Modder Rinnegatamante has released YoYo Loader for the PS Vita. The application serves as a loader for libyoyo.so, which is the official GameMaker Studio Runner application for Android. This will let users run games made with GameMaker on the PS Vita. Rinnegatamante explains in the GitHub release that YoYo Loader works by loading such ARMv7 executable in memory, resolving its imports with native functions and patching it in order to properly run.

Moreover, the modder highlights that this method enables users to run potentially any game made with GameMaker Studio. This includes titles like AM2R and Deltarune. More details about the full compatibility list can be found on the dedicated YoYo Loader Vita Compatibility List page.

To get YoYo Loader up and running on your own PS Vita, Rinnegatamante has a setup instruction on the GitHub page where you will also find download links.

There is also an ongoing discussion on GBAtemp in a thread created by @SuperDan .

YoYo Loader Vita GitHub Release

 

[CloudStrife190100]

Bet this would be brilliant on the switch if it was possible?

 

[lordelan]

Bet this would be brilliant on the switch if it was possible?

Many Vita homebrews appear on the Switch soon. So keep your fingers crossed.

 

[Flame]

Many Vita homebrews appear on the Switch soon. So keep your fingers crossed.

or once that vita compatibility layer is complete which is able to run vita stuff on the switch, we would not even need a port of it

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Haven't even heard of like most of the games on the list... There is a remake of sonic 1 & 2 on master system and pocket adventure ?

 

[CloudStrife190100]

Haven't even heard of like most of the games on the list... There is a remake of sonic 1 & 2 on master system and pocket adventure ?

I believe most are hombrew games. I haven't heard most of them either

 

[Jiehfeng]

Development is so fast, at this point it won't be long till the Vita can run Vita games.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I believe most are hombrew games. I haven't heard most of them either

Hmmm, probably explains it. Though I don't know many games made with game maker studio. Most games now and days using unity, unreal engine or some custom made engine the company owns.

 

[djnate27]

Good to see that is still keeping the Vita alive. Too bad he couldn't keep working on the R* games.

 

[jahrs]

If the switch thing comes through I'd have my backlog double I gave up on a bunch of vita games once I got my pc since they ported most of the main games I wanted to pc. But if I can use my switch it might motivate me to go back through the ones passed by

 

[K3Nv2]

We should be happy the vita is still even getting stuff released for it. Vita will never die.

 

[Ampersound]

I am wondering how AM2R compares to the other port.
Version 1.5. never got ported previously, but it is shown to run in this emulator now.

 

[XDel]

We need something like this for X86 and in the Retroarch chain.

 

[raxadian]

This is wonderful news.

 

[Lodad]

Relevant MVG video - might this give hope for the switch in the future with further development and optimization?

 

[ZeroFX]

rpg maker >> game maker but good job i think.

 

[fvig2001]

So this only works on Gamemaker games with Android ports? Wonder if this will work better with Nuclear Throne compared to the Vita version lol.

 

[Shubshub]

Is this just Game Maker Studio 1.4 games? Or is GMS2 Supported also
(Note that there is quite a large difference between the way the two engines run and handle games)

 

[leon315]

Never played any games made of Gamemaker studio (or i may played some but i wasn't aware), are there any good games?

 

[JeffRuLz]

I wonder if the Zelda CDI remakes will work. IIRC they were made with GM Studio 2.