Dragon Quest’s New Mobile RPG Sets Closed Beta for December

A day after Square Enix revealed its next Dragon Quest game for mobile, the publisher has released the first trailer for Dragon Quest RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle and confirmed it’s coming to Android and iOS in 2027, with a global release planned outside certain regions. Applications are also open now for a closed beta test running from December 8 to December 15, with room for 25,000 players. According to the game’s official website, it will be free to play with in-app purchases and will support Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Korean.

The story begins on the floating isle of Monbelusha, where a festival called the Ringing Feast is interrupted when the fiend Zaahl corrupts Yggdrasil into a cursed tree called Grimvein. As Monbelusha crumbles, a boy falls toward the world below and receives a mysterious branch from the Goddess Belusha, becoming the Warden of the World Tree as he sets out to save the world. Square Enix describes the game as a classic turn-based Dragon Quest adventure designed for smartphones, with exploration that stretches from open fields to dungeons. Battles use Fast Strike skills and pep powers, though the publisher hasn’t explained how either works in detail yet, and the spoils players bring back go toward improving their base and strengthening allies.

Those who want to play early can apply for the closed beta test until November 23 at 6:59 AM Pacific (9:59 AM Eastern). The test is limited to players 18 and older, and if more than 25,000 people apply, Square Enix will choose participants by lottery and email the results on December 4. On Android, the minimum requirements are Android 9, a Snapdragon 855, and 6GB of RAM, while iOS players need at least an iPhone 11 running iOS 15 and will access the test through Apple’s TestFlight. Progress from the test won’t carry over to the full release, and paid currency won’t be available to purchase. The last Dragon Quest game for mobile was Dragon Quest Smash/Grow, a roguelite that launched on April 20.

DRAGON QUEST RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle | Announcement Trailer