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HD-2D Dragon Quest III and I & II Ship 4 Million Units Worldwide

The 4-million-unit milestone for two HD-2D remakes of 1980s Dragon Quest titles shows that Square Enix's strategy of remastering classic RPGs in the hybrid pixel-and-3D style continues to find a large audience, and the company is using the momentum to tease further series announcements.

Key Facts

  • Square Enix announced on May 27 that combined worldwide shipments and digital sales of the HD-2D versions of Dragon Quest III and Dragon Quest I & II surpassed 4 million units.
  • Dragon Quest III: And Into the Legend..., an HD-2D remake of the 1988 Famicom original, launched on November 14, 2024.
  • Dragon Quest I & II, a combined remake of the 1986 and 1987 titles, launched on October 30, 2025.
  • Square Enix scheduled a YouTube premiere titled 'Announcement from Dragon Quest' for 10:00 PM JST on May 27, promising new information about the series.
  • To mark the sales milestone, Square Enix is running a sale with 50% off the HD-2D version of Dragon Quest III and 30% off Dragon Quest I & II through June 10.

Reporting from 8 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer, and 4 more.

HD-2D Dragon Quest III and I & II Ship 4 Million Units Worldwide

Square Enix announced on May 27 that the combined worldwide shipments and digital sales of the HD-2D versions of Dragon Quest III: And Into the Legend... and Dragon Quest I & II have surpassed 4 million units. The company shared the milestone via the official Dragon Quest PR X account. Dragon Quest III: And Into the Legend..., an HD-2D remake of the 1988 Famicom original, launched on November 14, 2024. It uses the HD-2D graphic style that blends pixel art with 3DCG and adds new content such as the Monster Wrangler class and extra episodes about the hero's father, Ortega. Dragon Quest I & II, a combined remake of the 1986 and 1987 titles, followed on October 30, 2025. Both games are available on Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows, and Steam. To mark the sales milestone, Square Enix is running a sale with 50% off the HD-2D version of Dragon Quest III and 30% off Dragon Quest I & II. The company also scheduled a YouTube premiere titled "Announcement from Dragon Quest" for 10:00 PM JST on May 27, promising new information about the series.

Square Enix is framing the milestone around the 40th anniversary of the Dragon Quest series, which falls this year. The company opened a special 40th-anniversary page and confirmed a live program to follow the YouTube premiere scheduled for 10:00 PM JST on May 27. The premiere is described as an approximately 10-minute video that will reveal new Dragon Quest information.

The sales announcement is accompanied by a broader "Square Eni Tokutoku! Carnival" sale running across PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop, Steam, and other platforms through June 10. The HD-2D Roto Trilogy Set, which bundles both remakes, is 30% off at 8,932 yen. Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, released in February 2026, is on sale for the first time at 25% off. Dragon Quest Monsters 3 is discounted up to 75%.

On Steam, a separate "Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Sale" runs until June 3. It includes Dragon Quest Builders 2 at 50% off and Dragon Quest Monsters 3 at 75% off, priced at 1,245 yen. The smartphone versions of Dragon Quest IV through VIII are each 40% off.

A campaign called "#DragonQuestDiagnosis" has opened alongside the sales. Players answer questions on a dedicated site to receive a series title recommendation matching their personality. Sharing the diagnosis results on X enters participants in a drawing for coupons usable at the Square Enix e-STORE, with one grand prize of a 10,000 yen coupon.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 8 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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