DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined similar games & best alternatives

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DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined

Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2026

Should you play it?

Unravel the mysteries of the past in DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined! Gather your companions and travel beyond the shores of your small kingdom to discover why it is the only remaining island in the world.

What works

  • Beautiful updated graphics and art style
  • Engaging and emotional story with strong narrative immersion
  • Flexible difficulty and customization options
  • Improved quality of life features and streamlined gameplay
  • Excellent voice acting and soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Some content and storylines removed compared to original
  • Handholding and objective markers reduce exploration challenge
  • Easier difficulty may not satisfy hardcore fans
  • Minor bugs and occasional crashes reported
  • Lack of widescreen and ultrawide support without mods

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered

  • Summoner

  • Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

  • Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

  • Breath of Fire IV

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined but with less leadership over others

  • WitchSpring R

  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

  • Eternal Edge+ Prologue

  • Wigmund

  • Trials of Mana

  • KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-

More intimate

Games that feels like DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined but with more focus on close relationships

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • GRANDIA HD Remaster

  • Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten

  • STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R

  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

  • Sword and Fairy 2

More social

Games that feels like DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • The Legend of The Sacred Stone EX

  • Risen 2: Dark Waters

  • Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

  • Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

  • BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster

  • Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake

  • BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster

  • OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0

  • DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake

  • TRIANGLE STRATEGY

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined. These titles are not in What to play next.

DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Relaxation.

Last update: 22/08/2026