| 3DS | 7th Dragon III Code: VFD | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Sega | The only game in the 3rd-person dungeon crawling series to make it to the west, keeps party customization and turn-based combat intact |
| 3DS | Adventure Bar Story (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Rideon | Raise your levels as an adventurer (by eating) and as a barkeep (by bartending and gathering materials)! Localization is lacking in the charm depatment |
| 3DS | Adventure Labyrinth Story (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Rideon | Not the most impressive roguelike dungeon-crawl, but solid enough |
| 3DS | Alphadia (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Tries to do some neat things with magic element types and combinations, but ultimately is just another Kemco game |
| 3DS | Ambition of the Slimes (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Altair Works/Flyhigh Works | An SRPG where you play as slimes and use them to control the good guys |
| 3DS | Asdivine Cross (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | If you've played a Kemco RPG before, you've played this one |
| 3DS | Bonds of the Skies (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | Another Kemco RPG, albeit a really, really easy one |
| 3DS | Brave Dungeon (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Inside System | Top-down dungeon crawler, featuring a class system and item crafting, along with turn-based battles; very sparse story |
| 3DS | Bravely Default | 2014 | Turn-Based | Silicon Studio | Very old-school Final Fantasy-flavored; a job system and turn-based combat that utilizes an action point-like system to take multiple actions in a turn or build up future actions |
| 3DS | Bravely Second: End Layer | 2016 | Turn-Based | Silicon Studio | Despite the name confusion, this game is a direct sequel to Bravely Default; combat is largely similar but adds chaining battles to gain more XP |
| 3DS | Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (VC) | 2014 | Action-Platform | Konami | See NES |
| 3DS | Cave Story (DL only) | 2012 | Action-Platform | Studio Pixel/Nicalis | See DS |
| 3DS | Cave Story 3D | 2011 | Action-Platform | Studio Pixel/Nicalis | Renders the original game with 3D graphics, throws in crossover content/references, adds a dynamic camera and additional level |
| 3DS | Chronus Arc (DL only) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | More Kemco fare, this one encourages insane amouns of grinding with random difficulty spikes |
| 3DS | Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. | 2015 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | A steampunky, comic book-styled game with gameplay similar to Valkyria Chronicles (SRPG with third-person shooting perspective/attacking), lots of public domain characters |
| 3DS | Code of Princess | 2012 | Action | Studio Saizensen | Side-scrolling beat-em-up with XP and leveling, fairly similar to Guardian Heroes, has a story mode as well as additional bonus scenarios |
| 3DS | Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | Third-person dungeon crawling and some heavy dating sim elements, including "classmating" with fellow students to have "children" with strong powers |
| 3DS | Crimson Shroud (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Nex Entertainment | Heavily D&D-inspired, down to the dice rolling! Characters do not level, but can upgrade skills and equipment |
| 3DS | Crystal Warriors (VC) | 2013 | Strategy | Sega | See GG |
| 3DS | Crystareino (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | A bit better than your average Kemco game- lots of recruitable characters and a job sytem in this one |
| 3DS | Culdcept Revolt | 2017 | Board Game | Omiya Soft | It's like Monopoly, if instead of houses you could leave behind monsters that you level up; also has player ranks/levels |
| 3DS | Defenders of Oasis (VC) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Sega | See GG |
| 3DS | Dragon Ball: Fusions | 2016 | Turn-Based | Ganbarion | Create an avatar and engage in turn-based combat that does a decent job at mimicking the actual action of the series, as well as fuse characters (as the title implies) |
| 3DS | Dragon Crystal (VC) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Sega | See GG |
| 3DS | Dragon Lapis (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Same Kemco gameplay and tropes, with an intentionally downgraded art style (for some reason) |
| JP 3DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Square Enix | More monsters to scout, synthesize, and ride around the various worlds; turn-based combat with in-depth skill trees.
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| JP 3DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D | 2012 | Monster Collecting | Square Enix | A remake of Dragon Warrior Monsters, with more monsters to train/breed, a larger party size, and a 3D world to explore |
| 3DS | Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past | 2016 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza | A whole new translation (for better or worse), changed encounter types from random to field enemies, and tweaked the class progression slightly |
| 3DS | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | 2017 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | Adds new characters, story elements, and balance changes, but removes the orchestrated soundtrack and is not as visually appealing |
| 3DS | Dragon Sinker (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Another 8-bit Kemco jam, this one tries to do interesting things with forming squads of party members but is otherwise cookie-cutter |
| 3DS | Drancia Saga (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Urara-Works/Skipmore | An auto-side-scrolling game where your character can't stop moving but must nonetheless level up and save the day! |
| JP 3DS | E.X. Troopers | 2012 | Action | Capcom | See JP PS3, with some bonus AR features |
| 3DS | Elminage Original (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Starfish-SD | Has some balance changes from the PSP version but is otherwise the same |
| 3DS | Etrian Mystery Dungeon | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | The customization and classes of Etrian Odyssey fused with the roguelike mechanics of Mystery Dungeon! You can take a whole party into the labyrinths with you |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A reimagining of the second game, adds more classes and a story mode along with balance and QoL changes |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | More of the dungeon delving you'd expect, now with an additional overworld in the sky (and more dangerous enemies there to boot) |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey Nexus | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A love letter to the series, taking elements from EOI-IV; goes back to the subclassing system, a very very large number of maps to traverse |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A reimagining of the first game, adds a story mode and a few other QoL changes |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | Adds a variety of races to character creation, and features a branching skill tree for character progression/class mastery, removes overworld exploration |
| 3DS | Ever Oasis | 2017 | Action | Grezzo | An ARPG with lots of town-building elements; you gather items to help build up the oasis and make it better while you level up in the meantime |
| 3DS | Excave (DL only) | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Mechanic Arms | A top-down dungeon crawler with stats determined by equipment; inventory is extremely limited and the interface is clunky; bland overall |
| 3DS | Excave II: Wizard of the Underworld (DL only) | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Mechanic Arms | Does nothing to make itself stand out from the first game other than an interface change |
| 3DS | Excave III: Tower of Destiny (DL only) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Mechanic Arms | Extremely similar to its predecessors |
| 3DS | Fairune (DL only) | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Urara-Works/Skipmore | A simplistic top-down puzzle-solving dungeon crawler like Zelda; character gains XP by slaying enemies of similar level |
| 3DS | Fairune 2 (DL only) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Skipmore | Plays like the first, but is about 4 times as big |
| 3DS | Fantasy Life | 2014 | Simulation | Brownie Brown/Level-5 | Pick a profession in a fantasy world and increase your ranks in order to help save the world! |
| 3DS | Final Fantasy Explorers | 2016 | Action | Racjin | It's Monster Hunter, but with a Final Fantasy skin (down to Explorer Level replacing Hunter Rank); choosing correct equipment and skill leveling are key to staying strong |
| 3DS | Fire Emblem Awakening | 2013 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | Brought the series back from the abyss of death, features a casual mode with no permadeath, support conversations can lead to having children who you can recruit |
| 3DS | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 2017 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | A remake of Fire Emblem Gaiden, brings back odd mechanics like a fatigue meter that can severely hamper stats if a unit is used too much |
| 3DS | Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright/Conquest/Revelation | 2016 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | Maligned for its approach, as the story is split into 3 full games each requiring a separate purchase; brings back the child-producing mechanic, very tropey |
| 3DS | Fire Emblem Warriors (New 3DS only) | 2017 | Action | Omega Force/Team Ninja | Applies a Fire Emblem coat of paint to the Dynasty Warriors format, still contains support conversations |
| 3DS | Fossil Fighters: Frontier | 2015 | Monster Collecting | Spike Chunsoft | Adds a buggy for transportation in the open world, changes battles to make them 3 person teams, allows for regional variants in Vivosaurs, other battle tweaks |
| 3DS | Grinsia (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Magitec | It's samey, it's repetitive, it's Kemco |
| 3DS | Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Falcom | Almost identical to the original, save for the application of 3D effects and some technical issues like pop-in |
| 3DS | Hyrule Warriors Legends (New 3DS only) | 2016 | Action | Omega Force/Team Ninja | Includes all DLC from the original game as well as adding two new story chapters; also LINKLE |
| 3DS | Ikachan (DL only) | 2013 | Action | Studio Pixel/Nicalis | A cute indie ARPG where you play as a squid helping out other sea creatures |
| 3DS | Inazuma Eleven (DL only) | 2014 | Sports | Level-5 | See DS |
| 3DS | Inazuma Eleven 3: Bomb Blast/Lightning Bolt/Team Ogre Attacks! (PAL only) | 2014 | Sports | Level-5 | More soccer RPG goodness! Each version focuses on a different protagonist with different opponents, and the game now allows for chaining special moves |
| 3DS | Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stones - Thunderflash/Wildfire (PAL only) | 2015 | Sports | Level-5 | Now you must set out to save the game of soccer itself, now able to use your summon spirits as armor |
| JP 3DS | Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy | 2013 | Sports | Level-5 | |
| 3DS | Inazuma Eleven GO: Light/Shadow (PAL only) | 2014 | Sports | Level-5 | Set 10 years after IE3, there are now evil soccer overlords and spirits you can summon during matches to enhance special moves |
| 3DS | Infinite Dunamis (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Better writing than your average Kemco game, has a sci-fi setting, tries to spice up the turn-based format with turn manipulation |
| 3DS | Journey to Kreisia (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Yet another Kemco game, this one with a modern-day-hero-in-fantasy-times premise; tries to lampshade the genre a bit, weapon skills work similarly to FFIX |
| 3DS | Justice Chronicles (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | Sequel to Mystic Chronicles (PSP/Vita), and actually makes some decent improvements for a Kemco game; summonable monsters and jewels that confer skills are included |
| 3DS | Kemonomix+ (DL only, delisted) | 2014 | Monster Collecting | Rocket Studio | A simplistic monster-raiser where you find, train, and mix creatures in order to help you escape from the planet you're stranded on |
| 3DS | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | 2012 | Action | Square Enix | More ARPG action, more plot confusion; this one brings back the Command Deck from Birth By Sleep and introduces capturable spirits that can influence gameplay |
| JP 3DS | Labyrinth no Kanata | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Tri-Ace | An almost Ico-like presentation of an isekai dungeon crawler, with rock-paper-scissors-like combat and juggling healing to prevent enemies from doing so |
| 3DS | Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei | 2016 | Strategy | extreme Co. | A very sluggish SRPG with three branching storylines to switch from that lacks a lot of the charm its predecessors had, with a lot of unpolished features in its wake |
| 3DS | LBX: Little Battlers eXperience | 2015 | Action | Level-5 | An ARPG with arena-styled combat where you fight your teensy robots and level them up to make them better |
| 3DS | Legend of the River King (VC) | 2013 | Fishing | Victor Interactive Software | See GBC |
| 3DS | Legend of the River King 2 (VC) | 2014 | Fishing | Victor Interactive Software | See GBC |
| 3DS | Legna Tactica (DL only) | 2017 | Strategy | Hit-Point | It's Kemco, so it won't rewrite the book on SRPGs, but it's there |
| 3DS | Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven | 2015 | Strategy | Marvelous | A tad unfinished, due to the developer going bankrupt midway through production, but a solid overhead free-roaming position-based SRPG nonetheless |
| 3DS | Lufia: The Legend Returns (VC) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Neverland | See GBC |
| 3DS | Machine Knight (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | Even more Kemco, this one features a scientist trying to prevent the apocalypse in cliché fashion; just as traditional turn-based as ever |
| 3DS | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | 2019 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | Reworks special moves, upgrades aesthetics, and adds a new side story based on Bowser Jr.'s doings during the game |
| 3DS | Mario & Luigi: Dream Team | 2013 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | Overworld platforming and timing-affected turn-based combat with a heavy emphasis on Green Mario and the crazy things his dreams can do |
| 3DS | Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | 2016 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | Crossover between Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario, thankfully taking game features more from the former than the latter |
| 3DS | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | 2017 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | Improves aesthetics, adds an RTS mode featuring Bowser's minions, features QoL improvements from the original |
| 3DS | Mario Golf (VC) | 2012 | Sports | Camelot | See GBC |
| 3DS | Mario Tennis (VC) | 2014 | Sports | Camelot | See GBC |
| 3DS | Mercenaries Saga 2: Order of the Silver Eagle (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Rideon | Sequel to a JP mobile-only SRPG, follows a band of mercenaries (duh) through their trevails in a standard SRPG format |
| 3DS | Mercenaries Saga 3: Gray Wolves of War (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Rideon | Quite similar to the game that came before it- a straightforward SRPG |
| 3DS | Miitopia | 2017 | Turn-Based | Nintendo | Miis take center stage in this simplistically-styled turn-based game, with a class system and Mii personalities determining combat prowess |
| 3DS | Moco Moco Friends | 2015 | Monster Collecting | Racjin | A saccharine-sweet creature-collecting/raising game with a bunch of magical girls raising and evolving plushies |
| 3DS | Monster Combine TD (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Collavier | Essentially a Plants vs. Zombies clone, but the monsters you can use for defense are randomly selected from a deck; XP can be earned to hold more monsters in said deck |
| 3DS | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | 2013 | Action | Capcom/Eighting | An expanded version of Monster Hunter Tri (Wii), improving weapons and armor; was the first game to incorporate the Circle Pad Pro accessory |
| 3DS | Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate | 2015 | Action | Capcom/Eighting | Gets rid of underwater combat, adds the ability to scale both walls and monsters, adds Exploration Missions and new weapon types |
| 3DS | Monster Hunter Generations | 2016 | Action | Capcom | New features include upgrading armor using scavenged materials, mutated monster forms, different attack stypes for each weapon, and special moves to charge during hunting |
| 3DS | Monster Hunter Stories | 2017 | Turn-Based | Capcom/Marvelous | A far more traditional turn-based RPG than other entries, with strong monster collecting and raising elements |
| 3DS | One Piece: Romance Dawn | 2014 | Turn-Based | Three Rings | Tells the story of the first half of the series; battles are done in a turn-based combo-heavy style; story cutscenes are presented in a dull, lazy fashion |
| 3DS | Paper Mario: Sticker Star | 2012 | Turn-Based | Intelligent Systems | Eschews the traditional XP-based format in favor of finding items that increase base first attack power and increase HP; attacks can only be made via expendable stickers |
| 3DS | Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A P3/P4/P5 crossover this time focusing on the P5 cast; similar gameplay to Persona Q but with the difficulty rebalanced |
| 3DS | Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A P3/P4 crossover with Etrian Odyssey-styled gameplay; characters equip Personas to change affinities/attacks/weaknesses as well as sub-Personas that confer extra abilities |
| 3DS | Picdun 2: Witch's Curse (DL only) | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Intense | First-person dungeon crawler where the maps make an image to be discovered; combat is timing-based with few options but moves quickly |
| 3DS | Pocket Card Jockey (DL only) | 2016 | Card-Based | Game Freak | A game about horse raising and racing via solitare. As in the card game. |
| 3DS | Pokemon Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby | 2014 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Remakes of the Gen III Pokemon games incorporating creatures and mechanics from later generations |
| 3DS | Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (VC) | 2017 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | See GBC |
| 3DS | Pokemon Moon/Sun | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Does away with the traditional gym battle format in favor of puzzles scattered throughout not-Hawaii, adds Ultra Beasts (which look suspiciously Digimon-like…) |
| 3DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | Focuses on 5th generation Pokemon, utilizes some AR features to unlock new dungeons, changes the artstyle from sprites to 3D models, but the gameplay loop remains unchanged |
| 3DS | Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (VC) | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | See GB |
| 3DS | Pokemon Rumble World | 2015 | Action | Ambrella | A stylized 3D Pokemon beat-em-up where capturing many types of mons increases Adventurer Rank, which gives access to new areas and increases the strength of wild Pokemon |
| 3DS | Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | Expands the available roster to include gen 6 Pokemon, gameplay is still as simple and grindy as ever |
| 3DS | Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon | 2017 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Alternate universe story in the same region as Sun/Moon; adds more Ultra Beasts, activities, and ways to catch Pokemon from older games |
| 3DS | Pokemon X/Y | 2013 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Pokemon brought into the 3D realm of not-France, statistics of 'mons can be further raised and refined via minigames |
| 3DS | Professor Layton and the Last Specter | 2011 | Simulation | Level-5/Brownie Brown | Included due to Professor Layton's London Life, a cute life sim with minimal stats, many (re)quests, and jobs to rank up in |
| 3DS | Project X Zone | 2013 | Strategy | Monolith Soft | Sequel to Namco x Capcom, this time additionally incorporating Sega characters; SRPG maps with combo- and assist-based attacks |
| 3DS | Project X Zone 2 | 2016 | Strategy | Monolith Soft | Plays the same as its predecessor, but Segata Sanshiro is an available character; thereby making this game the best ever- I don't make the rules |
| JP 3DS | Puyo Puyo Chronicle | 2016 | Puzzle | Sonic Team | Arle (from Madou Monogatari- a deep cut) has to find a way home in an RPG mode complete with leveling, where combat is conducted via Puyo |
| 3DS | Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | 2015 | Puzzle | GungHo Online | A collection of two puzzle/RPG hybrid games where you level up your monsters and unleash their skills using time-limited match-3 gameplay |
| 3DS | Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology | 2018 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Adds additional scenario content, reworks the visuals, and gives characters the ability to make follow-up attacks in combat |
| 3DS | Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D | 2011 | Action | Capcom/Tose | Bioweapon slaying gives skill points, and skill points give better combat stats/abiilties! |
| 3DS | Resident Evil Revelations | 2012 | Action | Capcom/Tose | Included due to the presence of Raid Mode, in which you kill bioweapons as a character from the main game and gain XP to level, which gives you better stats |
| 3DS | Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale | 2016 | Simulation | Marvelous/Epics | Combines the light turn-based combat of PoPoLoCrois with the farming of Story of Seasons, resulting in a shallow, modest (but adorable) mix of both |
| 3DS | River City: Knights of Justice (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Avit-Niigata | Gives a tongue-in-cheek RPG makeover to the Kunio-kun series; there is no leveling but stats increase with equipment and gem slotting |
| 3DS | Rune Factory 4 | 2013 | Simulation | Neverland | The farming/dungeon exploring/marriage sim returns; crafting new equipment is essential to improving stats, your child can also join you in combat |
| 3DS | Sadame (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Mebius | An ARPG with 4 separate classes to hack and slash through an alternate history Sengoku period, includes a sphere grid-like customization system |
| 3DS | Samurai Defender (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Link Kit | A by-the-books tower defense game with a Warring States skin |
| 3DS | Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson | 2015 | Action | Tamsoft | Plays like the first game and somehow manages to be even more risque in presentation |
| 3DS | Senran Kagura Burst (DL only) | 2013 | Action | Tamsoft | One of the most fanservicey beat-em-ups you'll ever see, has two different story modes to follow |
| 3DS | Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (VC) | 2013 | Strategy | Sonic Software Planning | See GG |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers | 2013 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Remake of a JP-only Saturn game; demon alignment makes a large difference in battle, dictating what types of attacks they prefer; demon pairs can also be incompatible |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker | 2015 | Strategy | Atlus | Adds a post-ending scenario, voice acting, an easier difficulty mode, a new character, and QoL changes |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked | 2011 | Strategy | Atlus | Adds an additional day of plot, more demons, QoL improvements, voice acting, difficulty selection, and a graphical retouch |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux | 2018 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Newly added routes, endings, demons, and voice acting along with graphical and QoL upgrades |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei IV | 2013 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Takes place in a separate world from the other SMT games, gameplay elements like demon recruitment/fusion, the 3-pronged alignment choice, and the Press Turn system return |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse | 2016 | Turn-Based | Atlus | A follow-up to/alternate timeline story in the same world as SMT IV, makes some QoL changes to the gameplay loop from its predecessor |
| JP 3DS | Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippo Dan | 2011 | Action | Square Enix | |
| 3DS | Stella Glow | 2015 | Strategy | Imageepoch | SRPG gameplay, learning character abilities is somewhat dependent upon building a relationship with the main character |
| 3DS | Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido | 2018 | Puzzle | Indieszero/Nintendo | See Switch |
| 3DS | Sword of Hope II (VC) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Kemco | See GB |
| 3DS | Swords & Darkness (DL only) | 2015 | Action | Aplus/Arc System Works | A side-scrolling beat-em-up with no special features of note |
| 3DS | Symphony of Eternity (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | World Wide Software/Kemco | A boy, girl, and golem walk into a Kemco game and end up surprisingly in-depth with individual customization of skills and spells through reading books |
| 3DS | Tales of the Abyss | 2012 | Action | Namco Tales Studio | Very similar to the original; load times are shorter, some minor changes to quests were made, and shortcuts for battle abilities requires use of the touchscreen |
| 3DS | The Alliance Alive | 2018 | Turn-Based | Cattle Call/Grezzo/FuRyu | Written by the creator of Suikoden; a turn-based game where skills are increased via use and "talent points" are accumulated to improve stats individually |
| 3DS | Theatrhythm Final Fantasy | 2012 | Rhythm | Indieszero/Square Enix | Complete rhythm games using the touch screen to the tune of classic FF songs to level your all-star cast |
| 3DS | Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call | 2014 | Rhythm | Indieszero/Square Enix | Similar to the first game, but with quests to complete to unlock new characters and a wider song selection overall |
| 3DS | The Battle Cats POP! (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Ponos | More of a tower defense game, but you do use accumulated XP to level up and change the apeparance of your extremely weird cat crew |
| 3DS | The Denpa Men 2: Beyond the Waves (DL only) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Genius Sonority | Plays the same, but adds more elements, status ailments, new dungeons, and the ability to dress up your Denpa Men |
| 3DS | The Denpa Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Genius Sonority | Dual-type Denpa Men now exist, as do more antenna shapes, monsters, and sidequest-type activities! |
| 3DS | The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Genius Sonority | A quirky little game where you use AR to gather up little men to use as party members, naturally there is also a rock-paper-scissors feel to it |
| 3DS | The Legend of Legacy | 2015 | Turn-Based | Cattle Call/FuRyu | Developed by an all-star team of developer heavy-hitters; turn-based combat that requires formation selection, elemental manipulation, and gives stat gains as battle spoils |
| 3DS | Unchained Blades (DL only) | 2013 | Turn-Based | FuRyu | Identical to the PSP version except for the placement of dungeon maps on the bottom screen |
| 3DS | Unholy Heights (DL only) | 2017 | Simulation | Petit Depotto | See 360 |
| 3DS | Unlucky Mage (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Kemco game with a bit of humor to it, particularly when it comes to spell names and snappy writing; gameplay is otherwise as cookie-cutter as always |
| 3DS | Weapon Shop de Omasse (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Nex Entertainment | A parody of traditional JRPGs, where you play as a weaponsmith renting out your crafted (via rhythm minigame) wares to adventurers in order to level them |
| 3DS | Witch & Hero (DL only) | 2013 | Action | FK Digital/Flyhigh Works | An overly simplistic game where you as the hero defend the the titular witch by repeatedly bumping into waves of enemies to kill them, level up, rinse, and repeat |
| 3DS | Witch & Hero II (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Flyhigh Works | A new hero and witch to control, both at the same time; gameplay is otherwise unchanged |
| 3DS | Witch & Hero III (DL only) | 2018 | Action | Flyhigh Works | The witch goes back to being stationary, but now you control a second little hero to endlessly ram enemies with |
| 3DS | Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (New 3DS only) | 2015 | Action | Monolith Soft/Monster Games | More or less the same as the original, but changes the HUD a little bit and adds a few bonus modes like a model viewer and jukebox |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch | 2015 | Monster Collecting | Level-5 | Level-5's charming Pokemon-like franchise; demons are discovered in the "real" world, befriended, collected, and used in battle, combat occasionally involves minigames |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls/Bony Spirits | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Level-5 | Frequently retreads the same ground as the first game, with Pokemon-styled version splitting to collect all the Yo-kai |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters | 2017 | Monster Collecting | Level-5 | The all-encompassing third version of Yo-kai Watch 2, adds an additional questing area and a whole new tribe of demons to befriend |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch 3 | 2019 | Monster Collecting | Level-5 | Changes setting to a more Western-themed one, combat is affected by team positioning on a grid, the two protagonists can be switched between at almost any time |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps/White Dog Squad | 2018 | Action | Level-5 | An ARPG that acts as a bit of a Ghostbusters parody and a sequel to Yo-kai Watch 2; orbs are collected during missions to level up the team of Yo-kai and buy items |
