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DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake

Square Enix · 2024-11-14

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RPG

Franchise: Dragon Quest · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 14, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 14, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Nov 14, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 14, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 31, 2025 (Nintendo Switch 2)

DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is a stunning reimagining of the beloved masterpiece and narrative beginning to The Erdrick Trilogy.

DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is a 2024 RPG priced at $59.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (78% of 5000 reviews).

126
playing now
78%
positive of 5.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
4.27★
PlayStation Store rating (4,758 ratings)
35h
to beat · rushed 35h · completionist 50h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

126 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, titled Dragon Warrior III when initially localized to North America, is a 1988 role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix. It is the third installment in the Dragon Quest series and was first released for the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan and later for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America. The game saw an enhanced remake for the Super Famicom in 1996 and the Game Boy Color in 2001, and a port to mobile phones and the Wii in 2009 and 2011. A version of the game for Android and iOS was released in Japan on September 25, 2014, and worldwide as Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation on December 4, 2014. It was the first time the game was given an official English subtitle. Later in 2021, another remake of the game titled Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, based on the graphical style introduced with Octopath Traveler (2018), was announced to coincide with the franchise's 35th anniversary. The remake was released worldwide on November 14th, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series consoles.

Trailer

DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake trailer thumbnail

DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake – Release Date Trailer – Nintendo Switch

≈446,628 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 126 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 88 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,097 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 14,078 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 101k–227k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,038 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $29.99 at Humble Store (2026-05-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 18 of 40 observed days · $30.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
80480420242026Week of 2024-11-14: 804 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 293 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 421 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 260 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 467 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 119 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

399872026-09-16 06:00 — 112 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 181 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 108 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 315 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 399 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 168 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 168 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 195 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 258 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 201 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 208 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 161 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 160 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 330 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 244 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 165 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 161 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 280 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 163 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 319 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 345 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 122 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 126 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
15k184Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 15,431 · peak 45,357Dec 2024 — avg 3,553 · peak 15,473Jan 2025 — avg 1,174 · peak 3,657Feb 2025 — avg 524 · peak 1,345Mar 2025 — avg 305 · peak 680Apr 2025 — avg 251 · peak 521May 2025 — avg 278 · peak 1,260Jun 2025 — avg 473 · peak 1,395Jul 2025 — avg 357 · peak 739Aug 2025 — avg 435 · peak 1,006Sep 2025 — avg 416 · peak 1,137Oct 2025 — avg 472 · peak 1,153Nov 2025 — avg 692 · peak 1,591Dec 2025 — avg 578 · peak 1,336Jan 2026 — avg 521 · peak 1,130Feb 2026 — avg 361 · peak 835Mar 2026 — avg 273 · peak 572Apr 2026 — avg 184 · peak 459May 2026 — avg 199 · peak 1,068Jun 2026 — avg 378 · peak 976Jul 2026 — avg 266 · peak 643Aug 2026 — avg 227 · peak 472
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 7 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 2 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 6 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 1 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$29.992024-06-172026-10-142024-06-17 — best price $59.992024-06-21 — best price $59.992025-05-26 — best price $44.992025-06-04 — best price $59.992025-07-10 — best price $44.992025-07-23 — best price $59.992025-08-06 — best price $59.992025-09-25 — best price $38.992025-10-06 — best price $59.992025-11-20 — best price $35.992025-12-02 — best price $59.992025-12-11 — best price $59.992025-12-19 — best price $35.992026-01-06 — best price $59.992026-01-22 — best price $35.992026-02-16 — best price $35.992026-03-12 — best price $35.992026-03-23 — best price $35.992026-03-31 — best price $59.992026-06-02 — best price $59.992026-06-25 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $59.992026-07-16 — best price $29.992026-07-30 — best price $59.992026-08-11 — best price $59.992026-09-02 — best price $59.992026-09-16 — best price $29.992026-09-30 — best price $59.992026-10-14 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4212042026-06-02 — 421 pageviews2026-06-06 — 315 pageviews2026-06-10 — 362 pageviews2026-06-14 — 337 pageviews2026-06-18 — 323 pageviews2026-06-22 — 317 pageviews2026-06-26 — 377 pageviews2026-06-30 — 260 pageviews2026-07-04 — 305 pageviews2026-07-08 — 281 pageviews2026-07-12 — 306 pageviews2026-07-16 — 284 pageviews2026-07-20 — 280 pageviews2026-07-24 — 223 pageviews2026-07-28 — 248 pageviews2026-08-01 — 243 pageviews2026-08-05 — 286 pageviews2026-08-09 — 239 pageviews2026-08-13 — 295 pageviews2026-08-17 — 261 pageviews2026-08-21 — 259 pageviews2026-08-25 — 277 pageviews2026-08-29 — 227 pageviews2026-09-02 — 211 pageviews2026-09-06 — 285 pageviews2026-09-10 — 280 pageviews2026-09-14 — 266 pageviews2026-09-18 — 255 pageviews2026-09-22 — 245 pageviews2026-09-26 — 246 pageviews2026-09-30 — 256 pageviews2026-10-04 — 252 pageviews2026-10-08 — 219 pageviews2026-10-12 — 249 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

30202026-10-03 08:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-03 10:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-11 07:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-11 11:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 73 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-12 19:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-15 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-15 04:34 — 9 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
93.2%
earned "Join the Party"
53.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)7,40735%42
Steam (Steam)2,91511%42
Switch (Nintendo)1,4420%0
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)1,21617%42

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPG2.5DCuteJRPG1980sCombatRemakeFantasyColorfulOld School

Census log

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

Recent updates

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