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DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 cover art

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2

Square Enix · 2019-12-10

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: Dragon Quest · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 20, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 12, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Dec 10, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 04, 2021 (Xbox One)

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, build and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to 4-players.

247
playing now
92%
positive of 8.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (44 ratings)
50h
to beat · rushed 30h · completionist 80h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

247 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is an action role-playing sandbox game co-developed by Square Enix and Koei Tecmo's Omega Force and published by Square Enix. The sequel to Dragon Quest Builders, it was released for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in Japan in December 2018 and worldwide in July 2019, for Windows in December 2019, and for the Xbox One in May 2021. The game shipped over a million copies by August 2019 and received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 247 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 439 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~55/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 202k–484k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,064 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $24.99 at Steam (2023-06-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 18 of 37 observed days · $25.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
57557520192026Week of 2019-12-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4511402026-08-06 22:00 — 140 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 231 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 349 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 149 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 322 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 407 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 207 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 381 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 451 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 200 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 297 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 405 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 156 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 321 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 423 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 143 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 279 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 403 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 159 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 211 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 321 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 155 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 243 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 331 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 154 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 168 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 231 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 170 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 247 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$24.992019-05-262026-08-272019-05-26 — best price $59.992020-03-12 — best price $41.992020-05-05 — best price $53.992020-07-10 — best price $35.992020-12-07 — best price $49.992021-04-29 — best price $49.992021-06-09 — best price $49.992021-07-22 — best price $32.492021-09-30 — best price $32.492022-01-05 — best price $49.992022-03-24 — best price $32.492022-04-29 — best price $29.992022-06-30 — best price $29.992022-08-01 — best price $49.992022-12-15 — best price $29.992023-01-16 — best price $49.992023-04-03 — best price $49.992023-05-09 — best price $49.992023-08-01 — best price $49.992023-10-04 — best price $49.992024-01-04 — best price $49.992024-03-16 — best price $29.992024-04-25 — best price $29.992024-06-19 — best price $24.992024-08-10 — best price $49.992024-11-18 — best price $24.992024-12-16 — best price $24.992025-01-27 — best price $24.992025-03-13 — best price $24.992025-06-03 — best price $49.992025-09-18 — best price $24.992025-11-20 — best price $24.992025-12-19 — best price $25.002026-02-16 — best price $25.002026-03-31 — best price $49.992026-07-09 — best price $49.992026-08-27 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

172562026-05-30 — 124 pageviews2026-06-02 — 95 pageviews2026-06-05 — 95 pageviews2026-06-08 — 106 pageviews2026-06-11 — 99 pageviews2026-06-14 — 88 pageviews2026-06-17 — 77 pageviews2026-06-20 — 81 pageviews2026-06-23 — 81 pageviews2026-06-26 — 73 pageviews2026-06-29 — 95 pageviews2026-07-02 — 90 pageviews2026-07-05 — 95 pageviews2026-07-08 — 65 pageviews2026-07-11 — 85 pageviews2026-07-14 — 56 pageviews2026-07-17 — 75 pageviews2026-07-20 — 77 pageviews2026-07-23 — 92 pageviews2026-07-26 — 94 pageviews2026-07-29 — 78 pageviews2026-08-01 — 98 pageviews2026-08-04 — 104 pageviews2026-08-07 — 79 pageviews2026-08-10 — 112 pageviews2026-08-13 — 86 pageviews2026-08-16 — 91 pageviews2026-08-19 — 72 pageviews2026-08-22 — 90 pageviews2026-08-25 — 86 pageviews2026-08-27 — 104 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

10602026-08-27 18:34 — 79 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 70 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 102 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 100 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 105 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 106 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 20 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
91.5%
earned "Shipwreck Survivor"
31.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeCo-opActionSandboxBuildingColorfulCrafting

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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