Buy Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Nintendo Switch key

DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Dark Prince is a monster-wrangling adventure in which you build a team from creatures across the DRAGON QUEST series and battle your foes. You recruit monsters from the wild and combine them through synthesis to create new creatures. More than 500 monsters are available, and the revamped synthesis system lets you create a team to suit your preferences.

Psaro’s quest

Psaro is cursed and cannot harm anything with monster blood, so he must become a Monster Wrangler and raise an army for battle. His search for high-ranked monsters takes him through Nadiria with Rose, a kind-hearted elf who joins him in seeking ever-stronger creatures. Psaro’s goal is to become the Master of Monsterkind, and each stronger monster created through synthesis brings him closer to it.

The Circles of Nadiria

Nadiria’s seasons and weather change over time, drawing different monsters from hiding and revealing paths to undiscovered areas. Its varied environments include rivers of bubbling lava, mysterious ancient ruins and soaring towers of cake. The Circles of Nadiria offer a different experience when you visit them.

Recruit and synthesize

You can recruit many monsters in battle, and some defeated monsters may ask to join your team. Befriend as many as you can, then combine two monsters to create a stronger offspring. The new creatures you make help you build a party to your liking.

Game modes

Quickfire Contests are a network mode where you register your team for automated battles against party data from 30 other players. Once a day, you can earn stat-boosting items as a prize, and monsters from teams you defeat are added to your roster, up to rank B.

The console version’s Online Battles mode, where players battle each other in real time, is not included. The game includes the console version’s Mole Hole, Coach Joe’s Dungeon Gym and Treasure Trunks DLC packs.