Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined is a modern remake of DRAGON QUEST VII, which originally launched on PlayStation in 2000. In this new reimagined version of the game, the core concept of the original title remains…
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is an adventure developed by HexaDrive, released 5 February 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
What Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is an adventure game developed by HexaDrive and released in 2026. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
As a bright-eyed young fisherman's son, you've lived your entire life on the peaceful island of Estard. Your journey begins with a simple question: is there more to the world than this small island kingdom? On a quest for answers, you and your childhood friends discover the Shrine of Mysteries and are swept back in time. There, you uncover the shocking truth that entire lands have been sealed away by a malevolent force. The fate of the world now rests in your hands.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 61 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Dragon Quest series
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is the 118th of 122 entries we hold in the Dragon Quest series. The next entry was Dragon Quest Smash/Grow in 2026. Its critic score of 92 is 19 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition at 92.
How it was received
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined holds a critic score of 92 out of 100. That places it above 97% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 14 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200/Intel® Core™ i3-6100, 8 GB RAM and AMD Radeon™ RX 460/Intel® Arc™ A380/NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined launched on 5 February 2026, within three weeks of Reanimal, Cairn, Mewgenics and Nioh 3. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Reanimal, Cairn, Mewgenics, Nioh 3.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dragon Quest VII Reimagined yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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