DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS

Third-person action RPG mixing block building with a guided story

Square Enix · Released Feb 13, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 797
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 100; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 11 months ago; Oct 8, 2025

What is DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS?

A single-player, third-person action RPG and block-building adventure set in Alefgard. You gather materials, farm, craft items, and construct bases and towns while working to defeat the Dragonlord, with a story campaign and a separate free-build stage.

For you if...

+you want story-driven block building with clear goals
+you enjoy gathering, crafting, farming, and designing towns
+you prefer solo fantasy adventures with a free-build mode

Not for you if...

−you dislike rebuilding from scratch between story chapters
−you want unrestricted building throughout the story campaign

What players say

91% of 797 reviews are positive

Players praise the guided blend of RPG quests, resource gathering, and town building, along with the PC version’s quality-of-life changes. The most common complaint is that each story chapter resets progress, forcing players to rebuild from scratch; some also find the combat and quests basic.

Screenshots and trailer

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i3-6300
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 16 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Expected framerate: 30FPS with 1920x1080 resolution and default graphics options, Systen RAM 16GB required when running on Intel GPU.

OS: Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 3 1400 / Intel® Core™ i5-6400
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 570 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 16 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Expected framerate: 60FPS with 1920x1080 resolution and default graphics options. Systen RAM 16GB required when running on Intel GPU.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 20
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.