Best DS Games Out Now in North America 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 Neopets Puzzle Adventure DS Capcom / Griptonite Games 25th Nov 2008 Ben 10: Protector of Earth DS D3Publisher / 1st Playable Productions 30th Oct 2007 FIFA 11 DS Electronic Arts / EA Sports 8th Oct 2010 Dead 'N' Furious DS Virgin PLAY / Dream On Studio 15th May 2007 Safecracker DS JoWooD / JoWooD Productions 3rd Dec 2009 Snood 2: on Vacation DS DSI Games / Rebellion 16th Nov 2005 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning DS Sierra Entertainment / Amaze Entertainment 17th Oct 2006 Smurfs 2 DS Ubisoft 23rd Jul 2013 Konductra DS O3 / oeFun 31st Oct 2006 Top Spin 2 DS 2K Sports / Indie Built 29th Mar 2006 Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube764kWatch on YouTube Tom Clancy's EndWar DS Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal 4th Nov 2008 Big Hero 6 Battle in the Bay DS GameMill Entertainment / 1st Playable Productions 28th Oct 2014 Transformers: Prime - The Game DS Activision / Altron 30th Oct 2012 Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction DS Bandai Namco / Griptonite Games 5th Oct 2010 SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off DS THQ 3rd Mar 2009 Up DS THQ / Altron 26th May 2009 Horsez DS Ubisoft / MTO 28th Nov 2006 Monster Jam DS Activision / Torus Games 13th Nov 2007 Pogo Island DS EA Games 26th Mar 2007 Sudoku Mania DS UFO Interactive Games / FRONTLINE Studios 30th Jun 2006 Balls of Fury DS DSI Games / Black Lantern Studios 9th Sep 2007 EA Playground DS Electronic Arts / EA Canada 23rd Oct 2007 Madden NFL 07 DS EA Sports / Exient 22nd Aug 2006 Cradle of Rome DS D3 Publisher / Cerasus Media 18th Nov 2008 Zenses: Rainforest DS The Game Factory / Shin'en Multimedia 28th Oct 2008 My Fun Facts Coach DS Ubisoft 2nd Dec 2008 Solitaire Overload DS Telegames 26th Oct 2007 Aliens in the Attic DS Playlogic / Engine Software 28th Jul 2009 Ultimate Card Games DS Telegames / Cosmigo 8th Nov 2011 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra DS Electronic Arts / Backbone Entertainment 24th Aug 2009 Where the Wild Things Are DS Warner Bros. Interactive / Amaze Entertainment 13th Oct 2009 Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights DS THQ / Juice Games 17th Sep 2007 My Secret World by Imagine DS Ubisoft 16th Sep 2008 Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams DS Atari / Empire Interactive 14th Oct 2008 John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland DS Destineer / Black Lantern Studios 20th Nov 2007 Ultimate Puzzle Games: Sudoku Edition DS Telegames 24th Jul 2007 Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom DS Konami / Backbone Entertainment 22nd May 2007 Disney's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure DS Buena Vista Games / Gorilla Systems 2nd Oct 2006 Cars DS THQ / Rainbow 6th Jun 2006 Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers DS THQ / Majesco 25th Apr 2006 Rabbids Go Home DS Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier 1st Nov 2009 Tornado DS Ignition Entertainment / Skonec Entertainment 30th Sep 2008 Animal Boxing DS Destineer / Gammick Entertainment 28th Oct 2008 Ben 10: Alien Force DS D3 Publisher / 1st Playable Productions 28th Oct 2008 X-Men: The Official Game DS Activision / Amaze Entertainment 16th May 2006 Imagine: Wedding Designer DS Ubisoft / Lexis Numerique 11th Nov 2008 Iron Man DS SEGA / Artificial Mind & Movement 2nd May 2008 Zenses: Ocean DS The Game Factory / Shin'en Multimedia 28th Oct 2008 Deal or No Deal DS DSI Games / Gravity-I 23rd Jul 2007 Marker Man Adventures DS Majesco Entertainment / Glyphic 11th Nov 2008 Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks DS D3 Publisher / Papaya Studio 27th Oct 2009 Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue DS SEGA / Altron 9th Feb 2006 Bolt DS Altron / Disney Interactive Studios 18th Nov 2008 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DS Electronic Arts 8th Nov 2005 Tropix DS Capcom 4th Nov 2008 PictoImage DS SEGA 26th Aug 2008 Wordmaster DS Zoo Games / Sarbakan 12th Aug 2008 Mini Ninjas DS Eidos / IO Interactive 8th Sep 2009 Break 'em All DS D3Publisher / Warashi 20th Jun 2006 Page : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19