), North America: September 20, 2016 (PSN),
Genre: Visual Novel, Publisher: NIS America/Aksys Games

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs is the ultimate version of Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters with 5 brand new chapters, new scenarios, and refined gameplay. The game is a visual novel that offers a unique battle system and an immersive tale of life, death, and the space in between.

You start life at Kurenai Academy in Shinjuku as an ordinary transfer student. On your first day touring the school grounds, you quickly encounter something supernatural, which throws you headfirst into the world of ghost hunting. You must come face to face with ghosts as you blur the line between life and death.

World of Final Fantasy

North America: October 25, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: October 28, 2016 (Retail, PSN)
Genre: RPG, Publisher: Square Enix

In World of Final Fantasy, players lead a pair of twins, Reynn and Lann, through the land of Grymoire on a search to rediscover their lost memories. Along the way, they’ll come across many familiar faces and places, changes sizes from Jiant tall to Lilikin small, and stack to attack! Longtime fans will be reunited with legendary heroes, and fight using a new strategic take on the Active Time Battle system.

Throughout their adventure, players will collect, raise and battle adorable beings of classic Final Fantasy lore including the cactuar, chocobo and behemoth to create customizable, strategic tower combinations to take on the most challenging of opponents.

Yomawari: Night Alone

North America: October 25, 2016 (Retail, PSN), Europe: October 28, 2016 (Retail, PSN)
Genre: Adventure, Publisher: NIS America

In Yomawari: Night Alone, a young girl is walking her dog Poro around town at dusk when a tragic accident forces her to return home with only Poro’s leash in hand. The girl’s sister commands her to stay home while she goes out into the night to search for the dog. Time passes. Growing impatient, the girl decides to search for her missing sister and dog herself.

But when she steps foot outside, she realizes that this is not the same town. The darkness has made the town unfamiliar, and she appears to be utterly alone…save for the spirits that stalk her. The girl must hide from, outsmart, or outrun the hunting spirits while she searches for clues to find her loved ones.

Root Letter

Europe: October 28, 2016 (Retail, PSN), North America: November 1, 2016 (Retail, PSN)
Genre: Visual Novel, Publisher: PQube

Root Letter is set in the Shimane prefecture, a place rich in history, culture and natural beauty. The game revolves around the mystery of Fumino Aya, your old high school pen friend who went missing 15 years ago. On receiving her final letter 15 years late, in which she confesses to a murder, it’s up to you, the player, to unravel the mystery of what happened to her.

Reminiscing through previous letters from Fumino Aya, you must piece together the truth, alongside the testimonies from seven witnesses who knew her. Did she really murder someone, was she telling the truth in her letters – was she even real?