Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, titled Dragon Warrior III when initially localized to North America, is a 1988 role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix. It is the third installment in the Dragon Quest series and was first released for the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan and later for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America. The game saw an enhanced remake for the Super Famicom in 1996 and the Game Boy Color in 2001, and a port to mobile phones and the Wii in 2009 and 2011. A version of the game for Android and iOS was released in Japan on September 25, 2014, and worldwide as Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation on December 4, 2014. It was the first time the game was given an official English subtitle. Later in 2021, another remake of the game titled Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, based on the graphical style introduced with Octopath Traveler (2018), was announced to coincide with the franchise's 35th anniversary. The remake was released worldwide on November 14th, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series consoles.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1988
- Developer
- Chunsoft
- Platforms
- 5 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 10 February 1988 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Chunsoft |
| Publisher | Enix |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q81288, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Dragon Quest III? How long to beat it
Total play time for Dragon Quest III is about 35.3 hours to do everything, and around 28.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 28.1h | 125 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 33.7h | 128 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 35.3h | 33 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Dragon Quest III sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Dragon Quest III lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 41ahead of 3% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 34ahead of 75% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Dragon Quest III
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Common questions about Dragon Quest III
What platforms is Dragon Quest III on?
Dragon Quest III is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 1988.
Who made Dragon Quest III?
Dragon Quest III was developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix.
How long does it take to beat Dragon Quest III?
about 28.1 hours for the main story, 33.7 hours with the main extras, 35.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.