Square Enix Sets December 3 Launch For Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World
Square Enix is giving the Monsters line a same-day multiplatform release and a cast pulled from Dragon Quest V, a marketing posture previously reserved for the series' mainline entries.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Square Enix published a gameplay trailer for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World on Thursday, with the game set to launch December 3 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows. Bianca and Nera from Dragon Quest V star, Debora appears, and the roster holds over 500 monsters.
The trailer lands roughly two and a half months before the December 3 date and carries both English and Japanese versions on Square Enix's YouTube channels. The Japanese title is Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Kareki no Kuni no Bianca・Flora, which places Nera under her original Japanese name, Flora. That numbering matters for series followers: the last entry, The Dark Prince, shipped as Dragon Quest Monsters 3 on Switch in December 2023, then reached PC via Steam, iOS, and Android in September 2024.
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- Anime News Network News Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World Game Posts Gameplay Trailer