The Dark Spire, known as Genmu no Tō to Tsurugi no Okite[a] in Japan, is a role-playing game developed by Success for the Nintendo DS.

The gameplay centers on exploring the namesake dungeon known as the Dark Spire while improving the skills and stats of player's characters by gaining experience.

The Spire is explored in a first-person perspective, and many classical RPG elements are included, such as random encounters and equipment.

[2] The player is tasked to find and defeat the Archmage Tyrhung at the top of the Dark Spire and to retrieve a necklace from him.

[2] The game allows to play as one of four races - human, dwarf, elf or halfling - each with unique stats and standard alignment.