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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Announced, Launching in February

by Alex Fuller · September 12, 2025

Square Enix announced Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, a full remake of 2000 title Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. The Reimagined release features a new hand-crafted aesthetic and will release for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2 on February 5, 2026, with pre-order available now. A $249.99 Collector’s Edition is available to pre-order from Square Enix’s online store in North America and Europe that includes:

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined physical standard edition for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, or Nintendo Switch 2
Digital Deluxe Edition upgrade (which includes 48 hours early access, White Wolf costume, and three in-game item DLC sets)
Early Bird Bonus DLC (Trodain Togs costume and set of three in-game Seeds of Proficiency)
SteelBook case
Medium Slime plush (13cm high, 70g)
Ship-in-a-bottle figure with display stand (28.5cm wide, 1.1kg)

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined features a diorama-style aesthetic, with characters based on the original designs of Akira Toriyama that have been crafted into dolls created in the real world. The game’s narrative is said to be faithful to the original game, with changes made to provide a more streamlined story experience. It will include optional side quests, stories, and mini-games. Meanwhile, the combat will features an updated vocation system that include a Moonlighting mechanic letting players use two vocations at once, as well as a new Let Loose ability and a new Monster Master vocation. There will also be various quality-of-life improvements, including a redesigned UI.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past originally released for PlayStation in Japan in 2000 and in North America in 2001. The game received a Nintendo 3DS remake in Japan in 2013, which was later released in North America and Europe in 2016, and was also released on mobile in Japan in 2015. The game starts on Estard Island, an idyllic kingdom in a world with no other apparent landmasses. However, a group of childhood friends uncovers a way to travel back to the past, when other continents existed, and are able to restore them in the present.