DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2

Block-building action RPG with guided quests and cooperative creation

Square Enix, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Published by Square Enix · Released Dec 10, 2019

Action Adventure RPG

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 8,093
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 96% of 33 in 30 days
Playing now: 335; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 2 years ago; Aug 20, 2024

Free demo available, 13 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2?

A block-building action RPG set across fantasy islands, with a guided story and open-world sandbox construction. You explore, fight enemies, gather materials, craft, cook, and rebuild settlements as an apprentice builder opposing a cult that has outlawed creation. Online co-op lets players build together.

For you if...

+you want sandbox building anchored by quests and story
+you enjoy gathering, crafting, and rebuilding settlements
+you want to build online with friends

Not for you if...

−you prefer unrestricted building from the start
−you dislike long, frequent, unskippable dialogue
−you want deep, demanding action combat

What players say

92% of 8,093 reviews are positive · 96% of 33 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the flexible building and crafting, especially the way quests and story give their projects direction. Their main complaint is the frequent, lengthy dialogue that interrupts building and slows progression; some also find combat shallow. Several players report save corruption, poor keyboard-and-mouse or controller behavior, and Windows performance or startup problems.

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DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 3 1300X or above | Intel® Core™ i3-3225 or above
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ HD 7750 (2GB) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640 (2GB)
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 12 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Network: Broadband Internet Connection Expected Framerate: 30 FPS @ 1280x720 / Graphics preset: “Low”.

OS: Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 3 1300X or above | Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or above
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 56 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB VRAM
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 12 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Network: Broadband Internet Connection Expected Framerate: 60 FPS @ 1920x1080 / Graphics preset: “High”. Depending on the monitor and PC graphics card environment and setup used, this title can expand its display resolution to 4K. Please adjust graphics options to match with your PC environments when playing on 4K resolutions.