{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d98a2cf1dc655e80a2328617","clusterId":"c_33273faae6dfdac242792762","slug":"dragon-quest-teases-new-mobile-rpg-for-ios-and-android","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Dragon Quest Teases New Mobile RPG for iOS and Android","summary":"Square Enix announced Dragon Quest RPG: Makai-Ju to Michibikareshi Shima (Dragon Quest RPG: The Demon World Tree and the Shepherded Island) for iOS and Android on Monday. The announcement trailer will run Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. JST (6:00 a.m. EST). The series' smartphone history includes Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light, which ran from January 2014 to January 2024, and Dragon Quest Tact, which ended service in the West in February 2024.","whyItMatters":"A new mobile entry arrives after the franchise's smartphone catalog has been closing titles, with Super Light and Tact both ending service in 2024, so this is a fresh bet on the format rather than an addition to a stable slate.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe trailer is due Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. JST (6:00 a.m. EST). Square Enix has not said how the game will be distributed or when it will launch.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe announcement lands after a run of shutdowns. Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light ended in January 2024 after launching in January 2014. Dragon Quest Tact, released for iOS and Android in Japan in July 2020 and in the West in January 2021, ended service in the West in February 2024. Dragon Quest Dokodemo Monster Parade closed in July 2020, Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai closed in April 2023, and Dragon Quest of the Stars closed in June 2021.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Square Enix's mobile Dragon Quest record is mixed: Super Light ran a decade, while Dragon Quest Tact closed in the West within two years. The new RPG arrives into that pattern, not a clean slate.","twitterPost":"Square Enix has kept mobile Dragon Quest alive for years, but Dragon Quest Tact closed in the West. The new RPG inherits that uneven track record.","threadsPost":"Dragon Quest RPG: Makai-Ju to Michibikareshi Shima enters a mobile lineup Square Enix has already tested twice. Super Light ran from 2014 to 2024, while Dragon Quest Tact shut down in the West in February 2024. The announcement arrives on a record that is uneven, not blank.","newsletterBlurb":"Dragon Quest RPG: Makai-Ju to Michibikareshi Shima is coming to iOS and Android, with an announcement trailer set for Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. JST (6:00 a.m. EST). Square Enix has not given a release date. The reveal comes after Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light and Dragon Quest Tact ended service in 2024.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-09/dragon-quest-teases-new-rpg-for-ios-android/.243644\",\"title\":\"Dragon Quest Teases New RPG for iOS, Android\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5098,"outputTokens":789,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794228589,"createdAt":"2026-11-09T12:44:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-09T12:47:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T12:47:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_33273faae6dfdac242792762","canonicalTitle":"News\nDragon Quest Teases New RPG for iOS, Android","representativeArticleId":"a_ce74b2ecb60765a1e735992e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dragon Quest\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-09T12:10:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-09T12:10:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T12:47:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-09/dragon-quest-teases-new-rpg-for-ios-android/.243644","title":"News\nDragon Quest Teases New RPG for iOS, Android"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dragon Quest"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Square Enix announced Dragon Quest RPG: Makai-Ju to Michibikareshi Shima for iOS and Android.","The announcement trailer will run Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. JST (6:00 a.m. EST).","Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light launched in January 2014 and ended service in January 2024.","Dragon Quest Tact launched in Japan in July 2020 and ended service in the West in February 2024."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["dragon-quest"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"dragon-quest","supported":6,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":23,"overall":"green","story_count":33,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}