Game Boy Advance
The Best GBA RPGs
A hand-picked showcase of 39 Game Boy Advance RPGs: 30 North American releases and 9 Japan-only gems, ranked by how essential they are to a collection.
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Golden Sun
Camelot Software Planning · 2001
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Camelot Software Planning · 2003
Fire Emblem
Intelligent Systems · 2003
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Intelligent Systems · 2005
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Square · 2003
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
Quest Corporation · 2002
Final Fantasy IV Advance
Square · 2005
Final Fantasy V Advance
Square · 2006
Final Fantasy VI Advance
Square · 2007
Sword of Mana
Square Enix · 2003
Riviera: The Promised Land
Sting Entertainment · 2005
Yggdra Union
Sting · 2006
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
Flight-Plan · 2006
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
Flight-Plan · 2006
Advance Wars
Intelligent Systems · 2001
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Intelligent Systems · 2003
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Chunsoft · 2006
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Square · 2004
Breath of Fire
Capcom · 2001
Breath of Fire II
Capcom · 2002
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation
Banpresoft · 2006
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
Banpresoft · 2006
Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon
Climax Entertainment · 2004
Lunar Legend
Japan Art Media · 2002
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
Square Enix · 2004
Mega Man Battle Network 3
Capcom Production Studio 2 · 2002
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand
Konami · 2003
Shining Soul II
Grasshopper Manufacture · 2004
Phantasy Star Collection
Digital Eclipse · 2002
Pokémon Emerald
Game Freak · 2004
Mother 3
マザー3
Brownie Brown · 2006
Magical Vacation
マジカルバケーション
Brownie Brown · 2001
Tales of Phantasia
テイルズ オブ ファンタジア
Wolf Team · 2003
Tomato Adventure
トマトアドベンチャー
AlphaDream · 2002
Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart
ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ キャラバンハート
Tose · 2003
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Adventure 3
ドラゴンクエストキャラクターズ トルネコの大冒険3
Chunsoft · 2004
Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2
テイルズ オブ ザ ワールド なりきりダンジョン2
Namco · 2002
Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3
テイルズ オブ ザ ワールド なりきりダンジョン3
Alfa System · 2005
Tales of the World: Summoner's Lineage
テイルズ オブ ザ ワールド サモナーズライン
Kaga Tech · 2003
How the tiers work
★★★★★ Legendary
Defines the system. Play these first.
★★★★☆ Essential
Excellent, and a cornerstone of any RPG shelf.
★★★☆☆ Solid
Great for fans of the genre or series.
★★☆☆☆ Optional
Good, but common or easily replaced.