DRAGON QUEST RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle Launches Globally in 2027

A new smartphone game in the DRAGON QUEST series, DRAGON QUEST RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle, is scheduled for a simultaneous global release in 2027, excluding certain regions. New footage has also been revealed for the Turn-Based RPG, which is designed to bring the series' core experience of exploration, command-based battles, and character growth to mobile devices.

New DRAGON QUEST Mobile RPG Features Exploration and Turn-Based Battles

DRAGON QUEST RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle is designed around the core DRAGON QUEST experience of exploring, fighting through commands, and growing stronger, adapted specifically for smartphones.

Players will be able to freely explore maps and face monsters in command-based battles. Combat will include strategic elements using Fast Strike skills and pep powers, while players can also develop their base using the results of their adventures.

Yuji Horii serves as General Director. Character designs are by Akira Toriyama, who died in March 2024, while the music is by Koichi Sugiyama, who died in September 2021.

Development is handled by WFS, Inc. / Wright Flyer Studios, with planning and production by SQUARE ENIX.

The game is categorized as a Turn-Based RPG and will be free-to-play with in-app purchases.

Horii said the project places an even stronger focus on what makes a game feel like DRAGON QUEST, recreating the traditional adventure of visiting towns, meeting companions, preparing equipment, and gradually becoming stronger on smartphones.

He added that the free-to-play format is intended to allow both longtime players and newcomers to progress at their own pace, even when they only have short periods of time to play.

Introduction

The DRAGON QUEST series places players in the role of the protagonist as they embark on adventures and confront forces threatening the world.

The original DRAGON QUEST was released in 1986, developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix. The series has since become one of Japan's best-known RPG franchises.

DRAGON QUEST RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle is planned for release in 2027 as a smartphone title, with a simultaneous global launch scheduled for most regions.

Source : ORICON NEWS