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 Face Training DS Nintendo / Intelligent Systems 2nd Aug 2007 Space Bust-A-Move DS Square Enix / Lancarse 18th Dec 2008 ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat DS Nintendo / Mistwalker 4th Oct 2007 The Legend of Kage 2 DS Square Enix / Taito Corporation 11th Mar 2008 Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits DS Konami 15th Mar 2007 Sim City Creator DS Electronic Arts / Maxis 19th Mar 2008 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion DS Bandai Namco / Crafts & Meister 27th Mar 2008 Draglade DS Atlus 17th May 2007 Master of Illusion DS Nintendo / 8ing 16th Nov 2006 Eledees: The Adventures of Kai and Zero DS Konami 11th Dec 2008 Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube765kWatch on YouTube Gardening Mama DS Majesco / Cooking Mama 19th Mar 2009 Summon Night DS Bandai Namco / Flight-Plan 24th Apr 2008 Summon Night 2 DS Bandai Namco / Flight-Plan 7th Aug 2008 Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 DS Namco 27th Jul 2006 Ganbare Goemon: Tōkai Dōchū Ōedo Tengu ri Kaeshi no Maki DS Konami 23rd Jun 2005 Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop DS Atari / NanaOn-Sha 15th Sep 2005 Chōsōjū Mecha MG DS Nintendo / Sandlot 2nd Sep 2006 Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer DS SEGA 6th Aug 2009 Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten DS Nintendo 13th Apr 2006 Irozuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip DS Nintendo / Vanpool 6th Aug 2009 SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors: Shin Mirisha Taisen DS Bandai Namco 2nd Dec 2010 Cid to Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon Toki Wasure no Meiky? DS+ DS Square Enix 30th Oct 2008 Bomberman Land Touch! 2 DS Hudson Soft 19th Jul 2007 Naruto: Ninja Council 3 DS D3 Publisher / Aspect 27th Apr 2006 Nintendo MP3 Player DS Nintendo 14th Sep 2005 Air Traffic Chaos DS Majesco Entertainment 22nd Feb 2007 Away: Shuffle Dungeon DS AQ Interactive / Artoon 16th Oct 2008 A-Train DS DS Artdink 3rd Apr 2009 Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butoden DS Bandai / Game Republic 3rd Feb 2011 Sudoku Gridmaster DS Nintendo / Hudson 23rd Mar 2006 Shining Force Feather DS SEGA / Flight-Plan 19th Feb 2009 Personal Trainer: Walking DS Nintendo / Creatures 1st Nov 2008 Steal Princess DS Atlus / Climax Entertainment 29th Jul 2008 English Training DS Nintendo / Nintendo SDD 26th Jan 2006 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 DS Konami 2nd Nov 2006 One Piece: Gigant Battle! DS Bandai Namco / Ganbarion 9th Sep 2010 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 DS Konami 25th Oct 2007 Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride: Card Battle Taisen DS Bandai / Natsume 29th Jul 2010 Black Butler: Phantom & Ghost DS Square Enix 19th Mar 2009 Hana Yori Dango: Koi Seyo Otome DS Konami 10th Jul 2008 River City Super Sports Challenge DS Aksys Games / Arc System Works 4th Feb 2010 Yakitate!! Japan DS Bandai 12th Jan 2006 Dig Dug Digging Strike DS Atari / Bandai Namco 8th Sep 2005 Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles DS Arc System Works / WorkJam 19th Jul 2007 Populous DS DS Rising Star Games / EA Japan 21st Feb 2008 Lode Runner DS Hudson Soft 26th Oct 2006 Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 DS Ataro / NanaOn-Sha 27th Sep 2007 Mawashite Tsunageru Touch Panic DS Nintendo / AKI Corporation 25th May 2006 Rhythm 'n Notes: Improve Your Music Skills DS Agetec / Success Corporation 11th Jan 2007 Dragon Ball Z: Goku Densetsu DS Atari / Bandai Namco 21st Mar 2007 Cookie & Cream DS FromSoftware 28th Jun 2007 Ketsui Death Label DS Arika / Cave 23rd Oct 2008 River City Soccer Hooligans DS Aksys Games / Arc System Works 27th May 2010 Jet Impulse DS Nintendo 8th Feb 2007 Bartender DS DS Electronic Arts 27th Sep 2007 Kaiju Busters DS Bandai Namco 3rd Dec 2009 Monster Racers DS Koei 22nd Jan 2009 Project Hacker DS Nintendo / Red Entertainment 13th Jul 2006 Animal Paradise DS Empire Interactive / Agatsuma Entertainment 26th Apr 2007 Sigma Harmonics DS Square Enix / Think Garage 21st Aug 2008 Page : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13