Lovable characters and emotional story
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I was obsessed with Malroth's storyline and we are BFFLs.”
Steam review · 87.7 h played ↗
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Square Enix, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.2019Open World Survival Craft · RPG · Adventure
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A charming, guided Minecraft-meets-JRPG builder with lovable villagers and lots of content. Skip it if you hate long unskippable dialogue or want co-op campaign play.
Great for
Players who want a cozy, guided Minecraft-like builder with a charming JRPG story and villagers to care for
Main risk
Endless unskippable dialogue and story gating delay free building; co-op is very limited
What players love
Cozy, relaxing and addictive
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“came for the building stayed for the cozy vibes and the fun characters love this game”
Steam review · 339.9 h played ↗
Guided building with story and goals
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“If you're not normally a fan of building games because they are too open ended, this might be the one for you since the experience is much more guided with quests, characters, and plot progression.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Better than the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Way better than dqb1. Both the overall gameplay and story are massive upgrades, cannot recommend it enough.”
Steam review · 85.2 h played ↗
Villagers and room system make towns feel alive
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“also i like making little houses for my funny villagers and watching them farm and mine and go to sleep.”
Steam review · 117.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Infinite save screen after the tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game gets stuck after the tutorial saving forever.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Excessive unskippable dialogue and cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Every time the narrator, Hargon, or *Malroth "speaks" you can no longer interact with the game for a minimum of 15 seconds per sentence displayed on screen.”
Steam review · 110 h played ↗
Linear, hand-holding story gates free building
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“PAINFULLY slow and linear. You keep hoping that the game will open up and you'll have some freedom to build as you like but... no.”
Steam review · 38.1 h played ↗
Clunky PC controls and camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“controls are terrible on keyboard and mouse, the controller support is hit or miss”
Steam review · 118.5 h played ↗
Co-op is limited and unlocks late
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“You can't even GET to multiplayer without playing in singleplayer for up to 12 hours of play”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Save corruption and progress-breaking bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Save corruption is a major issue with this game so you need to be constantly making backups to restore when your save breaks.”
Steam review · 384.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 3 1300X or above | Intel® Core™ i3-3225 or above
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 7750 (2GB) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640 (2GB)
Storage12 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 3 1300X or above | Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or above
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ RX Vega 56 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB VRAM
Storage12 GB available space
OSWindows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 3 1300X or above | Intel® Core™ i3-3225 or above
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 7750 (2GB) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640 (2GB)
Storage12 GB available space
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