Dragon Quest RPG Sets 2027 Mobile Release and December 8–15 Closed Beta
Players have until November 23 to apply for the test on iOS and Android.
Dragon Quest RPG: The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle launches on iOS and Android in 2027. A closed beta runs December 8–15, with applications due November 23.
The Dragon Quest franchise announced a 2027 release for Dragon Quest RPG: The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle (Dragon Quest RPG: Makai-Ju to Michibikareshi Shima). The new game will launch on iOS and Android.
The announcement included an English trailer, alongside a Japanese version.
A closed beta test will run December 8–15. Applications close November 23.
The game features:
- Turn-based battles
- Multiple party members
- Dungeon exploration
- Character progression
It will support these languages:
- English
- Japanese
- Korean
- Traditional Chinese
The Dragon Quest RPG official website introduces Monbelusha, a floating isle high above the world. Disaster strikes during the annual Ringing Feast as its people offer prayers.
The fiend Zaahl corrupts Yggdrasil, a symbol of hope, transforming it into the cursed tree Grimvein. Its dark influence spreads despair far and wide.
As Monbelusha crumbles, a boy falls toward the world below. The Goddess Belusha entrusts him with a mysterious branch.
He must become the Warden of the World Tree and journey to save the world. His quest takes him across the skies aboard the isle of the chosen.
Earlier Dragon Quest smartphone games include:
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light launched in January 2014 and ended service in January 2024. At almost 10 years, it was the longest-running Dragon Quest smartphone game.
- Dragon Quest Dokodemo Monster Parade launched in 2015 and ended service in July 2020.
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai launched in September 2021 and ended service in April 2023.
- Dragon Quest Tact, a tactical role-playing game, launched on iOS and Android in Japan in July 2020. Its Western release followed in January 2021, with Western service ending in February 2024.
- The global version of Dragon Quest of the Stars (Hoshi no Dragon Quest) launched in February 2020 and ended service in June 2021. The smartphone role-playing game featured the largest world in series history and focused on exploring and fighting monsters.
Sources: Dragon Quest RPG website via ANN
