Dragon Quest V is a role-playing game that Enix released for the Super Famicom in Japan on 27 September 1992. Chunsoft developed it, Yuji Horii designed and wrote it, Akira Toriyama drew the art and Koichi Sugiyama composed the music. It was the first mainline Dragon Quest on the Super Famicom, and Horii reportedly considers it his favorite in the series.
It was also the first Dragon Quest that did not get a North American localization at the time, which English Wikipedia puts down to programming issues. In South Korea it was the third best-selling game of 1992.
The game was remade twice. ArtePiazza and Matrix Software built a 3D version for PlayStation 2 that came out in Japan on 25 March 2004, and ArtePiazza's Nintendo DS remake followed in 2008. The DS version, released in the West in 2009, became the first official English release.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BrideFirst official English release | Nintendo DS | Feb 17, 2009 | Square Enix | 1 |
| JP | ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁Doragon Kuesuto Faibu: Tenkū no HanayomeSuper Famicom original, developed by Chunsoft | SNES | Sep 27, 1992 | Enix | 2 |
| KR | Dragon Quest VEnglish Wikipedia lists the Korean release as late 1992 | SNES | 1992 | — | 1 |
| JP | ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁Doragon Kuesuto Faibu: Tenkū no HanayomeRemake developed by ArtePiazza and Matrix Software | PlayStation 2 | Mar 25, 2004 | Square Enix | 2 |
| JP | ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁Doragon Kuesuto Faibu: Tenkū no HanayomeRemake developed by ArtePiazza | Nintendo DS | Jul 17, 2008 | Square Enix | 1 |
| AU | Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride | Nintendo DS | Feb 19, 2009 | Square Enix | 1 |
| EU | Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride | Nintendo DS | Feb 20, 2009 | Square Enix | 1 |
| JP | ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁Doragon Kuesuto Faibu: Tenkū no HanayomeSmartphone version; iOS released the same day | Android | Dec 12, 2014 | Square Enix | 2 |
| WW | Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BrideWorldwide smartphone release, also Android | iOS | Jan 22, 2015 | Square Enix | 1 |
Also known as: ドラゴンクエストV 天空の花嫁 JP2Doragon Kuesuto Faibu: Tenkū no Hanayome JP2Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride EU2
Version differences
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GameplaySFCPS2DS
The Super Famicom original allows up to three active party members and 40 monsters that can join you; the PS2 remake raises this to four active members and 71 recruitable monsters.1
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GraphicsPS2
The 2004 PS2 remake switched to 3D graphics similar to Dragon Quest VII, used orchestrated music and added a trinket museum minigame. In Japan it shipped with a Dragon Quest VIII preview disc.1
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ContentDSiOS/Android
The DS remake adds a third bride candidate, Debora, who appears in neither the Super Famicom original nor the PS2 version.1
Translations
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English Official
Square Enix2009Nintendo DS · DS remakeReleased · complete
The DS remake was the first official English release; the Super Famicom original was never localized.1
Best version
The Super Famicom original exists only in Japanese. The DS remake (2008, released in the West in 2009) and the later smartphone version are the official ways to play it in English.1
Reception
The Super Famicom original was Japan's best-selling home video game of 1992 and sold 2.8 million copies there by 1993; Famitsu scored it 36/40. All three versions together sold at least 5.93 million copies worldwide, and the DS remake holds a Metacritic score of 84/100.1
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Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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