Nintendo 3DS Multiplayer is an incredible feature, but surprisingly; not a well documented one.
Here is my definitive list of 3DS Multiplayer Games. The list is Local Play focused, with Online Games marked with a *
Download Play games will be marked with a ^ (Download Play allows you to play Multiplayer using one copy of the game)
I might still be missing a few titles, I'd be happy to add any recommendations you have, as I do want a definitive list.
Add any games I missed or revisions to the info I listed, such as online support. I will revise the list accordingly.
For my personal 3DS Multiplayer Games Recommendation List, click here
If you're just looking for Download Play Games List, click here
* = Online Capable
^ = Download Play
3DS Retail/eShop
2-Player
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3D Gunstar Heroes
3D Streets of Rage
3D Streets of Rage 2
3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3D Altered Beast
Air Battle Hockey 3D
ARC-STYLE: Baseball 3D ^
ARC-STYLE: Soccer!! 3D ^
Beyblade Evolution
Blazblue Continuum Shift II
Boku no Hero Academia - Battle for All (Japan)
Carps & Dragons ^
Centipede Infestation
Code Name S.T.E.A.M. *
Colors! 3D
Combat of Giants Dinosaurs 3D
Conception II
Cube Creator 3D (Multiplayer DLC required)
Dead or Alive Dimensions *
Deer Drive Legends
Digimon World ReDigitize Decode (Japan English Translation Available!)
Disney Infinity Toy Box Challenge
Disney Magical World *
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Dr. Mario Miracle Cure ^
Dragon Ball Fusions *
Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden *
Dream Trigger 3D
Dress To Play: Magic Bubbles!
Dual Pen Sports
Fantasy Pirates *
FIFA 12
FIFA 13
FIFA 14
FIFA 15
Fire Emblem Series
Game Center CX: 3-Choume no Arino (Japan)
Gem Smashers
Girls' Fashion Shoot
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
Hello Kitty Picnic With Sanrio Characters
Hero Bank (Japan)
Hero Bank 2 (Japan)
Imagine Collection
Imagine: Fashion Designer
Imagine: Fashion World
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Lego Lord of the Rings
Luigi's Mansion ^
Mahjong Cub3D ^
Minecraft
Monster 4X4 3D
Monster Hunter Stories *
Nascar Unleashed
Navy Commander ^
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Nicktoons MLB 3D
Nintendo Pocket Football Club
One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP 2
PES 2011 Pro Evolution Soccer 3D
PES 2012 Pro Evolution Soccer 3D
PES 2013 Pro Evolution Soccer 3D *
Planet Crashers
Pokemon Rumble Blast / Super Pokemon Rumble
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire / Omega Ruby *
Pokemon Sun / Moon *
Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon *
Pokemon X / Y *
Rabbids Rumble
Resident Evil Revelations *
Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D *
River City Rival Showdown ^
SEGA 3D Classics Collection
SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 1, 2, 3 (Japan)
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson *
Soccer Up Online ^
Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice
Sonic Generations *
Speedthru: Potzol's Puzzle
Sudoku Party *^
Super Street Fighter IV *^
Survivor 3D The Ultimate Adventure
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
Steel Diver ^
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward
Tekken 3D Prime Edition *
The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn
The Battle Cats Pop!
The Magic Hammer *
Touch Battle Tank Tag Combat
Worcle Words
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Aoki Samurai (Japan)
WWE All Stars
Yo-Kai Watch *
Yoshi's New Island ^
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3-Player
-
Beast Saga (Japan)
Fantasy Life *
Legend of Zelda: Tri-Force Heroes *^
Petz Beach
Petz Countryside
-
4-Player
-
Animal Crossing New Leaf *
Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains *
Attack on Titan 2: Future Coordinates (Japan)
ATV Wild Ride 3D *
Ben 10 Galactic Racing
Bugs Vs. Tanks
Cartoon Network Punchtime Explosion ^
Classic Games Overload ^
Code of Princess *
Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic ^
Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit ^
Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop
Cube Creator DX *
Culdcept Revolt
Deca Sports Extreme ^
Disney Pixar Cars 2
F1 2011 *
Face Racers: Photo Finish *
Final Fantasy Explorers *
Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations Alive ^
Frogger 3D
Gotta Protectors ^
Harvest Moon 3D: a New Beginning
Harvest Moon 3D: The Tale of Two Towns
Heroes of Ruin *
Inazuma Eleven 3: Bomb Blast
Inazuma Eleven 3: Lightning Bolt
Inazuma Eleven 3: Team Ogre Attacks!
Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Thunderflash
Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Wildfire
Inazuma Eleven GO: Light
Inazuma Eleven GO: Shadow
Kirby Battle Royale *^
Kirby Triple Deluxe (Kirby Fighters) ^
Kirby Fighters Deluxe ^
Kirby Planet Robobot (Team Kirby Clash)
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe - $FREE on eShop$
Kokuga ^
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon ^
Mario Party the Top 100 ^
Mario Party Star Rush ^
Mario Party Star Rush Guest - $FREE on eShop$ (Allows you to play the full game, with a player who owns it)
Mario Party Island Tour ^
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2012 Olympics ^
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympics ^
Mario Golf World Tour *
Mario Tennis Open *^
Metroid Prime: Federation Force *^
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate *
Monster Hunter Generations *
Monster Strike (Japan)
One Piece Unlimited World Red
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Pac-Man Party 3D ^
Power Disc Slam *
Pippi Longstocking 3D
Psycho Pigs *
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Japan, English translation available!) ^
Rhythm Heaven Megamix ^
Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure
Ridge Racer 3D
River City Tokyo Rumble ^
Skylanders Superchargers Racing *
Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Taikaizoku to Shippo Dan (Japan, English Translation Available!)
Smash Bros. 4 3DS *
Sonic & All Stars RacingTransformed ^
Sonic Lost World ^
Splat the Difference
Starfox 64 3D ^
Story of Seasons *
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns *
Style Savvy: Trendsetters
Sudoku + 7 other Complex Puzzles by Nikoli
Super Monkey Ball 3D ^
Taiko No Tatsujin (Japan)
Tenkai Knights Brave Battle
Terraria
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call *
The Snack World Trejarers (Japan, Partial English Translation in progress)
Transformers Prime
Undead Nightmare Storm
WarioWare Gold
Winter Sports: Feel the Spirit
Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits / Fleshy Souls / Psychic Specters *
Yo-Kai Watch 3 *
Yo-Kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps / White Dog Squad *
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5-Player
-
Disney Art Academy ^ (Local Play shares art, Download Play downloads a working demo of the game)
-
6-Player
-
Aqua Moto Racing 3D ^
Asphalt 3D
EX Troopers (Japan, English Translation available!)
Fossil Fighters Frontier
Ironfall Invasion * - $FREE on eShop$
Kid Icarus Uprising *
LBX: Little Battler's Experience
Mario Sports Superstars *
Metroid Prime: Federation Force Blast Ball ^
Snow Moto Racing 3D ^
Tank Troopers ^
"Run For Money" Chou Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousousha-tachi (Japan) ^
-
8-Player
-
Battleminerz
Daigasso! Band Brothers P (Japan, English Translation in progress!)
Games Festival 1 ^
Games Festival 2 ^
Ice Station Z
MarioKart 7 *^
Need for Speed The Run
Steel Diver Sub Wars * - $FREE on eShop$
Tetris Axis ^
-
10-Player
-
Tetris Ultimate ^
-
12-Player
-
New Art Academy (shares content with friends)
-
3DS Online Only (no Local Play)
Cube Tactics *
Mindfeud *
Runbow Pocket *
Skylanders: Trap Team
-
DSiWare Local Play (eShop selections for 3DS multiplayer)
-
Absolute Chess 2P ^
Bejeweled Twist 2P
Dairojo! Samurai Defenders 2P
Dragon Quest Wars 2P
Galaxy Saver 2P
BlayzBloo Melee Brawlers 4P
Cosmo Fighters 4P ^
Escapee GO! 4P
Globulos Party 4P ^
GO Series Undead Storm 4P
Moke Moke 4P
Scrabble Classic / Slam 4P
UNO 4P
Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition 4P
AiRace 6P
Bomberman Blitz 8P
Pop Island / Pop Island Paperfield 8P ^
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Game Gear Virtual Console 2-Player Link
-
Columns
Crystal Warriors
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
G-Loc: Air Battle
Sonic Drift 2
-
Game Boy Virtual Console 2-Player Link
-
Pokemon Blue
Pokemon Crystal
Pokemon Gold
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Yellow
-
NES Virtual Console with Download Play
-
Balloon Fight ^
Bases Loaded ^
Bubble Bobble (Japan) ^
Clu Clu Land ^
Crash N' the Boys Street Challenge ^
Devil World (Europe) ^
Double Dragon ^
Double Dragon II The Revenge ^
Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku - Soreyuke Daiundokai (Japan) ^
Ice Climber ^
Joy Mech Fight (Japan) ^
Life Force ^
Mario Bros. ^
River City Ransom ^
S.C.A.T. - Special Cybernetic Attack Team ^
SD Gundam World - Gachapon Senshi - Scramble Wars (Japan) ^
Shadow of the Ninja ^
Sky Kid ^
Super C ^
Super Dodge Ball ^
Super Mario Bros. 3 ^ (mostly turn based)
Tecmo Bowl ^
Wario's Woods ^ (turn based)
Yoshi ^
-
"Hotseat" Multiplayer (multiple players on one console) also known as "pass and play"
Angry Birds Star Wars
Bowling Bonanza 3D
Castle Clout 3D
Darts Up 3D ^
Family Bowling 3D
Funfair Party Games *
Gummy Bears Mini Golf
Ice Age Continental Drift Arctic Games
Let's Golf! 3D
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
Pure Chess
Smash Bowling 3D
The Cube
Timberman
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
Winter Sports: Feel the Spirit 2012
Wipeout 2
Wipeout 3
Wipeout Create & Crash
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*Some Games have not had multiplayer tested*
Please help test multiplayer on these games if you have them:
-
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
-
*PLEASE Add your recommendations, revisions, edits, questions, and engagement below! Wikipedia sucks and the 3DS needs better documentation!*
Here is my definitive list of 3DS Multiplayer Games. The list is Local Play focused, with Online Games marked with a *
Download Play games will be marked with a ^ (Download Play allows you to play Multiplayer using one copy of the game)
I might still be missing a few titles, I'd be happy to add any recommendations you have, as I do want a definitive list.
Add any games I missed or revisions to the info I listed, such as online support. I will revise the list accordingly.
For my personal 3DS Multiplayer Games Recommendation List, click here
If you're just looking for Download Play Games List, click here
* = Online Capable
^ = Download Play
3DS Retail/eShop
2-Player
-
3D Gunstar Heroes
3D Streets of Rage
3D Streets of Rage 2
3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
3D Altered Beast
Air Battle Hockey 3D
ARC-STYLE: Baseball 3D ^
ARC-STYLE: Soccer!! 3D ^
Beyblade Evolution
Blazblue Continuum Shift II
Boku no Hero Academia - Battle for All (Japan)
Carps & Dragons ^
Centipede Infestation
Code Name S.T.E.A.M. *
Colors! 3D
Combat of Giants Dinosaurs 3D
Conception II
Cube Creator 3D (Multiplayer DLC required)
Dead or Alive Dimensions *
Deer Drive Legends
Digimon World ReDigitize Decode (Japan English Translation Available!)
Disney Infinity Toy Box Challenge
Disney Magical World *
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Dr. Mario Miracle Cure ^
Dragon Ball Fusions *
Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden *
Dream Trigger 3D
Dress To Play: Magic Bubbles!
Dual Pen Sports
Fantasy Pirates *
FIFA 12
FIFA 13
FIFA 14
FIFA 15
Fire Emblem Series
Game Center CX: 3-Choume no Arino (Japan)
Gem Smashers
Girls' Fashion Shoot
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
Hello Kitty Picnic With Sanrio Characters
Hero Bank (Japan)
Hero Bank 2 (Japan)
Imagine Collection
Imagine: Fashion Designer
Imagine: Fashion World
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Lego Lord of the Rings
Luigi's Mansion ^
Mahjong Cub3D ^
Minecraft
Monster 4X4 3D
Monster Hunter Stories *
Nascar Unleashed
Navy Commander ^
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Nicktoons MLB 3D
Nintendo Pocket Football Club
One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP 2
PES 2011 Pro Evolution Soccer 3D
PES 2012 Pro Evolution Soccer 3D
PES 2013 Pro Evolution Soccer 3D *
Planet Crashers
Pokemon Rumble Blast / Super Pokemon Rumble
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire / Omega Ruby *
Pokemon Sun / Moon *
Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon *
Pokemon X / Y *
Rabbids Rumble
Resident Evil Revelations *
Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D *
River City Rival Showdown ^
SEGA 3D Classics Collection
SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 1, 2, 3 (Japan)
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson *
Soccer Up Online ^
Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice
Sonic Generations *
Speedthru: Potzol's Puzzle
Sudoku Party *^
Super Street Fighter IV *^
Survivor 3D The Ultimate Adventure
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
Steel Diver ^
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward
Tekken 3D Prime Edition *
The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn
The Battle Cats Pop!
The Magic Hammer *
Touch Battle Tank Tag Combat
Worcle Words
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Aoki Samurai (Japan)
WWE All Stars
Yo-Kai Watch *
Yoshi's New Island ^
-
3-Player
-
Beast Saga (Japan)
Fantasy Life *
Legend of Zelda: Tri-Force Heroes *^
Petz Beach
Petz Countryside
-
4-Player
-
Animal Crossing New Leaf *
Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains *
Attack on Titan 2: Future Coordinates (Japan)
ATV Wild Ride 3D *
Ben 10 Galactic Racing
Bugs Vs. Tanks
Cartoon Network Punchtime Explosion ^
Classic Games Overload ^
Code of Princess *
Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic ^
Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit ^
Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop
Cube Creator DX *
Culdcept Revolt
Deca Sports Extreme ^
Disney Pixar Cars 2
F1 2011 *
Face Racers: Photo Finish *
Final Fantasy Explorers *
Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations Alive ^
Frogger 3D
Gotta Protectors ^
Harvest Moon 3D: a New Beginning
Harvest Moon 3D: The Tale of Two Towns
Heroes of Ruin *
Inazuma Eleven 3: Bomb Blast
Inazuma Eleven 3: Lightning Bolt
Inazuma Eleven 3: Team Ogre Attacks!
Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Thunderflash
Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Wildfire
Inazuma Eleven GO: Light
Inazuma Eleven GO: Shadow
Kirby Battle Royale *^
Kirby Triple Deluxe (Kirby Fighters) ^
Kirby Fighters Deluxe ^
Kirby Planet Robobot (Team Kirby Clash)
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe - $FREE on eShop$
Kokuga ^
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon ^
Mario Party the Top 100 ^
Mario Party Star Rush ^
Mario Party Star Rush Guest - $FREE on eShop$ (Allows you to play the full game, with a player who owns it)
Mario Party Island Tour ^
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2012 Olympics ^
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympics ^
Mario Golf World Tour *
Mario Tennis Open *^
Metroid Prime: Federation Force *^
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate *
Monster Hunter Generations *
Monster Strike (Japan)
One Piece Unlimited World Red
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Pac-Man Party 3D ^
Power Disc Slam *
Pippi Longstocking 3D
Psycho Pigs *
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Japan, English translation available!) ^
Rhythm Heaven Megamix ^
Rhythm Thief and the Emperor's Treasure
Ridge Racer 3D
River City Tokyo Rumble ^
Skylanders Superchargers Racing *
Slime MoriMori Dragon Quest 3: Taikaizoku to Shippo Dan (Japan, English Translation Available!)
Smash Bros. 4 3DS *
Sonic & All Stars RacingTransformed ^
Sonic Lost World ^
Splat the Difference
Starfox 64 3D ^
Story of Seasons *
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns *
Style Savvy: Trendsetters
Sudoku + 7 other Complex Puzzles by Nikoli
Super Monkey Ball 3D ^
Taiko No Tatsujin (Japan)
Tenkai Knights Brave Battle
Terraria
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call *
The Snack World Trejarers (Japan, Partial English Translation in progress)
Transformers Prime
Undead Nightmare Storm
WarioWare Gold
Winter Sports: Feel the Spirit
Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits / Fleshy Souls / Psychic Specters *
Yo-Kai Watch 3 *
Yo-Kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps / White Dog Squad *
-
5-Player
-
Disney Art Academy ^ (Local Play shares art, Download Play downloads a working demo of the game)
-
6-Player
-
Aqua Moto Racing 3D ^
Asphalt 3D
EX Troopers (Japan, English Translation available!)
Fossil Fighters Frontier
Ironfall Invasion * - $FREE on eShop$
Kid Icarus Uprising *
LBX: Little Battler's Experience
Mario Sports Superstars *
Metroid Prime: Federation Force Blast Ball ^
Snow Moto Racing 3D ^
Tank Troopers ^
"Run For Money" Chou Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousousha-tachi (Japan) ^
-
8-Player
-
Battleminerz
Daigasso! Band Brothers P (Japan, English Translation in progress!)
Games Festival 1 ^
Games Festival 2 ^
Ice Station Z
MarioKart 7 *^
Need for Speed The Run
Steel Diver Sub Wars * - $FREE on eShop$
Tetris Axis ^
-
10-Player
-
Tetris Ultimate ^
-
12-Player
-
New Art Academy (shares content with friends)
-
3DS Online Only (no Local Play)
Cube Tactics *
Mindfeud *
Runbow Pocket *
Skylanders: Trap Team
-
DSiWare Local Play (eShop selections for 3DS multiplayer)
-
Absolute Chess 2P ^
Bejeweled Twist 2P
Dairojo! Samurai Defenders 2P
Dragon Quest Wars 2P
Galaxy Saver 2P
BlayzBloo Melee Brawlers 4P
Cosmo Fighters 4P ^
Escapee GO! 4P
Globulos Party 4P ^
GO Series Undead Storm 4P
Moke Moke 4P
Scrabble Classic / Slam 4P
UNO 4P
Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition 4P
AiRace 6P
Bomberman Blitz 8P
Pop Island / Pop Island Paperfield 8P ^
-
Game Gear Virtual Console 2-Player Link
-
Columns
Crystal Warriors
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
G-Loc: Air Battle
Sonic Drift 2
-
Game Boy Virtual Console 2-Player Link
-
Pokemon Blue
Pokemon Crystal
Pokemon Gold
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Yellow
-
NES Virtual Console with Download Play
-
Balloon Fight ^
Bases Loaded ^
Bubble Bobble (Japan) ^
Clu Clu Land ^
Crash N' the Boys Street Challenge ^
Devil World (Europe) ^
Double Dragon ^
Double Dragon II The Revenge ^
Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku - Soreyuke Daiundokai (Japan) ^
Ice Climber ^
Joy Mech Fight (Japan) ^
Life Force ^
Mario Bros. ^
River City Ransom ^
S.C.A.T. - Special Cybernetic Attack Team ^
SD Gundam World - Gachapon Senshi - Scramble Wars (Japan) ^
Shadow of the Ninja ^
Sky Kid ^
Super C ^
Super Dodge Ball ^
Super Mario Bros. 3 ^ (mostly turn based)
Tecmo Bowl ^
Wario's Woods ^ (turn based)
Yoshi ^
-
"Hotseat" Multiplayer (multiple players on one console) also known as "pass and play"
Angry Birds Star Wars
Bowling Bonanza 3D
Castle Clout 3D
Darts Up 3D ^
Family Bowling 3D
Funfair Party Games *
Gummy Bears Mini Golf
Ice Age Continental Drift Arctic Games
Let's Golf! 3D
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
Pure Chess
Smash Bowling 3D
The Cube
Timberman
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
Winter Sports: Feel the Spirit 2012
Wipeout 2
Wipeout 3
Wipeout Create & Crash
-
*Some Games have not had multiplayer tested*
Please help test multiplayer on these games if you have them:
-
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
-
*PLEASE Add your recommendations, revisions, edits, questions, and engagement below! Wikipedia sucks and the 3DS needs better documentation!*
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