| 3DS | Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past | ArtePiazza | A whole new translation (for better or worse), changed encounter types from random to field enemies, and tweaked the class progression slightly |
| 3DS | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Square Enix | Adds new characters, story elements, and balance changes, but removes the orchestrated soundtrack and is not as visually appealing |
| DS | Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime | Tose | Part Zelda-like adventure starring a slime (with increasable health), part tank warfare as only Dragon Quest can provide (the stats of the tank itself can also be upgraded) |
| DS | Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen | ArtePiazza | Classic JRPG gameplay broken up into chapters following specific protagonists, has one more chapter than the NES version |
| DS | Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies | Level-5 | Intended to be a multiplayer JRPG, all party members are customizable |
| DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Tose | More Dragon Quest-themed monster collection and synthesis! Also features a DQ VIII- like skill system |
| DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 | Tose | Not a direct sequel to Joker, adds monsters of varying sizes but otherwise plays the same |
| DS | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | ArtePiazza | First release of DQV in North America, featuring monster taming and a multi-generational story |
| DS | Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation | ArtePiazza | First appearance of DQVI in the west, same turn-based gameplay, plot revolving around two separate worlds |
| GB+GBC | Dragon Warrior I & II | Tose | Keeps the same QoL changes brought by the SFC version, albeit with some naturally downgraded graphics |
| GB+GBC | Dragon Warrior III | Tose | Maintains the QoL changes of the SFC version, adds an extra bonus dungeon, downgrades graphics a bit |
| GB+GBC | Dragon Warrior Monsters | Tose | Sort of Dragon Quest's answer to Pokemon, but with fusion as well |
| GB+GBC | Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey/Tara's Adventure | Tose | Leans harder into the Pokemon slant with 2 different versions |
| JP 3DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 | Square Enix | More monsters to scout, synthesize, and ride around the various worlds; turn-based combat with in-depth skill trees.
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| JP 3DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D | Square Enix | A remake of Dragon Warrior Monsters, with more monsters to train/breed, a larger party size, and a 3D world to explore |
| JP 3DS | Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippo Dan | Square Enix | |
| JP GBA | Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart | Tose | Stars a young Prince Keifer from DQVII, where you recruit humans and monsters for your growing caravan |
| JP PS2 | Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome | ArtePiazza/Matrix Software | A 3D remake of the Super Famicom classic with an increased party size |
| JP SFC | Dragon Quest I + II | Chunsoft | Combined, debatably definitive version of DQ I and II |
| JP SFC | Dragon Quest III | Heartbeat | Arguably the definitive version of the game |
| JP SFC | Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome | Chunsoft | Monster capture and marriage/children ahoy! |
| JP SFC | Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi | Heartbeat | Third game in the Zenithian trilogy, return of the class system |
| JP SFC | Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon | Chunsoft | First game in the Mystery Dungeon series, with a Dragon Quest coat of paint |
| NES | Dragon Warrior | Chunsoft | Solo questing to save the kingdom! |
| NES | Dragon Warrior II | Chunsoft | Rescuing the kingdom, now with a party! |
| NES | Dragon Warrior III | Chunsoft | Introduces a class system to the series, far less linear than its predecessors |
| NES | Dragon Warrior IV | Chunsoft | Breaks up the story into chapters with different protagonists that come together in the end |
| PS2 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Level-5 | Can you really say no to more slimes? In a fully 3D environment? |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest Builders | Square Enix | See Vita |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | Omega Force/Square Enix | Restore the world of Dragon Quest 2 by completing requests for villagers and questing for materials, leveling both your character and village along the way |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest Heroes II | Omega Force | Adds more traditional JRPG elements such as overworld traversal and questing to break up the gameplay, but is otherwise similar to the first |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below | Omega Force | A Dragon Quest-themed musou, with many playable characters from throughout the series' history |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | Armor Project/Square Enix | See Switch |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age | Armor Project/Square Enix | No random encounters, a free-form camera in combat, and tons of traditional but loveable style; considered by some to be the best in the series |
| PSX | Dragon Warrior VII | Heart Beat | Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong Dragon Quest game |
| PSX | Torneko: The Last Hope | Chunsoft/Matrix Software | Roguelike sequel to Torneko no Daibouken (SFC), second localized Mystery Dungeon game |
| Switch | Dragon Quest (DL only) | Armor Project/Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the relocalized mobile version, with redrawn character/monster sprites |
| Switch | Dragon Quest Builders | Square Enix | See Vita |
| Switch | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | Omega Force/Square Enix | See PS4 |
| Switch | Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (DL only) | Armor Project/Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the relocalized mobile version, with redrawn character/monster sprites |
| Switch | Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (DL only) | Armor Project/Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the relocalized mobile version, with redrawn character/monster sprites |
| Switch | Dragon Quest Treasures | Square Enix | A prequel of sorts to DQXI where treasure hunting with your merry monster band is the name of the game |
| Switch | Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | Armor Project/Square Enix | Lots of QoL changes including adding the symphonic score, extra quests/party chat, and more; can be played in either 2D or 3D modes |
| Vita | Dragon Quest Builders (DL only) | Square Enix | A sort-of mashup between Minecraft and Dragon Quest, where you have to increase each town's base level to rebuild the destroyed world by crafting the necessary items |
| Wii | Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors | Genius Sonority/Eighting | An on-rails hack-and-slash RPG utilizing the Wii's motion controls |
| Xbox One | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | Omega Force/Square Enix | See PS4 |
| Xbox One | Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | Armor Project/Square Enix | See Switch |
| Xbox Series | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | Omega Force/Square Enix | See PS4 |
