DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake

DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake

Steam Deck Playable

Square Enix · RPG · Oct 30, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $41.99.

85%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 226 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 90 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 days 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
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This is my first Dragon Quest game and so far it's been adventurous.
226 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are pretty.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The turn-based gameplay is varied and challenging.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
• Remastered soundtrack, perfect for humming while you fight your 100th slime.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
These remastered games aren't on mobile in this way unless you use a Steam Deck (or play the Switch versions) which doesn't seem very practical in comparison to your mobile phone.
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 love5 themes
Story and characters226 reviews
Graphics62 reviews
Gameplay56 reviews
Audio43 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat51 reviews
94%
Controls7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty90 reviews
91%
Interface7 reviews
57%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $41.99 (−30%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $41.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
48
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.