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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.

Release DateDec 10, 2019
Price$ 49.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.4% (very positive) Top 20% / 92%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.2% Top 4% / 88.9%  Top 4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)5.4K  Top 4% / 6.3K  Top 4%
Curators155 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time80.8 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar1.6 hour  Top 15%
Followers41.6K  Top 3%
Owners± 186.9K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 155.7K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 6.1M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2's Steam rating and reviews from December 2019 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 95.5% (January 2020) to 90.8% (May 2021).

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 is an AAA level success, with 6.3K reviews Top 4%. The March 2020 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2's review languages. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (46%), followed by English (27%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 23 languages represented. The game is translated in 9 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 167 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2 players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 91 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Town-building aspect
  • Improved building mechanics
  • Interaction with citizens and monsters
  • Plenty of potential
  • QOL additions like magic pencil
  • Longevity with unlocks/collectibles
  • Reason to build things
  • Creating a living town
  • Fun RPG mechanics
  • Immersion and fun
  • Save corruption issues
  • Gamebreaking bugs
  • Forced plot decisions and bad writing
  • Dialogue-heavy main campaign
  • Main campaign feels like a padded obstacle
  • Multiplayer feels tacked on
  • Too many actions bound to use key
  • Fluff text in the game
  • Frame drop issues on Steam deck
  • Coop limitations and lack of story progression

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 92.4% rating  Top 20% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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