Dragon Quest XI Ships Nearly 8.5 Million Units - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 30 May 2025 / 4,725 Views
Square Enix announced Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age has shipped nearly 8.5 million units worldwide.
This figure is up from seven million units in December 2024, 6.5 million units in May 2021, six million units shipped in September 2020.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age released for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS in Japan in July 2017, and for the PS4 and PC in September 2018. The Definitive Edition released for the Switch in September 2019, and for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC in December 2020.
The next release in the series, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on October 30 for $59.99.
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It deserved those sales, fantastic game.
One of the best in the series! My fave in the series. LOVE IT! Deserved!
1.5 million in the last 6 months, what has caused the huge spike in sales?
Half decent for a half decent game I guess. Certainly not the best in the series.
It's a good game, but overrated. It's a game that checks all notes of what a JRPG should teorically do, but at the same time I've always played it feeling "I have done this to a fault before". Zero originality and very risk aversing
People treating it like the pinnacle of JRPG is condening the genre to be forever estagnant and more of the same
Dont agree even a bit, iam so happy they stayed true what a great jrpg should be.
Ff16 however,noo thx. Keep it
I was particularly happy that it continued the general trend of the mainline series by incorporating most of the staples and not straying too far from the formula. It's certainly not groundbreaking, but are there many classic JRPG-types anymore? Especially ones of this scale and polish.
There is nothing wrong with DQ design philosophy or mechanics, it's a good game. It's just imo overrated for the reasons I stated. It's often regarded as one of the best JRPGs of our time, partially for the reasons you stated, most RPGs now are action, so people are so starved for turn based when a "classic" game is released people rate is way above what they normally do with action-RPGs (those are rated with more wariness and scrutinity). DQ combat imo is a bit mid
Turn based games with better gameplay combat imo would be Metaphor, Yakuza or Octopath Traveler, recently there was Expedition 33 as well
Sounds for someone new to the genre it would make a great entry point then.
It is, since it's a classic JRPG with modern QoL and graphics
But imo Persona 5 still a better entry (and it's a better game too)
Just because you’re pessimistic doesn’t mean you’re right.
