Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo Releasing This Week

Square Enix announced it is releasing a demo for the upcoming Dragon Quest VII Reimagined. The demo will be available on January 7, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. It will let players transfer their save data to the full game and award them a bonus outfit for Maribel. In addition to announcing the demo, Square Enix also released the game’s opening movie, which can be viewed below.

A full remake of 2000 title Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined will release for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2 on February 5, 2026. The Reimagined version 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, as well as additional content, features, and quality-of-life improvements. Its narrative is said to be faithful to the original game, with changes made to provide a more streamlined story experience. 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.