It’s going to be a while before you can play Dragon Quest XII.

Posted May 27, 2026 at 1:15 PM UTC

It’s going to be a while before you can play Dragon Quest XII.

During a brief presentation, Square Enix showed a first look at the long-in-the-works RPG, but also revealed that they had to “restart” development, so it’s going to be even longer before launch. It currently doesn’t have a release date. But hey: a new DQ Monsters is on the way.

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