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Unable to harm monsters, Psaro recruits and fuses them into teams for turn-based battles across Nadiria’s changing seasons.
Released 11 Sep 2024
Scout Wild Monsters
Fuse Monsters, Inherit Skills
Change Seasons, Reveal Paths
DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince comes to Steam®! Recruit monsters from the DQ series, synthesize new creatures and compose your ideal team.
Developed by Square Enix · Published by Square Enix









Psaro is cursed so he cannot harm anything with monster blood. To build an army and pursue his goal of becoming Master of Monsterkind, he becomes a Monster Wrangler and travels with Rose through the world of Nadiria.
Explore varied regions as seasons and weather change, opening routes and drawing different monsters into the wild. Scout or recruit creatures you encounter, then take them into turn-based battles.
Combine two monsters to create a stronger offspring, carrying skills and talents forward as you develop your team. With more than 500 monsters to collect, you can keep refining your roster; the Steam edition also includes daily automated Quickfire contests.
In these supplied reviews, the most recurring source of enjoyment is the monster-synthesis loop: players describe scouting creatures, combining them, passing on skills, and refining teams as rewarding and hard to put down. Reviewers also appreciate the range of Dragon Quest monsters and their designs, with some enjoying the turn-based battles and collection as a relaxed, familiar RPG experience. These positives are often weighed against complaints about the story, repetitive progression, and limited postgame content.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 15 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
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