The series opener, set in the land of Gransys, built around its distinctive Pawn system; a Hideaki Itsuno work blending Western RPG design with Japanese action combat.
Critic Score: 75
A complete edition of the first game plus the new underground area Bitterblack Isle; owning the base game isn't required, and it was also sold as a standalone release.
Critic Score: 81 · Sales: 9.4M+ (combined first game and Dark Arisen)
A free-to-play MMO spin-off, Japan-exclusive and never released in the West; its servers shut down in December 2019.
Not a continuous open world; gameplay takes place across fragmented, zoned-off missions.
The mainline sequel, set in a parallel world with two nations, Vermund and Battahl; reception far warmer than the first game, with a map the developers themselves describe as roughly four times larger.
Critic Score: 88 · Sales: 4M+
A paid expansion release adding a new story to Dragon's Dogma 2, scheduled for October 9, 2026; the Switch 2 edition bundles it with the base game, marking the game's Switch 2 debut.