Dragon Quest publisher Square Enix is set to relaunch another fan-favorite instalment, this time Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past.
According to MP1st, internal documents leaked to the outlet have detailed a number of upcoming unannounced projects, including a remake of the seventh mainline Dragon Quest game.
Interestingly, whilst other remakes have been specifically marked as HD Remakes, that isn't the case here — or at least, not according to MP1st — suggesting this time, this will be more than just a graphical overhaul or a reskinned remaster. Exactly what that'll entail, we're not sure, though, and it may be some time before we get official confirmation.
The leaked document suggests we'll get to play this new version of Dragon Quest 7 sometime between early 2026 and 2027, to adhere with Square Enix's next fiscal year and financial forecasts.
In related Dragon Quest-shaped news, don't forget Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake will release on October 30, 2025, on PC (via Steam and Microsoft Store), PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X/S. Square Enix has just confirmed the RPG is also coming to Nintendo Switch 2, too. We also recently had an update on what, exactly, players can get if they pre-order the game in advance, as well as details of an all-new Collector's Edition.
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii recently confirmed Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate has not been canceled. Though Dragon Quest 12 was announced as part of the series' 35th anniversary celebration back in 2021, signalling the first mainline entry since 2017's Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age, it's been pretty quiet ever since, and the last we heard about Dragon Quest 12 was in February, when Horii broke his silence to say the development team at Square Enix is “working hard."
"Yes, indeed, I can't say anything, I apologize," he said in May. "I am making it, putting lots of work into it… I can only say that the next work will be great too, [I'm] working really hard. Please look forward to it is the only thing I can say."
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