Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined Announced By Square Enix, Releasing February 2026
During today’s Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined. Unlike their HD-2D Remakes of Dragon Quest 1 & 2 and Dragon Quest 3. Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined appears to be a significantly more substantial enhancement than Square has implemented in the HD-2D space. Square Enix PR Chad Concelmo confirmed on his X account that the developers scanned dolls that they created based on Akira Toriyama’s art to use as character models.
I can’t even tell you how excited & proud I am to work on DQVII Reimagined. The game is amazing and so, so pretty. The developers actually created real-life dolls based on Toriyama’s art and scanned them into the game to create the models. It’s so good. And out in February!
The trailer can be viewed below.
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Square also announced that Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined will be released on February 5, 2025, adding to the growing list of titles releasing early in 2026, including Resident Evil Requiem.
Dragon Quest VII: Echoes of the Forgotten Past was initially released on the PlayStation and was the first Dragon Quest to use 3D models and environments. The game was an instant success, becoming the best-selling PlayStation title in Japan, selling 4.6 million units in its first year of release. It was also the last game to utilize the Dragon Warrior title in North America before adapting the Dragon Quest moniker.
