Dragon Quest creator on why we’re getting Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined before Dragon Quest 4, 5, and 6 remakes

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has commented on why Square Enix is coming out with Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined before remakes of Dragon Quest 4, 5, and 6.

Last week’s Dragon Quest 7 remake announcement came as a surprise. For one thing, we’re not too far away from the Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake. After that, one would think that Square Enix would move on to Dragon Quest 4 – but that isn’t the case.

Horii appeared during a live stream on the “Yuubou & Mashirito no KosoKoso Housoukyoku” channel with co-host Kazuhiko “Mashirito” Torishima where this was discussed. Mashirito brought up how it’s “not 4-5-6 but 7”. In response, Horii said: “A lot of things are moving around, but it was just done first by chance.”

Mashirito went on to imply that “It’s like it does not mean that they are not doing 4-5-6”. However, Horii tried to avoid speaking on that further by noting “I didn’t say it” three times.

Lastly, Horii and MC Naz Chris had the following conversation, courtesy of RPG Site:

Yuji Horii: “As I said just now, we want to make them playable on ongoing platforms.”

Naz Chris: “Does that mean 7 is simply progressing smoothly?”

Yuji Horii: “Well yeah, there was also a period for [its] development… and we do have a lot of progress.”

Naz Chris: “Like, for example, 4 had a lot of [story] chapter divisions, maybe that’s why it could be taking more time?”

Yuji Horii: “Well, well…” *laughs*

All of this would seem to imply that we could be getting more Dragon Quest remakes – like Dragon Quest 4 – in the future. However, nothing has been officially announced. For now fans can look forward to Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake on October 30, 2025 and Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined on February 5, 2026.