New details and screenshots from Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World have been released following the trailer earlier this week, revealing more of what fans can expect from the latest entry in the popular Dragon Quest subseries.
According to the latest press release, over 500 monsters will be available throughout the game, with that number being made up of both familiar Dragon Quest favorites and all-new creatures. Four DLC packs will also launch alongside the game when it debuts on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC on December 3, 2026.
The packs are as follows:
- The Mega Mole Hole: In these specially tailored dungeons, you’ll only encounter monsters you’ve befriended before. You select the rank or family of the monsters you want to appear to increase the chances of meeting the exact ones you want!
- Monster Marathons: In this minigame, you send out a party of monsters and instruct them when to run and jump as you progress through each stage. You’ll earn crafting items, experience points and gold coins according to how far you travel and whether you reach the destination or not.
- The Metallic Ring: Use this magical item when you’re out exploring to transform nearby enemy monsters into metal slimes, liquid metal slimes, metal king slimes or hunter mechs. The Metallic Ring can be used as many times as you like, but you’ll have to wait 30 in-game minutes between uses.
- The Scout Run VIP Card: With this item in hand, you’ll receive special perks to help you get the most out the Scout Run feature, including extra scouty snacks (for use in the Scout Run), more monster spawns in the Scout Run and a shorter wait time between uses.
The screenshots provide a closer look at some of the different sections of the world you’ll explore in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World, including giant vegetable gardens, a frigid tundra, and even an underwater area. We also get a better look at the two playable protagonists — Bianca and Nera — as well as Nera’s sister Debora. Fans may recognize them from Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, where all three characters are allies to the main hero and can even marry him down the line.
You can scroll through the new Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World screenshots in the gallery below:
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What is the plot of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World about?
“Bianca and Nera are searching for the fabled Leaves of Life that will supposedly heal their sick fathers,” reads the new story synopsis. “One night, the girls are visited at their bedsides by a strange creature called Fluffy, who leads them to continue their search in another land — the Kingdom of Witherwood, where the leaves are said to grow. However, they find Witherwood has been ravaged by malevolent forces that have all but eradicated the Leaves of Life … Fluffy bestows the girls with the power to befriend monsters, and the duo set out to revive the Leaves of Life– a quest that will take them to all corners of this this strange new world.”
