Title System Genre Description Rating Link to buy in the US

Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS RPG In gameplay similar to the Devil Summoner games this is a first class medieval/fantasy RPG with great story and music. It will make you hesitate a lot about picking ways and making decisions and be a great joyride. One of the best 3DS games released so far. Combat system is awesome too. Available for a great price! 93% Shin Megami Tensei IV - 3DS

Project X Zone 3DS RPG/ Strategy A bit weird mixture of different Anime/Game worlds coming up together in a solid strategy game with different kinds of flaws like having too long battles and not being that much self-explanatory. But if you want to see Ryu and Ken in a Strategy RPG this is your game. 78% Project X Zone - Nintendo 3DS

Code of Princess 3DS RPG/ BeatEmUp Wonderful kind of action RPG reminding the good old days of games like Streets of Rage and Final Fight but this has way more RPG touch and elements, quite comparable to Castle Crasher but with a way better story and charming characters. Some hard puzzles and great graphics. 85% Code of Princess - Nintendo 3DS

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked 3DS RPG It's an enhanced remake ot the DS game. Now with wonderful voice acting, the story remains great and intense. 87% Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth 3DS RPG Persona fans will love this game, non Persona fans will at least like it because it's a very enjoyable first person dungeon crawler. More or less comparable to Etrian Odyssey. 85% Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth - Nintendo 3DS Standard Edition

Pokémon Omega Ruby 3DS RPG Remake of Pokémon Ruby with some slightly new features and of course way better graphics. 85% Pokémon Omega Ruby

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire 3DS RPG Remake of Pokémon Sapphire with some slightly new features and of course way better graphics. 85% Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

Fantasy Life 3DS RPG/ Simulation This game will surely remind you of Rune Factory but it's not very similar. Many classes with different gameplay styles but mediocre story and graphics. The world is huge and offers a long playtime (20hours plus), the 3D effect is not that good. Somehow kind of slow. 71% Fantasy Life - 3DS

Rune Factory 4 3DS RPG/ Adventure The fourth title in the series and it's best title so far. Again many options on farming, crafting and skilling. The same unusual creative gameplay and the first time to choose your gender in the beginning, with their own gender specific romance stories and all that in 3D. 90% Rune Factory 4 - Nintendo 3DS

Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance 3DS RPG/ Adventure Probably the best the title of the whole series this installment will give you the best graphics a KH game ever had and probably the best storyline aswell. This rounds up more or less everything good about the KH series, but still remains a weird franchise. 84% Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 3DS RPG/ Action Wonderful Mario RPG, lots of creativity went into this, it's pure fun to play. 85% Mario and Luigi: Dream Team

Paper Mario: Sticker Star 3DS RPG/ Action Not as good as Dream Team this is still a good and charming Mario RPG with many funny but somehow predictable moments. 75% Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate 3DS RPG/ MMORPG It's more or less a typical MMORPG with less interesting battles and NPCs but a huge world to explore, MMORPG players will mostly love this game, while story-likers who prefer soloplayer games wont' be very impressed. 73% Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Nintendo 3DS

Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate Standard Edition 3DS RPG/ MMORPG Not Rated - Not Released so far. You can preorder. Preorder: Monster Hunter 4

Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars 3DS RPG A bit weird mixture of dungeon crawler and dating sim, could have been more detailed. 71% CONCEPTION II: CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN STARS(INCLUDES SOUNDTRACK CD)

Tales of the Abyss 3DS RPG/ Action Everyone who likes the "Tales of" games will like this one as well. Good graphics, cool active combat System, makes this very enjoyable. Only the characters could have been a bit more interesting and it's sometimes a little repetitive. 83% Tales of the Abyss - Nintendo 3DS

One Piece: Romance Dawn 3DS RPG/ Action Good idea, badly executed, extremely repetitive, maybe something for One Piece fans. 53% One Piece Romance Dawn

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers 3DS RPG Good futuristic first person dungeon crawler, nice combat system, good storytelling, gameplay itself could be a bit more interesting. 80% Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers - Nintendo 3DS

Pokémon Y 3DS RPG Well it's Pokémon with the best graphics ever, but the gameplay itself didn't change that much of the years. 85% Pokémon Y

Pokémon X 3DS RPG Well it's Pokémon with the best graphics ever, but the gameplay itself didn't change that much of the years. 85% Pokémon X

Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS RPG/ Strategy It's huge, it's fun and it's pretty in it's whole design. Lots of special content available through download (free). Gameplay is simple but gives a lot tactical possibilites. 91% Fire Emblem: Awakening

Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan 3DS RPG First person dungeon crawler of the finest kind. Dungeons could be more detailed though. 88% Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan

Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl 3DS RPG A remake of the first Etrian Odyssey game. Very similar to Etrian Odyssey IV. A dungeon crawler of the same kind. 87% Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl 3DS

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS RPG/ Adventure If you've play the predecessor for the SNES or GBA you should really play this one, one of the most charming Zelda titles in history. 88% The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Bravely Default 3DS RPG An interesting, quite typical RPG with nice graphics and solid fighting system. 86% Bravely Default - Nintendo 3DS

Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS 3DS RPG/ Adventure A legendary game, added 3D to it, added the Masterquest which is a harder version of Ocarina of Time with different enemy and item placement - it's awesome. 94% The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

Harvest Moon 3D: The Tale of Two Towns 3DS RPG/ Simulation They're trying so hard to make this game different but they don't really go all the way through which is somehow annoying. By far not as good as the first game for the SNES. 60% Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns 3DS

Fossil Fighters DS RPG This Pokémon-like game is innovative with the big difference of training Dinosaurs and no made up ones but more or less real ones (Alosaurus, Stegosaurus etc.) You have to dig up fossills, clone them and train them. Good concept but a bit slow and repetitive but surely a good alternative for Pokémon or DQM fans. 80% Fossil Fighters - Nintendo DS

Steal Princess DS RPG/ Action One of the less know Atlus games, because it's one of the weirder Atlus games. Combining Action in Strategy in a weird yet challenging and interesting way. It may lead to frustration from time to time but it's generally a good game with some design flaws. 77% Steal Princess - Nintendo DS

Chrono Trigger DS RPG/ Adventure Probably one of the most epic time traveling fantasy-sci-fi RPG's you will ever be able to play. Great soundtrack will make you remember this game for the rest of your life. 96% Chrono Trigger DS

Ys Strategy DS RPG/ Strategy This is a real time strategy game set in the Ys Universe. It's supposed to have a good story... The AI of the units is just dumb and this game is incredibly easy but not at all motivatin because the gameplay is but itself as the graphics are. Only for hardcore Ys fans. 25% Ys Strategy

The World Ends with You DS RPG Very good and unusual RPG set in a mixture of nowadays of futuristic setting. 90% The World Ends With You

Disgaea DS DS RPG/ Strategy Probably the most complex and well designed Strategy-RPG available. Is a bit hard and may lead a bit to level-grinding. 84% Disgaea DS

Lost Magic DS RPG/ Action A bit fuzzy in controls and further gameplay, this is still a joyride. 70% Lost Magic - Nintendo DS

Lunar Knigths DS RPG/ Adventure Somehow funny vampire-hunter RPG with some minor flaws 80% Lunar Knights: Vampire Hunters

Away: Shuffle Dungeon DS RPG/ Action-Adventure Very underrated action RPG, with a cool but slowly developing plot, many plot-twists and charming Zelda-like style. 83% Away Shuffle Dungeon - Nintendo DS

Hoshigami Remix DS RPG/ Strategy An extremely huge game with many options and decisions to make. Sadly the battle take a bit too long sometime but it's still a must for all strategists. 77% Hoshigami Remix: Ruining Blue Earth

Dungeon Maker DS RPG/ Dungeon-Builder A nice idea that turned pretty bad. Sadly this game is a no go. You should better try building dungeons with Legos. 20% Dungeon Maker (Nintendo-DS)

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest DS RPG/ Action Slow action game where you can refight know battle of the LotR history. Characters do not differ enough in gameplay. 55% Lord of the Rings: Conquest

Lunar Dragon Song DS RPG A very typical beautifully designed RPG, with a nice soundtrack but a too slow combat system. 80% Lunar: Dragon Song - Nintendo DS

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journy DS RPG A Dungeon crawler RPG with a good round based fighting system, very detailed enemy graphics and a very cool storyline. Enemy variety is really big. 85% Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Magical Starsign DS RPG/ Adventure Sadly a game only suitable for total RPG novices, it's way too easy and uninteresting for experienced gamers in general. 58% Magical Starsign - Nintendo DS ;

Children of Mana DS RPG/ Action Not even a little bit as good as the SNES predecessor Secret of Mana, this action based game is still worth to be play but don't expect Secret of Mana... 69% Children of Mana

Valkyrie Profile DS RPG/ Strategy One of the darkest and most atmospheric games ever. Very good strategic options and quite a challenging game with many options that alter the plot totally. 89% Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume

Glory of Heracles DS RPG Not really a catching game. It's nice that it's setting is in greek mythology but the gameplay is quite confusing and uninteresting most of the time. 62% Glory of Heracles - Nintendo DS

Rune Factory DS RPG/ Adventure With a very awesome unusual concept of mixing Zelda-like action adventure elements with Harvest Moon like farming this game is really a fantasy-life simulation. 90% Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

Rune Factory 2 DS RPG/ Adventure Almost the same as the predecessor. 85% Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

Rune Factory 3 DS RPG/ Adventure A bit different plot-style but all in all the gameplay stays the same. 89% Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass DS RPG/ Adventure It's basically like Windwaker with some extremely repetitive parts that turn into extremely annoying parts. The world itself is not as interesting as it could be. 63% The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Zelda: Spirit Track DS RPG/Adventure Same problems as Phantom Hourglass, but not as bad and way better music. 73% The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow DS RPG/ Jump&Run Awesome atmosphere, great design and graphics. Soundtrack is nice too, many items and skills in this part. 92% Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin DS RPG/ Jump&Run Almost as it's predecessor but less items, and you get 2 characters with different abilities. 89% Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia DS RPG/ Jump&Run This Castlevania is set exclusively in Dracula's castle but you can also travel to many different places and get in touch with many people. 85% Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Infinite Space DS RPG/ Simulation A bit confusing but with a huge playtime comes this unique sci-fi spaceship-simulation adventure with less interesting combat system. 71% Infinite Space - Nintendo DS

Lost in Blue DS RPG/ Adventure Just incredible type of Robinson Crusoe like adventure with many items and ways to be played. 90% Lost in Blue - Nintendo DS

Lost in Blue 2 DS RPG/ Adventure A bit less great than the first game. 80% Lost In Blue 2 - Nintendo DS

Lost in Blue 3 DS RPG/ Adventure A bit more original than 2 with different characters to choose from with different skills. 85% Lost In Blue 3 - Nintendo DS

Final Fantasy III DS RPG A remade classic RPG, what else can I say? Great 3D graphics compared to the old 2D graphics. Nice character system. 87% Final Fantasy IV

Final Fantasy IV DS RPG Good story, no character development system but more just solid. 88% Final Fantasy IV

Final Fantasy XII DS RPG/ Strategy Final Fantasy meets real-time-strategy and it's not really that interesting. Sometimes confusing, sometimes a bit boring. 67% Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings - Nintendo DS

Final Fantasy Tactics A2 DS RPG/ Strategy Great, extremely big game, with lots of missions, contents, characters and way more other stuff. 91% Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Final Fantasy: Ring of Fates DS RPG/ Action No round based combat system, but still a well told fantasy story. 82% Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates

Final Fantasy: Four Heroes of Light DS RPG/ Action Round based combat system, with a bit more childish fairy-tale design and plot. 81% Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

Contact DS RPG/ Adventure Very interesting and funny RPG, that feels a bit like a MMORPG. 80% Contact - Nintendo DS

Etrian Odyssey DS RPG Very old school Compter-style dungeon-crawler with quite great graphics but an unperfected gameplay. 82% Etrian Odyssey - Nintendo DS

Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard DS RPG All in all very similar to it's predecessor. 82% Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City DS RPG Also very similar to it's predecessors. 82% Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City

Izuna DS RPG/ Action Funny more acion related Ninja RPG. Graphics feel like they're from a SNES game. 83% Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja

Izuna 2 DS RPG/ Action Almost as good as it's predecessor. 79% Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns

Luminous Arc DS RPG/ Adventure Solid game with some flaws. 74% Luminous Arc - Nintendo DS

Luminous Arc 2 DS RPG/ Adventure Similar to predecessor. 72% Luminous Arc 2 - Nintendo DS

Luminous Arc 3 DS RPG/ Adventure Similar to predecessor too. 73% Luminous Arc 3: Eyes [Japan Import]

From the Abyss DS RPG/ Action It's fun but it's not very deep but offers a nice character development system. 60% From The Abyss - Nintendo DS

Bomberman Story DS RPG/ Action Graphically it reminds a lot of Zelda, but gameplay can get quite frustrating. Another try to make Bomberman a good RPG. 65% Bomberman Story DS [Japan Import]

Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Symphony DS RPG/ Action Nice fights, good story but way too short. Graphics are cool too, very cartoonish. 73% Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy

Tao's Adventure DS RPG/ Adventure Boring as hell, bad controls, even worse story. 26% Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal

Deep Labyrinth DS RPG/ Adventure Old school RPG dungeon crawler. 55% Deep Labyrinth - Nintendo DS

Sonic Chronicles DS RPG/ Adventure Comic style Sonic RPG, a bit monotonous but still worth to be played. 68% Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

Orcs & Elves DS RPG/ Adventure Another PC style dungeon crawler RPG, well designed and has loads of secrets. 81% Orcs & Elves - Nintendo DS

Rondo of Swords DS RPG/ Strategy Good strategic options with GBA like graphics. Reminds a lot of Fire Emblem and has a nice story too. 79% Rondo of Swords - Nintendo DS

Solatorobo DS RPG/ Action Very challenging but still a cool game in an unusual setting. 83% Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (DS) (UK IMPORT)

Legacy of Ys DS RPG This contains 2 Ys games that are both quite similar and could have been a bit more interesting. 73% Legacy of Ys: Books I & II

Dungeon Explorer DS RPG/ Action Not very creative hack and slay that reminds me a lot of Diablo. 65% Dungeon Explorer: Warrior of Ancient Arts

Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story DS RPG/ Adventure Very well done Mario RPG in a very cartoonish, colourfull world.. 85% Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker DS RPG/ Adventure Very good alernative to Pokémon, is a bit more grown up with cooler monsters and the option of mixing monsters is just amazing. 84% Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 DS RPG/ Adventure Similar to predecessor. 85% Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals DS RPG/ Action No round based combat system anymore but still an awesome game with incredible music. 85% Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals - Nintendo DS

Okamiden DS RPG/ Action Just beautiful Zelda like adventure, with much detail by Capcom. A total must in my opinion for everyone that likes the original Zelda games. 87% Okamiden

Radiant Historia DS RPG/ Adventure Similar in some ways to Chrono Trigger this also a fantasy time travel RPG with a huge world and really good story and very good graphics and nice combats. 90% Radiant Historia - Nintendo DS

Knights of the Nightmare DS RPG/ Strategy A well made game with very cool tactical options. 84% Knights in the Nightmare - Nintendo DS

Avalon Code DS RPG/ Adventure Many decisions that influence the storyline, all in all over the average. Many cutscenes, nice design. 82% Avalon Code - Nintendo DS

Blue Dragon Plus DS RPG/ Adventure Not very deep gameplay, not really challenging game but Nobuo Uematsu makes it up with a great soundtrack. 81% Blue Dragon Plus

Phantasy Star 0 DS RPG Weird story, very standard gameplay and it feels like it's a MMORPG although it's not. 70% Phantasy Star 0

Rhapsody DS RPG/ Adventure Very unchallenging game that is beautifully designed. And rather a title for female players... 68% Rhapsody, A Musical Adventure - Nintendo DS

Dragon Quest IV DS RPG Good game. A bit weird graphics 84% Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

Dragon Quest V DS RPG Nice graphics, you can talk a lot with your party, combat system is a bit too oldschool. 86% Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride - Nintendo DS

Dragon Quest VI DS RPG Really beautiful SNES style 2D graphic, very long playtime, mediocre story. 85% Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Dragon Quest IX DS RPG Edgy 3D graphics, but still a typical Dragon Quest game. 81% Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon DS RPG/ Strategy As all Fire Emblem games, this one is also a hit and a must play for strategy fans. 88% Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - Nintendo DS

Front Mission DS RPG/ Strategy A futuristic tactical game with not that many tactical options but good graphics. 79% Front Mission - Nintendo DS

Nostalgia DS RPG Edgy 3D graphics, very linear and sometimes not many details. 78% Nostalgia - Nintendo DS

Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS RPG/ Action Action RPG with weird kind of round based fights. Also quite uninspired gameplay but still kinda solid. 68% Mystery Dungeon Shiren the Wanderer

The Dark Spire DS RPG This game is so much about character development that they somehow forgot to put in some more developing time into other components. 64% The Dark Spire - Nintendo DS

Black Sigil DS RPG/ Adventure Looks totally like an SNES game, very impressive soundtrack. Somehow it seems like a well done Final Fantasy ripoff - I can totally recommend this game. 81% Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled

Sands of Destruction DS RPG/ Adventure Not really thought-through gameplay. Mediocre soundtrack and graphics. It seems kinda uninspired. 59% Sands of Destruction - Nintendo DS

Freedom Wings DS RPG/ Flight-Simulator Really a rare kind of game, a mixture of flying-simulator with a bit weird controls and storyline. Quite repetitive but an unique gaming experience that is really worth to be played. Gameplay reminds MMORPGs a bit. 82% Freedom Wings - Nintendo DS

Summon Knight: Twin Age DS RPG/ Action Good stylus controls, lots of action (no turnbased fightning system) reminds a bit of Secret of Mana. Cool graphics, mediocre story, dungeon crawler. 85% Summon Night: Twin Age

Dokapon: Journey DS RPG/ Board Game It's a neat idea, it reminded me a bit of Mario Party but it's way to undetailed to make it a really good game. 50% Dokapon Journey - Nintendo DS

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn DS RPG Very good RPG, with a nicely animated turn based fighting system. Charming characters and a nice world to explore make this a great piece of gaming experience especially with you've played the GBA prequels. 81% Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days DS RPG/ Adventure Lovely characters and design but a very repetitive type of gameplay makes this especially enjoyable for all story-lovers. Disney elements are rather rare in this game compared to the older Kingdom Hearts games. And it has a weird title. 78% Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded DS RPG/ Adventure Similar to the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days it's a good and still RPG with lots of action and Disney characters. 78% Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Bleach: The 3rd Phantom DS RPG/ Strategy Based on the Anime and Manga series this game is a total must play for all fans of this series. But even for people who've never heard of Bleach will find a pleasing strategy game, with a good storyline and very individual roundabout 50 playable characters. 83% Bleach: The 3rd Phantom

Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island DS RPG/ Simulation Too simple combat system, battles are rare. It's more about getting ingredients to produce stuff. It's not very challenging. 67% Atelier Annie: Alchemist of Sera Island

Drone Tactics DS RPG/ Strategy A tactical game similar to Advance Wars but with some RPG elements. This takes you to one of the weirdest scenarios fightning with Robo-Bugs. This game has that weird kind of charme that may attract some but scare others. All in all fun to play but not really outstanding. 80% Drone Tactics - Nintendo DS

Final Fantasy Echoes of Time DS RPG/ Action Create your own Final Fantasy hero, and fight yourself actively through many enemies, this game has no round based fightning system but it's still a good game, reminding a bit of Zelda. Controls could be easier but it's fun and features cooperative multiplayer. 81% Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time

Heroes of Mana DS RPG/ Strategy In this real time strategy that's set in the Seiken Densetsu world (Secret of Mana) you will experience a mediocre gameplay and story. Only for fans of the series or RTS lovers. 57% Heroes Of Mana - Nintendo DS

Hero's Saga Laevatein Tactics DS RPG/ Strategy This round based strategy game is just boring, the gameplay is only sometimes enjoyable and even the graphics are below standard. Better avoid this, this is only for hardcore strategy fans. 48% Hero's Saga: Laevatein Tactics

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time DS RPG/ Action A challenging, funny and very charming game, it's probably the best of the Mario RPG games. Even RPG haters usually enjoy this game. 86% Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time

Digimon World DS RPG Graphics aren't pretty, music neither. Gameplay itself is ok, story is not really interesting. I guess it's only interesting for Digimon fans but maybe also for Pokémon fans who simply want some alternate Monster-Collector game. 72% Digimon World DS

Pokémon Conquest DS RPG/ Strategy Probably one of the least known Pokémon games but in my opinion probably the best one out there. With the huge variety of Pokémon you go through a medieval world in a more or less Fire Emblem like game play, good game mechanics and a long playtime. A must for strategy fans - even for those who don't like the Pokémon franchise. 87% Pokemon Conquest DS