Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

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Overview DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince comes to Steam®! Compose your very own team of monsters from across the DRAGON QUEST series and engage in thrilling battles against your foes.

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Developer:
Tose
Release date:
11 September 2024
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Recent Steam reviews:
Mixed (90)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (911)

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Overview


DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince comes to Steam®!

Compose your very own team of monsters from across the DRAGON QUEST series and engage in thrilling battles against your foes. Recruit monsters from the wild world around you and combine them to synthesize new creatures as you see fit. With over 500 monsters to choose from and a revamped synthesis system to explore, you can mix and match to you heart's content to create your favorite cute critters and dastardly supervillains, as well as brand-new additions to the monstrous roll call.

Your quest to become the greatest monster wrangler of all time starts here!

Story


Psaro is cursed and is unable to harm anything with monster blood. Now, he must become a Monster Wrangler to create an army for battle.

The hunt for high-ranked monsters takes Psaro through the ever-changing seasons of Nadiria and its unique environments, with rivers of bubbling lava, mysterious ancient ruins, and soaring towers of cake. Along the way, Psaro meets the kind-hearted elf, Rose, who joins his adventure to seek out ever-stronger monsters.

The key to Psaro's success lies with synthesis: the ability to combine two monsters and create a stronger offspring. Each new creation brings Psaro one step closer to his goal of becoming the Master of Monsterkind.

(The network mode Online Battles from the console version, where players battle one another in real time, is not included.)

Game Features


- A Wondrous World Awaits
As time passes in Nadiria, so too do the seasons change, with different weather conditions tempting new monsters out of hiding and revealing paths to undiscovered areas. The Circles of Nadiria are sure to provide a fresh experience every time you visit.

- Over 500 Unique Monsters
With such varied environments to explore, you can expect them to be inhabited by a plethora of monsters. While many can be recruited in battle, occasionally a defeated monster will ask to join your team of its own accord. Befriend as many monsters as you can, then combine them to synthesize new creatures and build a unique party to your exact liking.

- Enjoy All the DLC from the Console Version
The Steam® version includes the DLC packs from the console version: the Mole Hole, Coach Joe's Dungeon Gym and Treasure Trunks. Make the most of their unique features to enhance your adventure.

- Test Your Might in Quickfire Contests
Register your team for the network mode Quickfire Contests to participate in automated battles against the party data of 30 other players. Once a day you can earn stat-boosting items as a prize, and the monsters from any team you defeat will be added to your roster (up to rank B monsters only).

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows® 10 64-bit / Windows® 11
Processor:
AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3220
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
10 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows® 10 64-bit / Windows® 11
Processor:
AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i3-7100
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ RX 560 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
10 GB available space

User reviews

dagnart
Not recommended | 28 May 2026
2.0h played

This game is severely undercooked. It shows up everywhere. So many big, empty rooms with a character just standing in the middle. As examples, there's a large room in the tower that has only a bed in the middle. The

Helpful: 29
KHRS
Recommended | 05 May 2026
46.4h played

Growing up in the early 90's, the GameBoy Color was my favorite video game console and DQM 1&2 were two of my favorite games. I loved the early DQ games, but I was too young to really figure them out, so I preferred the

Helpful: 15
Foul Tarnished
Recommended | 29 Apr 2026
36.2h played

Loved this game. If you want to play it for the story, dont bother, but if youre a DQM joker or DQM joker 2 fan, you'll love it. As a DS player, I loved Joker and this is a really nice addition, great synthesising.

Helpful: 10
Navonav
Not recommended | 26 May 2026
1.0h played

I was curious about this game because I had heard Dragon Quest Monsters was a solid Pokemon alternative, and some of the monster designs genuinely looked fun. Honestly though, I came away really disappointed. -Graphics

Helpful: 15
CMasterz23
Recommended | 27 May 2026
64.4h played

I wish I could experience the game for the first time again. I wish I could've been in ignorance about how OP Gem Slimes are for the final boss fights. Also, why no multiplayer? I want to play online with others. Highly

Helpful: 4
Nydraaawr
Recommended | 01 Apr 2026
67.0h played

As this was my first DQM game I didn't know really know what to expect. So I went in with the idea of "this might be like Pokemon" damn was I wrong. It is way better than pokemon.

Helpful: 6