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DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince

DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince

DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince comes to Steam®! Recruit monsters from the DQ series, synthesize new creatures and compose your ideal team.

Released Sep 11, 2024 Developer Square Enix Platforms Windows RPGJRPGCreature CollectorParty-Based RPG3D
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.

78.1%positive677 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“As this was my first DQM game I didn't know really know what to expect. So I went in with the idea of "this might be like Pokemon" damn was I wrong. It is way better than pokemon.”

— a player, Steam review · 67 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“This game was amazing, you have the full range of all the monsters from the dragon quest games and can synthesise most of them into your team (Some are egg exclusive). This game is one I have to recommend to dragon quest fans / monster collector players. This was a nice chill…”

— a player, Steam review · 95 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“The most dissapoint Dragon Quest game thus far. I've played DQ 8, 11 DQ Monster Joker 1, 2, and 3(Bonus content and all in the Pro version) By god all mighty, this game fell so flat. Admitetly I haven't gone far, but all other titles I was already invested in the first 10mins or…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 18:36 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

133playing at last check
31024-hour peak
3,683all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2025 2026 1.2k avg · Sep 2024

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 09, 2026
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World is available for pre-purchase now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3681610/ In this RPG, you befriend monsters from the DRAGON QUEST series, raise them up, synthesize new creatures, and pit them against other monsters in battle. Joi

Feb 05, 2026
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined launches today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2499860/ "There's more to the world than this island... And we're going to prove it!" Set sail on an adventure spanning past and present in DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagin

Jan 07, 2026
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined Demo available now!

Test the waters with the DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined demo! Experience the beginning of the game for free. The demo ends after the Ballymolloy storyline, which is the first world the party visits. The

Oct 10, 2025
Update Content

Minor bugs have been fixed.

Sep 12, 2025
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined is available for pre-purchase now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2499860/ "There's more to the world than this island... And we're going to prove it!" Set sail on an adventure spanning past and present in DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagin

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Facts & details

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GenresRPG
Player tagsRPG · JRPG · Creature Collector · Party-Based RPG · 3D · Anime · Villain Protagonist · Turn-Based Combat · Silent Protagonist · Fantasy · Singleplayer · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean *
Achievements15
Estimated owners0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://dragonquest.square-enix-games.com/games/en-us/dqmonsters/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64-bit / Windows® 11 Processor: AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3220 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space