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DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince

2024

Should you play it?

DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince comes to Steam®! Recruit monsters from the DQ series, synthesize new creatures and compose your ideal team.

What works

  • Deep and creative monster synthesis system
  • Long playtime with addictive grinding
  • Nostalgic dragon quest charm and monster designs
  • Includes all dlc and runs well on pc/steam deck
  • Accessible combat with auto-battle and fast-forward

Things to keep in mind

  • Weak and formulaic story
  • Lack of online multiplayer and pvp on pc
  • Some repetitive and large maps
  • Grind-heavy gameplay may feel tedious
  • Graphics and performance issues inherited from switch port

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Trials of Mana

  • SaGa Frontier Remastered

  • Strange Seed

  • Dimensionals

  • Fairy Fencer F

  • Aethermancer

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince but with more leadership over others

  • Phantom Brave PC

  • DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition

  • Digimon Story Time Stranger

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • Romancing SaGa 3™

  • Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)

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DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026