Square Enix Reportedly Developing Dragon Quest 7: Fragments Of The Forgotten Past Remake

Dragon Quest steadfast Square Enix is acceptable to relaunch different fan-favorite instalment, this clip Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past.

According to MP1st, interior documents leaked to the outlet person elaborate a fig of upcoming unannounced projects, including a remake of the seventh mainline Dragon Quest game.

Interestingly, whilst different remakes person been specifically marked arsenic HD Remakes, that isn't the lawsuit present — oregon astatine least, not according to MP1st — suggesting this time, this volition beryllium much than conscionable a graphical overhaul oregon a reskinned remaster. Exactly what that'll entail, we're not sure, though, and it whitethorn beryllium immoderate clip earlier we get authoritative confirmation.

The leaked papers suggests we'll get to play this caller mentation of Dragon Quest 7 sometime betwixt aboriginal 2026 and 2027, to adhere with Square Enix's adjacent fiscal twelvemonth and fiscal forecasts.

In related Dragon Quest-shaped news, don't hide Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake volition merchandise connected October 30, 2025, connected PC (via Steam and Microsoft Store), PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X/S. Square Enix has conscionable confirmed the RPG is besides coming to Nintendo Switch 2, too. We besides precocious had an update connected what, exactly, players tin get if they pre-order the crippled successful advance, arsenic good arsenic details of an all-new Collector's Edition.

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii precocious confirmed Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate has not been canceled. Though Dragon Quest 12 was announced arsenic portion of the series' 35th day solemnisation backmost successful 2021, signalling the archetypal mainline introduction since 2017's Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age, it's been beauteous quiescent ever since, and the past we heard astir Dragon Quest 12 was successful February, erstwhile Horii broke his soundlessness to accidental the improvement squad astatine Square Enix is “working hard."

"Yes, indeed, I can't accidental anything, I apologize," helium said successful May. "I americium making it, putting tons of enactment into it... I tin lone accidental that the adjacent enactment volition beryllium large too, [I'm] moving truly hard. Please look guardant to it is the lone happening I tin say."

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