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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 · Perspectives: Third person

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.

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is an Action, Adventure, and RPG game released in 2019, priced at $49.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment (92% of 8080 reviews).

174
playing now
92%
positive of 8.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (44 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (2.9k downloads)
4.70★
PlayStation Store rating (7,206 ratings)
50h
to beat · rushed 30h · completionist 80h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$49.99
steam price (US)

174 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 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.

Trailer

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 trailer thumbnail

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈104,684 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 174 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 5% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 203k–488k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,127 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 19 of 39 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

4271162026-09-15 12:00 — 234 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 116 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 145 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 329 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 185 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 251 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 343 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 167 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 247 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 426 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 248 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 153 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 302 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 335 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 203 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 284 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 393 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 143 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 195 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 427 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 195 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 165 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 290 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 174 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.5k172Dec 2019Aug 2026Dec 2019 — avg 1,479 · peak 2,696Mar 2020 — avg 1,184 · peak 3,348Jun 2020 — avg 415 · peak 1,498Sep 2020 — avg 250 · peak 455Dec 2020 — avg 172 · peak 288Mar 2021 — avg 394 · peak 1,138Jun 2021 — avg 621 · peak 1,380Sep 2021 — avg 235 · peak 443Dec 2021 — avg 259 · peak 649Mar 2022 — avg 323 · peak 933Jun 2022 — avg 329 · peak 661Sep 2022 — avg 336 · peak 895Dec 2022 — avg 324 · peak 854Mar 2023 — avg 306 · peak 903Jun 2023 — avg 189 · peak 396Sep 2023 — avg 243 · peak 538Dec 2023 — avg 261 · peak 593Mar 2024 — avg 383 · peak 844Jun 2024 — avg 316 · peak 942Sep 2024 — avg 321 · peak 850Dec 2024 — avg 312 · peak 598Mar 2025 — avg 278 · peak 674Jun 2025 — avg 353 · peak 854Sep 2025 — avg 251 · peak 635Dec 2025 — avg 327 · peak 613Mar 2026 — avg 519 · peak 1,211Jun 2026 — avg 332 · peak 723Aug 2026 — avg 235 · peak 487
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
552026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 3 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 4 new positive2026-09-30: 5 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 5 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 3 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$24.992019-05-262026-10-152019-05-26 — 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 $49.992026-10-08 — best price $49.992026-10-15 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

172562026-05-30 — 124 pageviews2026-06-03 — 105 pageviews2026-06-07 — 110 pageviews2026-06-11 — 99 pageviews2026-06-15 — 94 pageviews2026-06-19 — 92 pageviews2026-06-23 — 81 pageviews2026-06-27 — 113 pageviews2026-07-01 — 86 pageviews2026-07-05 — 95 pageviews2026-07-09 — 69 pageviews2026-07-13 — 90 pageviews2026-07-17 — 75 pageviews2026-07-21 — 58 pageviews2026-07-25 — 70 pageviews2026-07-29 — 78 pageviews2026-08-02 — 84 pageviews2026-08-06 — 115 pageviews2026-08-10 — 112 pageviews2026-08-14 — 115 pageviews2026-08-18 — 90 pageviews2026-08-22 — 90 pageviews2026-08-26 — 99 pageviews2026-08-30 — 120 pageviews2026-09-03 — 77 pageviews2026-09-07 — 75 pageviews2026-09-11 — 75 pageviews2026-09-15 — 99 pageviews2026-09-19 — 108 pageviews2026-09-23 — 65 pageviews2026-09-27 — 105 pageviews2026-10-01 — 64 pageviews2026-10-05 — 71 pageviews2026-10-08 — 75 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

10702026-10-01 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-03 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-03 19:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-06 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 23:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-11 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-15 03:34 — 1 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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCuteJRPGAnimeCo-opActionSandboxBuildingColorfulCrafting

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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