Dragon Quest RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle: free-to-play iOS/Android RPG coming in 2027, closed beta December 8-15, how to apply
Square Enix premiered on November 10, 2026 the announcement trailer for DRAGON QUEST RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle (in Japanese: Dragon Quest RPG Makaiju to Michibikareshi Shima), a new Dragon Quest game designed for smartphones. According to the official website, it is a turn-based RPG for iOS and Android, free to play with in-app purchases, “coming in 2027”, with text in Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese and Korean. No exact release date and no French language option have been announced. A closed beta test for 25,000 players is planned from December 8 to 15, 2026, and applications are already open.
What the game is about
The official site describes “a classic DRAGON QUEST adventure, designed for your smartphone”: you explore fields and dungeons, fight monsters in turn-based battles and grow stronger. Two battle mechanics are named, “Fast Strike” skills and “pep powers”, and the spoils of your adventures are used to build up a base and strengthen your allies.
Story, per the official site: on the floating isle of Monbelusha, the annual Ringing Feast is interrupted when the fiend Zaahl corrupts Yggdrasil, the World Tree, into Grimvein, a cursed tree. As the isle crumbles, a boy falls to the world below; the Goddess Belusha entrusts him with a mysterious branch, and he becomes the Warden of the World Tree, travelling the skies on the “isle of the chosen”. The site also features a message from series creator Yuji Horii.
Closed beta: dates, Paris time and how to apply
Applications: from November 10 until November 23, 2026 at 2:59 p.m. UTC, i.e. 3:59 p.m. Paris time on Monday, November 23 (11:59 p.m. Japan time), according to the official page (dates marked “planned”).
Results: emailed on Friday, December 4, 2026 (UTC) to the address used to apply, if a lottery is needed.
Test period: December 8 to 15, 2026 (planned). Exact start and end times will be posted on the official X and Facebook accounts.
Places: 25,000, drawn by lottery if there are more applicants. Square Enix also plans to invite media and influencers.
Age: the official English page says the beta is open to players aged 18 and over.
How: read and accept the tester terms of service, then fill in the application form linked from the official page: https://dqrpg.dragonquest.com/en/cbt/
Good to know: beta progress will not carry over to the final game, paid currency cannot be bought during the test, some features may be missing, and the app must be deleted after the test. iOS testers receive the build through Apple’s TestFlight, so emails from @email.apple.com must not be blocked; Square Enix also asks you to allow emails from @spmail.square-enix.com, @member.square-enix.com and @account.square-enix.com. The official page does not list eligible countries; check the terms before applying.
Will your phone run it? Beta requirements
Recommended, iOS: iOS 15.0 or later, iPhone 14 or later, 6 GB RAM or more.
Recommended, Android: Android 13.0 or later, 64-bit, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or better, 6 GB RAM or more.
Minimum, iOS: iOS 15.0 or later, iPhone 11 or later, 4 GB RAM or more.
Minimum, Android: Android 9.0 or later, 64-bit, Snapdragon 855 or better, 6 GB RAM or more.
Square Enix notes that recommended specifications may differ at the official launch, and that performance may be unstable even on devices that meet the minimum requirements. When you apply, pick the OS you actually use: testers receive the app for the OS chosen on the form.
What is still unknown
As of November 10, 2026: no exact release date (only “2027”), no pre-registration rewards or store pages mentioned on the official site, no details on the monetisation beyond “free to play (in-app purchases available)”, and no French text. Anything beyond the official site and beta page should be treated as unconfirmed.
Sources (read November 10, 2026, about 12:10 p.m. Paris time):
Official website (English), Square Enix, “DRAGON QUEST RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle”, read November 10, 2026: https://dqrpg.dragonquest.com/en/ (Japanese version: https://dqrpg.dragonquest.jp/)
Official closed beta test page (English), Square Enix, read November 10, 2026: https://dqrpg.dragonquest.com/en/cbt/ (Japanese version: https://dqrpg.dragonquest.jp/cbt/)
Official video “DRAGON QUEST RPG The Cursed Tree and the Chosen Isle | Announcement Trailer | Square Enix”, Square Enix YouTube channel, November 10, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkA6TWFDjkE
Official Japanese announcement trailer, Square Enix YouTube channel (Japan), November 10, 2026 (20:00 JST): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVZtZAPrQy8
Image: official key visual from the game’s website, © ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/SQUARE ENIX. Original file: https://cache-www.dragonquest.jp/dqrpg/root/20261105/common/images/global/top/keyvisual.jpg
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