DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS is back with a whole new world to rebuild.
Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia and SQUARE ENIX have dated DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World for December 2026.
Physical Editions Head to Southeast Asia
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World arrives on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and PC. Steam gets it a day later, on December 4, 2026.
Physical copies for Switch 2, Switch, and PS5 will be sold in Southeast Asia, with pre-orders open now. Early buyers get the Adventure Starter Set of in-game items, while digital buyers get the Hearty Met Set for scouting monsters.
The Digital Deluxe Edition adds a four-item DLC set (The Mega Mole Hole, Monster Marathons, the Metallic Ring, and the Scout Run VIP Card), plus the Necklace of Animation, Beastie Bites, Seeds of Skills, and 48 hours of early access.
The Collector’s Edition is physical only, and it packs a Bianca, Nera, and Deborah figurine set, a flocked set of Fluffy, Scruffy, and Fizzy, a round and squishy Slime with Meat pouch, and a monster pattern cleaning cloth.
What to Expect from DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World
You do not need to have played any of the other DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS games to enjoy this one. You befriend monsters, raise them, synthesize new creatures from pairs, and send your party into battle, with two fledgling wranglers, Bianca and Nera, working to bring Witherwood back to life.
It also looks the part, closer to the clean look of the DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake than to the older handheld entries.
What the Withered World brings:
- More than 500 monsters: New arrivals and fan favourites from across the series.
- Synthesis: Combine two monsters into a stronger, possibly unfamiliar creature.
- Monsters by your side: Any monster follows you, whatever its type or size.
- A free demo: The first chapter, playable now, with up to eight monsters transferable to the full game.
That demo is out now. Monsters carried over arrive at level 1 with their default talents, so expect to raise them again rather than walk into the full game overpowered.
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World launches December 3, 2026, with Steam following on December 4. Drop by the official Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia page for the full edition breakdown.
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