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DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II

Square Enix · 2017-04-25

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ActionRPG

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

Releases: May 27, 2016 (PlayStation 3), Apr 25, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 27, 2016 (PlayStation Vita), May 27, 2016 (PlayStation 4)

DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is a hack-and-slash Action RPG that sends you on a new adventure to restore order to a once peaceful world filled with monsters and battles of epic proportions. Up to 4 players can play in cooperative multiplayer to defeat an unknown threat looming over the Seven Realms!

3
playing now
71%
positive of 804 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
25h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 50h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

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

Dragon Quest Heroes II is a hack and slash game developed by Omega Force and published by Square Enix for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, and Windows. It was released in Japan in May 2016, and worldwide in April 2017. The game is a sequel to Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (53 reviews).
  • · Top 38% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 20k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 804 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $22.61 at Dreamgame (2020-02-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 0 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320172026Week of 2017-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-11 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$68.39$22.612017-02-222026-06-032017-02-22 — best price $59.992017-06-22 — best price $40.192017-08-18 — best price $55.102017-11-28 — best price $59.992018-03-05 — best price $59.992018-05-11 — best price $59.992018-07-06 — best price $53.992018-07-19 — best price $47.992018-07-31 — best price $59.992018-09-15 — best price $59.992018-11-21 — best price $30.002018-12-21 — best price $27.002019-03-11 — best price $59.992019-06-21 — best price $30.002019-07-15 — best price $29.992019-08-29 — best price $59.992019-09-24 — best price $29.992019-11-22 — best price $30.002019-12-21 — best price $30.002020-01-14 — best price $29.992020-01-29 — best price $24.002020-02-27 — best price $29.992020-03-17 — best price $30.002020-04-17 — best price $24.002020-05-29 — best price $23.992020-06-25 — best price $29.992020-07-16 — best price $59.992020-09-19 — best price $53.992021-01-14 — best price $29.992021-04-02 — best price $59.992021-07-08 — best price $59.992021-09-30 — best price $29.992023-01-18 — best price $64.602026-06-03 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

86202026-05-29 — 86 pageviews2026-06-01 — 71 pageviews2026-06-04 — 57 pageviews2026-06-07 — 74 pageviews2026-06-10 — 68 pageviews2026-06-13 — 45 pageviews2026-06-16 — 41 pageviews2026-06-19 — 39 pageviews2026-06-22 — 39 pageviews2026-06-25 — 38 pageviews2026-06-28 — 44 pageviews2026-07-01 — 51 pageviews2026-07-04 — 42 pageviews2026-07-07 — 42 pageviews2026-07-10 — 37 pageviews2026-07-13 — 45 pageviews2026-07-16 — 46 pageviews2026-07-19 — 32 pageviews2026-07-22 — 28 pageviews2026-07-25 — 35 pageviews2026-07-28 — 39 pageviews2026-07-31 — 32 pageviews2026-08-03 — 22 pageviews2026-08-06 — 30 pageviews2026-08-09 — 30 pageviews2026-08-12 — 27 pageviews2026-08-15 — 29 pageviews2026-08-18 — 32 pageviews2026-08-21 — 34 pageviews2026-08-24 — 36 pageviews2026-08-26 — 41 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
87.6%
earned "Winning Beginnings"
7.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeCo-opMusouActionFantasyAdventureAction RPGOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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