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DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II cover art

DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II

Square Enix · 2017-04-25

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ActionRPG

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

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!

DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II is an Action RPG released in 2017, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and Mostly Positive sentiment (71% of 805 reviews).

2
playing now
71%
positive of 805 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (2.1k downloads)
4.44★
PlayStation Store rating (3,185 ratings)
25h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 50h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$59.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 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
  • · 2 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 17% of 27,559 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 20k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 805 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

602026-09-15 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5722Apr 2017Aug 2026Apr 2017 — avg 572 · peak 847Jul 2017 — avg 73 · peak 206Oct 2017 — avg 31 · peak 109Jan 2018 — avg 57 · peak 254Apr 2018 — avg 17 · peak 42Jul 2018 — avg 22 · peak 55Oct 2018 — avg 8 · peak 22Jan 2019 — avg 12 · peak 29Apr 2019 — avg 8 · peak 22Jul 2019 — avg 14 · peak 38Oct 2019 — avg 7 · peak 26Jan 2020 — avg 10 · peak 26Apr 2020 — avg 10 · peak 25Jul 2020 — avg 11 · peak 28Oct 2020 — avg 6 · peak 16Jan 2021 — avg 13 · peak 31Apr 2021 — avg 11 · peak 33Jul 2021 — avg 11 · peak 36Oct 2021 — avg 8 · peak 23Jan 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Oct 2022 — avg 5 · peak 12Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 16Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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 pageviews2026-06-02 — 41 pageviews2026-06-06 — 43 pageviews2026-06-10 — 68 pageviews2026-06-14 — 54 pageviews2026-06-18 — 37 pageviews2026-06-22 — 39 pageviews2026-06-26 — 49 pageviews2026-06-30 — 37 pageviews2026-07-04 — 42 pageviews2026-07-08 — 38 pageviews2026-07-12 — 34 pageviews2026-07-16 — 46 pageviews2026-07-20 — 35 pageviews2026-07-24 — 26 pageviews2026-07-28 — 39 pageviews2026-08-01 — 25 pageviews2026-08-05 — 44 pageviews2026-08-09 — 30 pageviews2026-08-13 — 34 pageviews2026-08-17 — 32 pageviews2026-08-21 — 34 pageviews2026-08-25 — 42 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-09-02 — 25 pageviews2026-09-06 — 37 pageviews2026-09-10 — 74 pageviews2026-09-14 — 60 pageviews2026-09-18 — 50 pageviews2026-09-22 — 38 pageviews2026-09-26 — 37 pageviews2026-09-30 — 48 pageviews2026-10-04 — 55 pageviews2026-10-07 — 43 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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