Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World details Quick Scouting and Joint Battles

Square Enix and TOSE revealed new mechanics for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World: Quick Scouting lets players recruit monsters without battling, Scout Run offers rare monsters, and Joint Battles pit two parties against massive foes. A demo is out now ahead of the December 3 release.

• Quick Scouting lets players recruit monsters by throwing meat without entering battle
• Scout Run features rare monsters recruitable only via Quick Scouting
• Joint Battles use two parties with shared HP and MP against massive monsters
• Launches December 3 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch and PC; demo available now