Square Enix confirmed we will get to try Dragon Quest VII Reimagined before we buy it, as there will be a demo available on January 7, 2026. It will also prove worth going through the trial, as save files will carry over and there is a bonus. This gives us about a month to try it out ahead of its release. The opening movie and new screenshots also appeared alongside the announcement, as were the usual video, live streaming, and image posting guidelines.
In the case of the demo, it will be free and storefronts for all platforms. No matter how far you get in it, the save file you make and use will carry over. (I’d recommend checking for a day one patch for the full game to ensure there’s no issue.) You also get a yellow, casual dress for Maribel to wear as a reward for testing it out.
Here’s how the free Maribel dress from the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo will look.
As for the additional peeks at the game, here’s the new opening movie trailer and handful of screenshots.
With the guidelines, it can be streamed for non commerical purposes on Facebook, Instagram, Niconico, TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube, and it can be monetized on sites that offer the option like Twitch and YouTube. You can share those videos as long as it’s also not for “commercial use.” Both videos and screenshots do need proprietary notices, however, but in some situations that might already happen if you use built-in sharing features on a system like a PS5 or Switch 2.
Here is the proprietary notice for videos:
“The works used in this video are jointly owned by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. and other co-owners, and the copyright of the music used in this video is owned by Sugiyama Kobo Co.,Ltd.. The unauthorized reproduction and distribution of this video is prohibited.
© ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/SQUARE ENIX © SUGIYAMA KOBO ℗ SUGIYAMA KOBO”
And this is the one for screenshots:
“The copyright of the images used on this page is jointly owned by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. and other co-owners. The unauthorized reproduction and distribution of the images is prohibited.
© ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/SQUARE ENIX”
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined will come to the Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on February 5, 2026, and the demo will launch on January 7, 2026.