Roundup2026-05-20
The 25 best DS games of all time
Darran Jones & Emma-Jane Betts & Heather Wald & Josh West & Jasmine Gould-Wilson & Retro Gamer TeamGamesRadar+
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Mario Kart DS
2005 ·13 writers · 9 pieces
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
2010 ·15 writers · 12 pieces
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
2005 ·6 writers · 1 pieces
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
2005 ·8 writers · 3 pieces
New Super Mario Bros.
2006 ·7 writers · 3 pieces
Bangai-O Spirits
2008 ·7 writers · 2 pieces
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
2010 ·20 writers · 19 pieces
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
2005 ·8 writers · 4 pieces
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
2008 ·9 writers · 5 pieces
Kirby: Canvas Curse
2005 ·6 writers · 2 pieces
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
2013 ·8 writers · 5 pieces
Tetris DS
2006 ·9 writers · 5 pieces
Chrono Trigger
1995 ·66 writers · 104 pieces
WarioWare: Touched!
2004 ·7 writers · 2 pieces
Animal Crossing: Wild World
2005 ·12 writers · 8 pieces
The World Ends with You
2007 ·10 writers · 8 pieces
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
2009 ·10 writers · 10 pieces
Planet Puzzle League
2007 ·6 writers · 1 pieces
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
2008 ·6 writers · 1 pieces
Pokémon Conquest
2012 ·8 writers · 3 pieces
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise
2008 ·7 writers · 2 pieces
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
2007 ·11 writers · 6 pieces
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