Best DS Games in Japan Filter Release Date Coming Soon Out Now Cancelled Region North America UK/Europe Japan Subscription Nintendo Switch Online NSO + Expansion Pack Coming Soon Expired Players Single Player 2+ Players 3+ Players 4+ Players 6+ Players 8+ Players 10+ Players Genre Action 138 Adventure 79 Puzzle 70 RPG 60 Creative 45 Sports 25 Simulation 18 Strategy 17 Platformer 15 Racing 15 Fighting 9 Music 5 Other 4 Arcade 3 Board Game 3 Driving 3 Education 2 Import 1 Party 1 User Rating 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Review Score 10/10 9/10 8/10 7/10 6/10 5/10 4/10 3/10 2/10 1/10 Any Score Year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 Accessibility Controls Invert Axis Remap Buttons Remap Sticks Single Stick Controls Dual Stick Controls Adjust Sensitivity Adjust Sensitivity and Deadzones Preset Control Mappings Swap Sticks Motion Aiming Motion Pointing Motion Tilting View Control Mapping Holding Down Buttons Optional Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional Optional Vibration No Simultaneous Buttons Assists Select Difficulty Level Customise Difficulty Adjust Difficulty Anytime Progress Hints Assisted Progress Practice Area Tutorials HUD Navigation Adjust Game Speed Visual Directional Cues Audible Directional Cues Sightless Onboarding Low Vision Onboarding Guaranteed Progress Visual Large Clear Text High Contrast Text Large Clear Navigation Large Clear Subtitles High Contrast Visuals Colour Blind Friendly Adjustable HUD No Flashes No Screen Shake No Busy Backgrounds Play Without Sight Gameplay Save Anytime Frequent Checkpoints No Reading Navigational Map Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Content Turn Off Blood Turn Off Dismemberment No Jump Scares Audio All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game) Balance Audio Levels Play Without Hearing Data by Family Gaming Database Popularity Release Date Review Score Title User Rating Cover Tile Table Games WarioWare: D.I.Y. DS Nintendo / Nintendo SPD 8.1 Picross DS DS Nintendo / Jupiter Corporation 8.1 Knights in the Nightmare DS Atlus / Sting 8.1 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All DS Capcom 8.1 Etrian Odyssey DS Atlus 8.1 Bleach: Dark Souls DS SEGA / Treasure 8.1 Meteos DS Nintendo / Q Entertainment 8.1 Okamiden DS Capcom 8.1 Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon DS Rising Star Games / Neverland 8.1 Contra 4 DS Konami / WayForward 8.1 Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube765kWatch on YouTube Solatorobo: Red the Hunter DS Bandai Namco / CyberConnect2 8.1 Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 DS Nintendo / iNiS 8.1 Space Invaders Extreme 2 DS Taito Corporation 8.1 Digimon World Dawn and Dusk DS Bandai Namco 8.1 Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time DS Nintendo 8.1 Golden Sun: Dark Dawn DS Nintendo / Camelot 8.1 Custom Robo Arena DS Nintendo / Noise 8.1 KORG DS-10 Plus DS AQ Interactive / Cavia 8.1 Xenosaga I & II DS Namco / Monolith Soft 8.1 Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier DS Atlus / Banpresto 8.1 New Super Mario Bros. DS Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 8.1 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney DS Capcom 8.1 Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift DS Square Enix 8.1 KORG DS-10 DS AQ Interactive / Cavia 8.1 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass DS Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 8.1 Trauma Center: Under The Knife DS Atlus 8.1 Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon DS Nintendo / Intelligent Systems 8 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 DS Square Enix 8 Luminous Arc 2 DS Atlus 8 Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans DS Atari / Monolith Soft 8 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker DS Square Enix 8 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation DS Nintendo / Square Enix 8 Inazuma Eleven DS Nintendo / Level-5 8 Pokémon Diamond & Pearl DS Nintendo / Game Freak 8 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team DS Nintendo 8 Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia DS Nintendo / HAL Laboratory 7.9 Trace Memory DS Nintendo / Cing 7.9 Avalon Code DS Rising Star Games / Matrix Software 7.9 Digimon World DS DS Bandai Namco 7.9 Daigasso! Band Brothers DX DS 7.9 Phantasy Star Ø DS SEGA 7.9 7th Dragon DS SEGA / imageepoch 7.9 Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs DS Nintendo / Creatures 7.9 Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume DS Square Enix / tri-Ace 7.9 Resident Evil: Deadly Silence DS Capcom 7.9 Fire Emblem New Mystery of the Emblem DS Nintendo / Intelligent Systems 7.9 Metal Slug 7 DS Ignition Entertainment / SNK 7.9 Sonic Rush DS SEGA / SEGA Studio USA 7.9 The Legendary Starfy DS Nintendo / TOSE 7.9 Mario Party DS DS Nintendo 7.9 Super Princess Peach DS Nintendo / Nintendo SPD 7.9 Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals DS Natsume / Neverland 7.9 Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary DS SEGA / h.a.n.d. 7.9 Super Mario 64 DS DS Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 7.8 Heroes of Mana DS Square Enix / Brownie Brown 7.8 Mega Man ZX DS Capcom 7.8 Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja DS Atlus / Success 7.8 Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow DS Namco / Mistwalker 7.8 Kirby: Canvas Curse DS Nintendo / HAL Laboratory 7.8 Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure DS NIS America / Nippon Ichi 7.8 Page : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13