Keepers Updated September 16, 2026
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined

Is it worth it?

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined

HexaDrive · Game · ESRB E10+ · Feb 5, 2026

59Not yet

Skip it for now. It scores 59, well short of the 85 a Keeper needs. The weakest part is the audience score.

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We score it again October 1.

Where the 59 comes from

Critics19/40

Critic score 83. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience9/20

Audience score 77. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record13/15

Dragon Quest is a series with over 100 million sales, and HexaDrive is an experienced remake and port studio.

Staying power18/25

It sold 456,552 physical copies in Japan in its first week across Switch, Switch 2 and PS5.

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Scores used: Metacritic 83 (64 critics), user 7.7 (158 ratings). Numbers checked September 16, 2026. See the main source.

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  • Staying power, 25. What happens after launch week: chart runs, players who stick around, renewals, sales that keep going.

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