Best DS RPG Games 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 Driving 3 Arcade 3 Board Game 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 Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver DS Nintendo / Game Freak 9.3 Pokémon Platinum DS Nintendo / Game Freak 8.9 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride DS Square Enix 8.8 The World Ends With You DS Square Enix / Jupiter Corporation 8.8 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky DS Nintendo / ChunSoft 8.8 Pokémon Black and White 2 DS Nintendo / Game Freak 8.7 Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story DS Nintendo / AlphaDream 8.6 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies DS Nintendo / Square Enix 8.6 Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon DS Natsume / Neverland 8.5 Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen DS Square Enix / ArtePiazza 8.5 Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube764kWatch on YouTube Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time / Darkness DS Nintendo 8.5 Fossil Fighters: Champions DS Nintendo / Red Entertainment 8.4 Radiant Historia DS Atlus 8.4 Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes DS Ubisoft / Capybara Games 8.4 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey DS Atlus 8.4 Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon DS Rising Star Games / Neverland 8.3 Fossil Fighters DS Nintendo / Red Entertainment 8.3 Suikoden: Tierkreis DS Konami 8.3 Infinite Space DS SEGA 8.3 Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime DS Square Enix 8.3 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 DS Atlus 8.3 Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City DS Atlus 8.3 Disgaea DS DS Koei / System Prisma 8.2 Inazuma Eleven DS Nintendo / Level-5 8.2 Final Fantasy IV DS Square Enix 8.1 Golden Sun: Dark Dawn DS Nintendo / Camelot 8.1 Knights in the Nightmare DS Atlus / Sting 8.1 Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon DS Rising Star Games / Neverland 8.1 Orcs & Elves DS Electronic Arts / id Software 8.1 Solatorobo: Red the Hunter DS Bandai Namco / CyberConnect2 8.1 Digimon World Dawn and Dusk DS Bandai Namco 8.1 Custom Robo Arena DS Nintendo / Noise 8.1 Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier DS Atlus / Banpresto 8.1 Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time DS Nintendo 8.1 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney DS Capcom 8.1 Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift DS Square Enix 8.1 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass DS Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 8.1 Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon DS Nintendo / Intelligent Systems 8 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 DS Square Enix 8 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation DS Nintendo / Square Enix 8 Puzzle Quest DS D3Publisher / 1st Playable Productions 8 Luminous Arc 2 DS Atlus 8 Inazuma Eleven 2 Firestorm DS Nintendo / Level-5 8 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker DS Square Enix 8 Pokémon Diamond & Pearl DS Nintendo / Game Freak 8 Avalon Code DS Rising Star Games / Matrix Software 7.9 Phantasy Star Ø DS SEGA 7.9 Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume DS Square Enix / tri-Ace 7.9 Legacy of Ys: Books I & II DS Atlus 7.9 Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals DS Natsume / Neverland 7.9 Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja DS Atlus / Success 7.8 Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow DS Namco / Mistwalker 7.8 Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure DS NIS America / Nippon Ichi 7.8 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days DS Square Enix 7.7 Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland DS Nintendo / Vanpool 7.7 Tales of Hearts DS Bandai Namco / Namco Tales Studio 7.7 Ninjatown DS SouthPeak Games / Venan Entertainment 7.7 Nostalgia DS Ignition Entertainment / Red Entertainment 7.6 Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS SEGA / ChunSoft 7.6 Tales of Innocence DS Bandai Namco / Alfa System 7.6 Page : 1 2