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title: "Orca co-developing Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate"
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description: "Orca will be helping Square Enix out on the new mainline entry in the beloved Dragon Quest series, Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2021-09-22 18:23:00"
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Orca co-developing Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Orca co-developing Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/orca-co-developing-dragon-quest-12-the-flames-of-fate.jpg "Orca co-developing Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/orca-co-developing-dragon-quest-12-the-flames-of-fate.jpg)**Orca** will be helping **Square Enix** out on the new mainline entry in the beloved Dragon Quest series, Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate.

**Send in Orca**

Orca previously helped Square Enix co-produce Dragon Quest games including the last game in the series, Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition. Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate will be developed on the latest version of the acclaimed video game engine, Unreal Engine 5.

Orca is now the second known co-developer on the project as they will be joining the team at Hexa Drive.

Orca is recruiting Unreal Engine 5 development staff to work on Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate and is looking for;

- Character artist
- Cinematic artist
- Technical artist
- User interface artist
- Rendering programmer
- Animator
- Environment artist
- Rigging artist
- Level designer
- Facial animator
- Effects artist
- Lighting artist
- Planner

## [](#dragon-quest-12-the-flames-of-fate-is-still-a-mystery)Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate is still a mystery

More teams may be announced in the future. The release date and platforms on which Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate will release have yet to be confirmed by Square Enix.

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