DS Games that scored 9/10 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 Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver DS Nintendo / Game Freak 9.3 Chrono Trigger DS Square Enix 9.2 Pokémon Platinum DS Nintendo / Game Freak 8.9 The World Ends With You DS Square Enix / Jupiter Corporation 8.8 Kirby Super Star Ultra DS Nintendo / HAL Laboratory 8.8 Professor Layton and the Unwound Future DS Nintendo / Level-5 8.8 Pokémon Black and White 2 DS Nintendo / Game Freak 8.7 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow DS Konami 8.7 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective DS Capcom 8.6 Pokémon Black and White DS Nintendo / Game Freak 8.6 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies DS Nintendo / Square Enix 8.6 Advance Wars: Dual Strike DS Nintendo / Intelligent Systems 8.6 Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS Nintendo / Level-5 8.5 Rhythm Heaven DS Nintendo / Nintendo SPD 8.5 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box DS Nintendo / Level-5 8.5 Elite Beat Agents DS Nintendo / iNiS 8.4 Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes DS Ubisoft / Capybara Games 8.4 Professor Layton and the Last Specter DS Nintendo / Level-5 8.4 Advance Wars: Days of Ruin DS Nintendo / Intelligent Systems 8.4 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS Take Two / Rockstar 8.3 Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan DS Nintendo / iNiS 8.3 Disgaea DS DS Koei / System Prisma 8.2 Worms: Open Warfare 2 DS THQ / Team 17 8.2 Final Fantasy IV DS Square Enix 8.1 WarioWare: D.I.Y. DS Nintendo / Nintendo SPD 8.1 Picross DS DS Nintendo / Jupiter Corporation 8.1 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks DS Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 8.1 Okamiden DS Capcom 8.1 Contra 4 DS Konami / WayForward 8.1 Solatorobo: Red the Hunter DS Bandai Namco / CyberConnect2 8.1 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass DS Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 8.1 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 DS Square Enix 8 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation DS Nintendo / Square Enix 8 Pokémon Diamond & Pearl DS Nintendo / Game Freak 8 Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume DS Square Enix / tri-Ace 7.9 Sonic Rush DS SEGA / SEGA Studio USA 7.9 The Legendary Starfy DS Nintendo / TOSE 7.9 Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals DS Natsume / Neverland 7.9 Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol DS Nintendo / skip 7.7 Nostalgia DS Ignition Entertainment / Red Entertainment 7.6 Bleach: Blade of Fate DS SEGA / Treasure 7.6 Jump Superstars DS Nintendo 7.6 Ivy the Kiwi? DS XSEED Games / Prope 7.6 Giana Sisters DS DS DTP Entertainment / Bitfield 7.5 Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! DS Nintendo / Nintendo Software Technology 7.5 The Rub Rabbits! DS SEGA / Sonic Team 7.4 Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light DS Square Enix 7.2 Puzzle Bobble Galaxy DS Square Enix / Taito 25th Aug 2005 (JPN)28th Jul 2009 (NA)28th Aug 2009 (UK/EU) Pic Pic DS 505 Games / Success 26th Apr 2007 (JPN)8th Feb 2008 (UK/EU) Essential Sudoku DS D3Publisher / Essential Games 26th Oct 2006 (UK/EU)27th Oct 2006 (NA)
