
Every Dragon Quest Game Ranked
Dragon Quest spans 16 critic-rated games on CriticDB, released between 2001 and 2026. The highest-rated is Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (90) and the lowest is Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai (56). Across 391 critic reviews, the series averages 80, and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined has drawn the most reviews.
Series average80
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Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
9014 critic reviews·Sep 26, 2019·Square EnixPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +1“I have never before played a Dragon Quest game. I see now that this is a mistake. DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition is such a robust, charming, and engaging JRPG that it currently stands…”
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
8829 critic reviews·Jul 28, 2017·Square EnixPCPS4“Dragon Quest XI excels when it emphasizes fighting bad guys, exploring dungeons, and finding treasure. It’s a visual feast populated by a cast of colorful monsters more engrossing than its main characters.”
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Dragon Quest I & II: HD-2D Remake
8742 critic reviews·Oct 29, 2025·Square EnixPCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1“It's been almost a year since the release of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and we're now treated to a similar remake of the original games.”
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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
8553 critic reviews·Feb 4, 2026·Square EnixPCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1“Another home run for the series, fans of old-school JRPGs will absolutely love Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.”
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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
8516 critic reviews·Nov 26, 2004·Square EnixPS2“This game is good. I have made good memories, and hope to make many more. I'm going to miss these characters, their quirks, their catch-phrases, and their flaws. It's a good egg.”
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Dragon Quest Builders
8531 critic reviews·Jan 27, 2016·NintendoPCPS3PS4Switch“Dragon Quest Builders is a Minecraft-like, open-world action/RPG where you are tasked to rebuild the Alefgard Kingdon, which was destroyed by Dragonlord.”
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Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake
8537 critic reviews·Nov 13, 2024·Square EnixPCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1“Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is a delicious serve of JRPG comfort food. It’s got depth that kept me experimenting with new party setups, challenging enough situations to really test them, and an overall story that’s…”
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Dragon Quest Builders 2
8440 critic reviews·Dec 19, 2018·NintendoPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch“A beautiful mashup of both Minecraft and Dragon Quest, DQB2 is a wonderful sequel to the well received first game of the series. A bigger world and more to do”
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Dragon Quest IV
827 critic reviews·Nov 21, 2001·EnixPlayStation“Please don't run metal slime. I want your experience points![i]Dragon Quest[/i] remains one of the most popular JRPGs and it is the best selling series of its [...]”
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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
7916 critic reviews·Feb 25, 2015·Square EnixPCPS3PS4“Blighted by the night, vanquishing the plight by the children of the light.”
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Dragon Quest Heroes II
7923 critic reviews·May 26, 2016·Square EnixPCPS3PS4“Particularly after playing something that required so much of my time and energy (I’m looking at you, Persona 5), I enjoyed being able to power down and blast through Dragon Quest Heroes II.”
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
7621 critic reviews·Nov 30, 2023·Square EnixPCSwitch“Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince brings the franchise to the Switch in one of its most ambitious and addictive releases to date.”
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Dragon Quest
745 critic reviews·Feb 29, 2004·Square EnixPS4Switch“Dragon Quest, or Dragon Warrior as it was previously known in North America, is one of those NES games that was a standard of my childhood.”
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Dragon Quest Treasures
7128 critic reviews·Dec 8, 2022·Square EnixPCSwitch“Explore draconic islands and hoard treasure in the latest spin-off of an iconic RPG series with the delightful DRAGON QUEST TREASURES.”
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Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon Classic HD
6918 critic reviews·Sep 8, 2026·Square EnixPCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1“Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD- follows weapons merchant Torneko from Dragon Quest IV as he chases his dream of owning the greatest item shop in the world.”
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Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai
5611 critic reviews·Sep 27, 2023·Square EnixPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2“One of the best aspects of Infinity Strash is the visuals, which almost perfectly emulate the art style of Koji Inada.”
Dragon Quest games in release order
- 1986Dragon Warrior—
- 1987Dragon Warrior II—
- 1988Dragon Warrior III—
- 1990Dragon Warrior IV—
- 1992Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome—
- 1993Fushigi no Dungeon: Torneko no Daibouken—
- 1993Dragon Quest—
- 1993Dragon Quest II: Akuryo no Kamigami—
- 1995Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi—
- 1996Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu he...—
- 1998Dragon Warrior Monsters—
- 1999World of Dragon Warrior: Torneko - The Last Hope—
- 2000Dragon Warrior VII—
- 2000Dragon Warrior III—
- 2001Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey—
- 2001Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure—
- 2001Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Mono-tachi82
- 2002Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibouken 3—
- 2003Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart—
- 2004Dragon Quest74
- 2004Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome—
- 2004Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King85
- 2004Itadaki Street Special—
- 2005Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line—
- 2006Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable—
- 2006Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker—
- 2007Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors—
- 2007Itadaki Street DS—
- 2007Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen—
- 2007Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Mono-tachi—
- 2008Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride—
- 2009Dragon Quest Wars—
- 2009Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies—
- 2009Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation—
- 2010Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation—
- 2010Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2—
- 2012Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D—
- 2012Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online—
- 2013Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past—
- 2013Dragon Quest: Monster Parade—
- 2014Dragon Quest Monster Super Light—
- 2014Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line—
- 2015Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below79
- 2015Theatrhythm Dragon Quest—
- 2015Dragon Quest of the Stars—
- 2016Dragon Quest Builders85
- 2016Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3—
- 2016Dragon Quest Heroes II79
- 2017Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age88
- 2017Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary—
- 2017Dragon Quest Rivals Ace—
- 2018Dragon Quest Builders 284
- 2019Dragon Quest Walk—
- 2019Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition90
- 2020Dragon Quest Tact—
- 2021Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - A Hero's Bonds—
- 2021Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi—
- 2022Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Offline—
- 2022Dragon Quest Treasures71
- 2023Dragon Quest Champions—
- 2023Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest - The Adventure of Dai56
- 2023Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince76
- 2024Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake85
- 2025Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake—
- 2025Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake—
- 2026Dragon Quest VII Reimagined85
- Coming Dec 3, 2026Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World—