DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2

Steam Deck Unsupported

Square Enix · RPG · Dec 10, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $24.99.

92%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 204 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated a day ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If the first game could be described as "Minecraft with a classic Dragon Quest flavor," then Builders 2 feels more like "Minecraft meets Story of Seasons and Terraria."
204 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay wise honestly this is way better than DQ builders 1 albeit dq builders 1 released later on steam.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
The "multiplayer" is also pretty bad as well.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
-Color and lighting is a bit washed out, ReShade with DPX and Vibrances effects toggled on help a lot and is recommended
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
This game was played from start to finish on a Steam Deck.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
-Map challenges are way too easy
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters204 reviews
Gameplay53 reviews
Multiplayer24 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls14 reviews
71%
Co-op13 reviews
85%
Interface12 reviews
92%
Performance10 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat53 reviews
87%
Bugs9 reviews
78%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $24.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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