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The best Nintendo DS games of 2010

The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies · Pokemon SoulSilver Version · Pokemon HeartGold Version. (Updated Oct 1, 2026.)

The 20 best-reviewed Nintendo DS games released in 2010, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

muenchenpixel · · 22 items · 0 votes · 1 comment · updated Oct 1, 2026

Automatically translated (original in Deutsch). See the original

Top 15

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    Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

    Released July 2010. Metascore: 87.

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    Pokemon SoulSilver Version

    Released March 2010. Metascore: 87.

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    Pokemon HeartGold Version

    Released March 2010. Metascore: 87.

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    Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

    Released September 2010. Metascore: 86.

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    Shantae: Risky's Revenge

    Released October 2010. Metascore: 85.

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    Dark Void Zero

    Released January 2010. Metascore: 84.

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    Picross 3D

    Released May 2010. Metascore: 83.

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    WarioWare D.I.Y.

    Released March 2010. Metascore: 82.

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    Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

    Released November 2010. Metascore: 82.

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  10. 10

    Starship Defense

    Released January 2010. Metascore: 82.

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    KORG DS-10 PLUS

    Released February 2010. Metascore: 81.

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    Super Scribblenauts

    Released October 2010. Metascore: 81.

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    Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

    Released March 2010. Metascore: 80.

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    Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals

    Released October 2010. Metascore: 80.

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    Sonic Colors

    Released November 2010. Metascore: 79.

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  1. 16

    Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem

    Released November 2010. Metascore: 79.

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  2. 17

    Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

    Released November 2010. Metascore: 79.

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  3. 18

    Rock Band 3

    Released October 2010. Metascore: 79.

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  4. 19

    Soul of Darkness

    Released July 2010. Metascore: 78.

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    AlphaBounce

    Released April 2010. Metascore: 78.

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  6. 21

    Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

    Puzzle adventure by Capcom and Shu Takumi (2010), in which you manipulate objects as a ghost.

    Added by Johanna Winkler · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

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  7. 22

    Ōkamids

    Sequel to Ōkami for the DS (2010), with the wolf pup Chibiterasu.

    Added by Florian Krüger · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

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wanderlust_langsam · Deutsch

Dragon Quest IX auf Platz eins, das beste DS-Rollenspiel.

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