Video game · 1986
Dragon Quest
Released 27 May 1986 on MSX 2, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MSX, Super Nintendo (SNES), Game Boy Color and 11 more
- Developer
- Chunsoft
- Publisher
- Square Enix, Enix
- Made in
- Tokyo, Japan
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Themes
- Fantasy, Historical, Sandbox, Open world
- Series
- Dragon Quest
IGDB PLAYERS7079 ratings
About Dragon Quest
The player takes the role of a namable Hero. The Hero's name has an effect on his statistical growth over the course of the game. Battles are fought in a turn-based format and experience points and gold are awarded after every battle, allowing the Hero to level-up in ability and allows them to buy better weapons, armor, and items. Progression consists of traveling over an overworld map and through dungeons, fighting monsters encountered via random battles along the journey.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| MSX 2 | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) | 27 May 1986 |
| MSX | 1986 |
| Super Nintendo (SNES) | 18 December 1993 |
| Game Boy Color | 23 September 1999 |
| Legacy Mobile Device | March 2004 |
| Wii | 15 September 2011 |
| Android | 28 November 2013 |
| iOS | 28 November 2013 |
| Nintendo 3DS | 10 August 2017 |
| PlayStation 4 | 10 August 2017 |
| Nintendo Switch | 26 September 2019 |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | 30 October 2025 |
| PC | 30 October 2025 |
| PlayStation 5 | 30 October 2025 |
| Xbox Series X|S | 30 October 2025 |
Screenshots
Dragon Quest series
Dragon Quest is game 1 of 36. All 36 in order ›
- Dragon Quest 1986
- Dragon Quest II 1987
- Dragon Quest III 1988
- Dragon Quest IV 1990
Games like Dragon Quest
- Dragon Quest VII 2000
- Dragon Quest VIII 2004
- Dragon Quest IX 2009
- Golden Sun 2001
- Omori 2020
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- Dragon Quest II 1987
- Dragon Quest IV 1990
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