Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (2010)

Camelot Software Planning

Nintendo DS

3.37 from 291 ratings

909 members have it in their collection · 19 playing now · 357 backlogged · 225 wish listed

How long? Main story 32h · with extras 28h (from 7 logged playthroughs)

After going dark six years ago, 2010 will see a new dawn. Golden Sun DS updates the popular portable Golden Sun role-playing series with an impressive graphical style. This installment follows the story of the previous heroes' descendants and immerses players into the magic of its adventure by pushing the boundaries of intuitive touch-screen controls.

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Details

Developers: Camelot Software Planning
Publishers: Nintendo
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Themes: Fantasy
Franchises: Golden Sun
Series: Golden Sun
Events: Nintendo E3 2010 Press Conference, Nintendo E3 2009 Press Conference

Release dates

Oct 28, 2010 (Japan) Nintendo DS
Oct 28, 2010 (Worldwide) Nintendo DS
Nov 29, 2010 (North_America) Nintendo DS
Dec 10, 2010 (Europe) Nintendo DS

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Review jed 2/5 · May 18, 2026

A Disappointing, Inferior Rehash

I was a huge fan of the first two Golden Sun games. I didn't play Dark Dawn until many years later. What a disappointment. It is nothing but an inferior rehash of the first two games. It's also one of the most ridiculously easy RPGs I've ever played.

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