Square Enix and Sony announced today that Dragon Quest Heroes will release this year in Europe and North America for PlayStation 4. Developed by Dynasty Warriors studio Omega Force, DQ Heroes is being billed as the first full action RPG in the franchise. Series creator Yuji Horii, composer Koichi Sugiyama, and artist Akira Toriyama also worked closely with the development team.

This comes as an unexpected surprise for Dragon Quest fans, as the series has not seen Western shores in a few years now. No word if the PS3 version will make it here but the game will be available both digitally and at retail when it releases later this year