Dragon Quest Fan's RPG 'Paragon Story' Announced for Steam
A solo developer with a clear love for Dragon Quest and other classic JRPGs is building a hybrid-style RPG that openly borrows genre staples, and is actively incorporating feedback from Japanese players during development.
Reporting from 2 sources: Automaton, Game Spark.
Independent developer Majd Rouhana announced Paragon Story, a turn-based JRPG made with RPG Maker MZ, on June 16. The Steam store page went live June 17. The game features job changes, marriage, a carriage system, an airship, and over 200 collectible monster allies. Release is planned for late 2026 to early 2027.
Majd Rouhana, a master's student at Harvard Graduate School of Education and self-described Dragon Quest fan, revealed Paragon Story on June 16. The Steam page went live the next day. The game uses RPG Maker MZ and follows a fisherman's son on a quest to defeat the Demon King, with locations including ancient relics and a submerged castle.
Combat is turn-based with a Quick Turn advantage system. Players can collect hearts from over 200 enemy types to recruit them as allies. A job change system lets characters switch between classes like Warrior, Martial Artist, Mage, and Jester. The story branches based on who the protagonist marries. An airship and a carriage for swapping party members are also present.
Rouhana has been posting about Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Mother, Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Heracles no Eiko on social media. He said he corrected unnatural Japanese in the trailer after feedback from Japanese users. Paragon Story is scheduled for PC via Steam in late 2026 to early 2027.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.