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Square Enix fully revealed the new mobile game Dragon Quest RPG: The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle and confirmed a December 2026 beta test will be held. Applications are open on the official site until November 23, 2026, ahead of the trial itself starting on December 8, 2026. The full game will launch in 2027.
This will be a traditional, turn-based RPG, as the name suggests. Following Yggdrasil being transformed by a villain into Grimvein, our hero living in Monbelusha is trusted with a healthy branch by a goddess named Belusha. The new hero has become the Warden of the World Tree as a result and must join with allies to face enemies while drawing on what remains of Yggdrasil’s power to save and restore the world.
Here’s the full trailer suggesting what we can expect.
As for that Dragon Quest RPG: The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle closed beta, we do know a few details about that. The people who apply must have an Android device with 9.0 or later or an iOS device running 15.0 or later. They need to apply and agree to the terms of service. The 25,000 participants will be selected via a random lottery, then told on December 4, 2026 if they will get to take part. The test itself is expected to run for about a week between December 8-15, 2026, but that could change or even end earlier. Since this is also only just a beta, don’t expect your progress or anything to carry over to the eventual full game when that launches next year.
The Dragon Quest RPG: The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle closed beta is expected to run between December 8-15, 2026 on Android and iOS devices ahead of its full mobile debut in 2027.
