| 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 |
| JP 3DS | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Saikyo Card Battle (DL only) | 2016 | Card-Based | Konami | Speed duels only here, where you wander the streets and take on fellow unknown and famous duelists alike to increase your rank and earn cards to level your preconstructed decks up |
