{"id":995392,"date":"2026-05-31T00:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T00:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/995392\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T00:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T00:45:23","slug":"dragon-quest-monsters-the-withered-world-has-been-rated-for-switch-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/995392\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World Has Been Rated For Switch 1 & 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dragon<\/a> Image: Square Enix<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Square Enix lifted the lid on Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World<\/a> as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations for the legendary series.<\/p>\n

The only mention about the game’s release was that it was “coming soon<\/strong>” to all platforms, with creator Yuji Horii also noting how the team was hoping to release it before Dragon Quest XII<\/strong><\/a> (which has now restarted development and got an updated title<\/a>).<\/p>\n

So, when will the new Monsters entry arrive? While there’s no specific release date just yet, a rating for the game has now been spotted on the ESRB<\/a>. Although classifications don’t always signal an immediate release, it’s definitely welcome news to follow the initial announcement.<\/p>\n

As confirmed in the announcement, it’s on its way to Switch and Switch 2 – with the ESRB page revealing it’s got an E10+ (Everyone 10+) rating and contains references to alcohol, fantasy violence as well as mild language. And here’s the official rating summary, which shares a bit of insight about the story and gameplay where you’ll tame wild monsters by engaging in turn-based combat:<\/p>\n

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“DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB with Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, and Mild Language. Also includes In-Game Purchases. This is a role-playing game in which players help two girls on their quest to find a magical item. Players explore a fantasy world and tame wild monsters (e.g., slime, dragons, ghosts) by battling them in turn-based combat. Players select attack and various abilities (e.g., Gust Slash, Stone’s Throw) from a menu; battles are highlighted by smacking\/zapping sounds and small explosions, with monsters disappearing then leaving coffins when defeated. The word \u201chell\u201d appears in the game.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Dragon<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ Square Enix<\/p>\n

You can check out the announcement trailer for this new Dragon Quest Monsters entry in our previous Nintendo Life post.<\/p>\n

The ESRB has also rated<\/a> Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition<\/a> (following a classification in Taiwan in April<\/a>). However, the release date for this one has been officially confirmed as 24th September 2026<\/strong> on Switch 2. This game was previously released on the Switch<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n

Are you excited to experience a new Dragon Quest Monsters game? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

[source esrb.org<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Square Enix Earlier this week, Square Enix lifted the lid on Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":995393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[143423,123,270,613,53,16,15,614],"class_list":["post-995392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-dragon-quest","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-square-enix","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-upcoming-releases"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116666428975176618","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=995392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/995393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=995392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=995392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=995392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}