Dragon Quest RPG: The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle is coming to iOS and Android in 2027 as a free-to-play adventure, with a closed beta planned for December 8–15. Applications are open now, giving players a chance to try the new turn-based RPG before next year's release.
The official game site describes an adventure made for smartphones, with fields and dungeons to explore and spoils to bring home. Developing your base strengthens your allies and opens the way to further adventures, tying progress away from battle to the party's growth.
This is a new Dragon Quest story, not a mobile conversion of an existing numbered game. It begins on the floating isle of Monbelusha, where the fiend Zaahl corrupts Yggdrasil into a cursed tree called Grimvein. A boy entrusted with a mysterious branch becomes the Warden of the World Tree and sets out to save the world.
Combat keeps the series' turn-based format and uses Fast Strike skills and pep powers. Square Enix has confirmed in-app purchases, but the announcement site's pricing details do not yet explain what those purchases will cover.
Development is being handled by WFS/Wright Flyer Studios, whose other games include Another Eden and Heaven Burns Red. A November 10 announcement from parent company GREE confirms Square Enix's planning and production role and a simultaneous worldwide release in 2027, excluding certain regions. No exact launch date is listed.
How the December closed beta works
Players aged 18 or over can apply through the official beta page until November 23 at 2:59pm UTC. There are 25,000 places, with a lottery if applications exceed capacity. Results are scheduled to arrive by email on December 4.
The test requires at least an iPhone 11 with iOS 15 and 4GB of RAM, or a 64-bit Android device running Android 9 with a Snapdragon 855 or better and 6GB of RAM. Square Enix warns that meeting those minimums does not guarantee stable performance. iOS participants will also need Apple's TestFlight app.
Beta progress will not transfer to the full release, and paid virtual currency will not be available to buy during the test. The December 8–15 schedule is provisional, with exact start and end times still to be announced.