DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World is sold in three editions in the West. Japan uses a different three-tier structure with its own bonuses, covered separately on Japanese Editions and Retailer Bonuses.
The three editions
Edition | Formats | Price | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
Standard Edition | Physical and digital | $59.99 / £49.99 / €59.99 | The base game |
Digital Deluxe Edition | Digital only | $94.99 | Base game, the four downloadable content packs, the Way of the Wrangler item set and 48 hours of early access |
Collector's Edition | Physical only | Set by retailer | Physical Standard Edition on the platform of your choice, four collector goods and the Digital Deluxe extras |
Physical copies exist only for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. Xbox Series X|S and both PC storefronts are digital only. The full platform breakdown is on Platforms and Versions.
Digital Deluxe Edition contents
The main game
The DLC 4-ITEM SET, containing The Mega Mole Hole, Monster Marathons, Metallic Ring and the Scout Run VIP Card. Each pack is described on Downloadable Content
The Way of the Wrangler purchase bonus: 1x Necklace of Animation, 10x Beastie Bites, 10x Seeds of Skill
48 hours of early access, with the timings on Release Date and Early Access
Square Enix flags on its own listings that everything bundled here is also sold separately, so buying the Deluxe edition after picking up individual packs means paying twice for the same content.
Collector's Edition contents
The Collector's Edition wraps a physical Standard Edition around four goods. How the digital half is delivered is worded differently on different storefronts, so both wordings are given here rather than merged.
Physical Standard Edition game on the platform of your choice
Figurine Set (Bianca / Nera / Debora), the three characters shown in their younger days
Flocked Figurine Set (Fluffy / Scruffy / Fizzy)
Round & Squishy Pouch (Slime w/ Meat), a silicone Slime pouch with a zipper and a meat charm
Monster Pattern Cleaning Cloth
The Square Enix Store listing describes the digital half as a Digital Deluxe upgrade code sent by email. The Asia listing instead describes it as the Way of the Wrangler bonus items. The store listing also notes that the set ships without a collector's outer box, with all physical components shipped together.
Purchase bonuses
Three item sets come attached to a purchase rather than to an edition.
Bonus | How you get it | Contents |
|---|---|---|
Adventure Starter Set | Early purchase bonus, any version | 10x Monster Munchies, 3x Bonus Balls, 5x Seeds of Skill |
Hearty Meat Set | Buying any digital version | 5x Monster Munchies, 5x Smoked Sirloins, 5x Meaty Treats |
Way of the Wrangler | Digital Deluxe purchase bonus, also attached to the DLC 4-ITEM SET | 1x Necklace of Animation, 10x Beastie Bites, 10x Seeds of Skill |
All three are claimed from the Check Additional Content entry in the in-game menu.
What the bonus items do
Square Enix has published in-game effects for most of the bonus items on its Japanese storefront.
Item | Effect |
|---|---|
Monster Munchies | Makes a monster slightly easier to recruit |
Beastie Bites | Makes a monster considerably easier to recruit |
Bonus Balls | Multiplies experience and gold by 1.5 for the next 10 battles |
Seeds of Skill | Gives one ally 3 Talent Points |
Necklace of Animation | An accessory that raises maximum HP and maximum MP |
Smoked Sirloins | A meat item used when scouting monsters |
Meaty Treats | A meat item used when scouting monsters |
The recruiting items feed straight into the systems on Scouting and Recruitment, and skill points into the Talent system on Monster Growth and Talents.
Early purchase deadlines
The early purchase bonus does not run on a single deadline. Square Enix sets three separate qualifying rules by platform group.
Platform group | Qualifying rule |
|---|---|
Physical Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 | Buy a copy from the first production run. No date applies |
Download versions on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Microsoft Store on Windows | Purchase by January 4, 2027 at 23:59 Japan time |
Steam | Purchase by January 6, 2027 at 01:59 Japan time |
The Steam deadline is stated on the Steam listing itself as January 5, 2027 at 8:59am PST, which is the same rule expressed in a different time zone. The download-version deadline is stated on the Square Enix Store as January 4, 2027 at 23:59. The two figures are two days apart because they apply to different platform groups, not because one supersedes the other.
Save data bonus
Having save data from DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined grants an in-game item here, a seed assortment. Two conditions apply: the save data has to come from the same platform generation as the copy of this game you are playing, and the bonus can be claimed only once per generation. Save data from a Nintendo Switch copy of that game does not unlock the bonus in a Nintendo Switch 2 copy of this one, and transferring it across afterwards does not work either.
Early access
The Digital Deluxe Edition includes 48 hours of early access. The start times differ by platform and there is a purchase-order trap that can cost you the bonus outright, so the rules are set out in full on Release Date and Early Access.