Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World now has a demo available ahead of its release, Square Enix and Bandai Namco announced.
In Southeast Asia, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World will also be available physically for PS5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.
This new entry to the Dragon Quest Monsters series has you follow the journey of two new monster wranglers, Bianca and Nera, as they sought to bring back the Witherwood back to life.
Featuring more than 500 new and fan-favourite monsters and “evolved graphics,” the free demo features the first chapter of the game which introduces the RPG’s cast, battle system, monster synthesising and exploration. Eight monsters recruited from the demo can be transferred to the full game, though they’ll be at level 1 and with only their default talents. So no, you can’t grind ahead for the full release.
Square Enix regularly have their games feature a demo with progress transferring to the full game, like the recent The Adventures Of Elliot. Though it’s not quite the same case with this title with the limitation in what progress is transferred.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World will be out on December 3 for the PS5, PC (Steam, Microsoft Store), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.