We already published the list of best DS games of all time, now it’s time to discover the best DS strategy games of all time.
With amazing titles like the Advance Wars series, Shin Megami Tensei series, and Age of Empires series, the DS surely have a great collection of strategy games.
If you’re a fan of both DS and strategy games, I know that you want to know the best DS strategy games of all time.
Most of you will recognize (or even still play) some of the games mentioned on this list.
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See also: Best GameCube Games of All Time & Best Wii Games of All Time
#50. Eco-Creatures: Save the Forest
Headlock/Majesco, 2008
Strategy » Real-Time » Command
#49. Elite Forces: Unit 77
Gammick Entertainment/Deep Silver, 2009
Strategy » Turn-Based » General
#48. Bleach: The 3rd Phantom
Tom Create/Sega, 2009
Strategy » Turn-Based » General
#47. Populous DS
Genki/Electronic Arts, 2008
Strategy » General
#46. Marvel Trading Card Game
1st Playable Productions/Konami, 2007
Strategy » Turn-Based » Card Battle
#45. Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness
TOSE/Marvelous Entertainment, 2008
Strategy » Management » Business / Tycoon
#44. Worms: Open Warfare
Team 17/THQ, 2006
Strategy » Turn-Based » Artillery
#43. Star Trek: Tactical Assault
Quicksilver Software/Bethesda Softworks, 2006
Strategy » Real-Time » General
#42. Heroes of Mana
Brownie Brown/Square Enix, 2007
Strategy » Real-Time » General
#41. Battles of Prince of Persia
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2005
Strategy » Turn-Based » Card Battle
#40. Zoo Tycoon 2 DS
Altron/THQ, 2008
Strategy » Management » Business / Tycoon
#39. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Spirit Caller
Konami, 2007
Strategy » Turn-Based » Card Battle
#38. Spore Creatures
Griptonite Games/EA Games, 2008
Strategy » General
#37. Harvest Moon DS
TOSE/Marvelous Entertainment, 2006
Strategy » Management » Business / Tycoon
#36. SimCity DS
Aki Corp./Electronic Arts, 2007
Strategy » Management » Government
#35. LEGO Battles
Hellbent Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, 2009
Strategy » Real-Time » General
#34. Panzer Tactics DS
Sproing/Conspiracy Entertainment, 2007
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#33. Luminous Arc
Imageepoch/Marvelous Entertainment, 2007
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#32. Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar
Marvelous Entertainment, 2010
Strategy » Management » Business / Tycoon
#31. Tom Clancy’s EndWar
Funatics/Ubisoft, 2008
Strategy » Real-Time » Tactics
#30. Blue Dragon Plus
Brownie Brown/AQ Interactive, 2009
Strategy » Real-Time » Tactics
#29. SimCity Creator
Electronic Arts, 2008
Strategy » Management » Government
#28. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009
Konami, 2009
Strategy » Turn-Based » Card Battle
#27. Rondo of Swords
Success, 2008
Strategy » Turn-Based » General
#26. Theme Park
EA Japan Studio/EA Games, 2007
Strategy » Management » Business / Tycoon
#25. Luminous Arc 2
Imageepoch/Marvelous Entertainment, 2008
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#24. Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour
Konami, 2005
Strategy » Turn-Based » Card Battle
#23. Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island
Gust, 2009
Strategy » Turn-Based » General
#22. Drone Tactics
Success, 2008
Strategy » Turn-Based » General
#21. Front Mission
Square Enix, 2007
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#20. Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume
Tri-Ace/Square Enix, 2009
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#19. Robocalypse
Vogster/Tecmo, 2008
Strategy » Real-Time » General
#18. Age of Empires: Mythologies
Griptonite Games/THQ, 2008
Strategy » General
#17. Knights in the Nightmare
Sting, 2009
Strategy » Real-Time » General
#16. Lock’s Quest
5TH Cell/THQ, 2008
Strategy » Real-Time » Defense
#15. Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Square Enix, 2007
Strategy » Real-Time » Tactics
#14. Age of Empires: The Age of Kings
Backbone Entertainment/Majesco, 2006
Strategy » Turn-Based » General
#13. Worms: Open Warfare 2
Team 17/THQ, 2007
Strategy » Turn-Based » Artillery
#12. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
Atlus, 2012
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#11. Plants vs. Zombies
TOSE/PopCap, 2011
Strategy » Real-Time » Defense
#10. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Intelligent Systems/Nintendo, 2009
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#9. Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Square Enix, 2008
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#8. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution
Firaxis Games/2K Games, 2008
Strategy » Turn-Based » General
#7. Ninjatown
Venan Entertainment/SouthPeak Games, 2008
Strategy » Real-Time » Defense
#6. Pokemon Conquest
Koei/The Pokemon Company, 2012
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#5. Dawn of Discovery
Keen Games/Ubisoft, 2009
Strategy » Real-Time » General
#4. Disgaea DS
Nippon Ichi Software/NIS Europe, 2008
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#3. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Atlus, 2009
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#2. Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Intelligent Systems/Nintendo, 2008
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
#1. Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Intelligent Systems/Nintendo, 2005
Strategy » Turn-Based » Tactics
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Deciding the best DS strategy games is no doubt a little bit late since the handheld itself has been around for 10+ years, but it’s still absolutely exciting!
Great List, Love most of those games.