Dragon Quest RPG announced for iOS and Android

Square Enix has announced Dragon Quest RPG: The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle, a new mobile entry in the long-running role-playing series for iOS and Android. The publisher has not announced a release date, price or monetisation model yet. ¹

The announcement is being staged through an official Square Enix YouTube premiere scheduled for 10 November 2026 at 11:00 UTC. Its listing describes the video as an announcement trailer and identifies the project as the next adventure in the Dragon Quest series. ²

What has been announced

The confirmed platforms are iOS and Android. Square Enix’s announcement material does not name a PC or console version, and it does not confirm whether the game will launch worldwide. There is also no confirmed release window, regional availability, price or information about whether the game will use a premium purchase, free-to-play model or in-app purchases. ¹²

The project is still in production. The official video listing says that the images and footage shown are production material, so the premiere may provide a first look rather than a finished product. That distinction matters for a mobile game: features, presentation and business model can all change before launch.

The title’s announcement arrives as Square Enix continues to use mobile releases to expand the Dragon Quest brand beyond its numbered console adventures. That makes the missing details more significant than usual. A new trailer can establish the game’s setting and combat, but players will also want to know whether it is a self-contained RPG or a service-led game built around regular events and character collection.

What to watch for

The premiere should answer the basic questions left open by the announcement: what kind of RPG this is, how it will be funded, which regions will receive it and whether the mobile release is connected to any existing Dragon Quest story. It may also clarify whether the title is intended for a simultaneous global launch or will first appear in Japan.

For now, the safe reading is that Dragon Quest RPG: The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle is an announced mobile project, not a dated release. Square Enix has confirmed only iOS and Android, while the rest of the game’s launch details remain to be revealed.

Our opinion

A mobile Dragon Quest announcement is worth watching, but there is not enough information yet to judge the game itself. The premiere’s timing is useful: it should replace a logo and a platform list with evidence of how the RPG actually plays. Until Square Enix explains the release model and regional plans, the most meaningful question is not whether the game looks like Dragon Quest, but whether it is designed to be a complete adventure rather than a thin framework for ongoing spending.