Dragon Quest Monsters 4 Reveals Online Matches & Roguelike Mode

Ready for a monster-collecting adventure that lets you battle friends no matter what platform they're on? Fresh screenshots for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World have just surfaced, and they're giving us a closer look at the game's online side.

The spotlight is on two features in particular: Online Matches and the Wrangler's Gauntlet. If you like testing your team against other players, Online Matches should be right up your alley. And if you're more of a solo climber who loves a good roguelike challenge, the Wrangler's Gauntlet sounds like it's aiming squarely at you.

Here's the detail that really matters for anyone planning to squad up: the game's online modes support cross-platform play. That means you won't be locked into battling only people on the same system as you. It's a nice quality-of-life touch for a monster battler where the community is a big part of the fun.

For those keeping count, this is Dragon Quest Monsters 4, and these online modes are part of its multiplayer offering. The new screenshots don't give us a full breakdown of every mode, but they do confirm that both Online Matches and the Wrangler's Gauntlet are part of the package.

So what does this mean for you as a player? If you enjoy the collect-and-battle loop of monster-taming games, having online matches and a roguelike mode in the same title gives you two pretty different ways to spend your time. One's about facing real opponents, the other sounds like a run-based challenge worth grinding through.

Cross-platform support is the headline here, though. It widens the pool of players you can meet and compete against, which is exactly what you want from a game built around battling with your monster crew.

We'll keep an eye out for more details on how these modes actually play. In the meantime, the new screenshots give us a solid first look at what's coming.

What do you think of the online modes so far? Will you be jumping into Online Matches or taking on the Wrangler's Gauntlet first?