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The beloved block-building RPG, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS, is bringing its handy crafting features to Steam! Weave your own tale as you build your own unique buildings and towns to restore Alefgard to it's former glory!
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS is a rpg, jrpg and platformer game
developed and published by Square Enix.
Released on February 13th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 439 reviews of which 395 were positive and 44 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. š
The game is currently priced at 27.99ā¬ on Steam, but you can find it for 18.23ā¬ on Instant Gaming.
The Steam community has classified DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS into these genres:
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: WindowsĀ® 10 / 11 64-bit
- Processor: AMD Ryzenā¢ 3 1200 / IntelĀ® Coreā¢ i3-6300
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeonā¢ RX 460 / IntelĀ® Arcā¢ A380 / NVIDIAĀ® GeForceĀ® GTX 750
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 16 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Expected framerate: 30FPS with 1920x1080 resolution and default graphics options, Systen RAM 16GB required when running on Intel GPU.
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Ignore the play time, I actually had this on switch. This game has been fun enough for me to buy it again on a different console. That should attest to how fun it is. Still waiting for number 3 :(
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Absolutely Great Game But only an alright port to PC... First of all let me preface this, I already played this game through to its completion a few years back on the Nintendo Switch and had an absolute blast with it. I decided to pick this up on Steam again so I can play it again and also play it on my Steam Deck. With that being clear, I have experience in both the original release and this port of it and for everyone who doesnāt know, this is a port to PC from a mobile port so bear that in mind if you expect this to be an upgraded version from the first release (it is not). Whatās different from the original release? So hereās my gripes with this port of the game. Thereās a whole bunch of changes that I'm not particularly a big fan of in comparison to my experience with the game on the Nintendo Switch. Iāll still rate this game good as a whole but if you can choose between the Switch release and this one on PC, Iād personally recommend going for the one on the Switch instead. But if you canāt, absolutely go for this one, because the game is still great and worth being played. If youāre unsure about it, hereās the changes that stuck out to me while playing. Too many Quality of Life changes In the original release of Dragon Quest Builders there used to be much more limited space in your bag and no direct access to the big storage at the home base, so you had to plan out much more resource management while on expeditions. āShould I give up a slot in my bag for this resource to bring home or should I drop it to grab it later?ā āI could take healing items with me, but they also take up a whole slotā āI should take more food with me in case this is a longer expedition, but can I afford giving up another slot for thatā? This port of the game just dumps all that and gives you probably double the inventory space compared to the original and direct access to the practically infinite capacity storage placed in the home base from anywhere on the map, making separating the two inventories practically pointless. I get that DQB 2 did this as well, but there it was a necessity due to there being so many more different items than in DQB 1 that it wouldāve maxed out your inventory within a few meters of your home base. But this wasnāt a problem in the first game and resource management was an important system to give more depth to the gameplay. Additionally, Tool and Weapon Durability was removed as a whole. In the original release, tools and weapons were an important resource so you had to pick and choose when you should sacrifice some of your precious durability to gather resources or defend yourself against monsters. Having to replace broken weapons and tools was a constant resource sink that also needed consideration. Tools made with valuable materials are strong and durable, but they also need replacing someday so youāll have to keep that in mind every time you use them. But this port just throws that whole system out of the window and youāll only ever need to craft tools once and thatās it. Itās basically a permanent upgrade for that chapter of the game. If you dislike durability systems as a whole, then absolutely play this port instead, if you donāt, then the original release is definitely a more interesting experience. The UI is made for the mobile port and is butt ugly compared to how it used to be Due to this PC-port being a port of the mobile port, the UI is also unchanged from how it was made for mobile. I get that you need huge digital buttons on screen for a device with no physical buttons, but you couldāve just dumped those while porting to PC (Iām only glad they actually removed the digital D-Pad or we wouldāve had a real big problem). Just make sure to go into the settings and change the UI size to something more fitting for your screen size and turn off the mobile button prompts cluttering your screen and youāll have a much nicer experience playing the game and actually seeing something past the UI. Though sadly there is no setting for changing the overall UI aesthetic back to the original release so youāll just have to deal with the inferior visual design (but maybe thatās just my opinion). But is the game good? Oh, absolutely! I wouldnāt buy a game twice (and rate it positively) if it wasnāt good. If you get into this game with the mindset that this is āMinecraft but Dragon Questā youāre in for a big surprise because itās way more than that. While yes, it checks off all the boxes of being similar to āfamous block gameā with all the mining and crafting and building and so on, it feels like thereās a much bigger point to doing these things with the town/base building aspect having a bigger focus in Dragon Quest Builders. With there being a point to building outside of just aesthetics due to NPC requests for certain rooms and buildings, thereās a point to going out and gathering resources and exploring. And since the world in each chapter is handcrafted instead of just procedurally generated, youāre bound to find interesting landmarks with relevance to the story as well. And let me tell you, the story and writing is pretty darn good too. So itās absolutely worth it to give it a shot for that alone, even if, like me, this is your first experience in the Dragon Quest series (even if it is a spin-off). While to me personally this port is inferior to the original release, Iām still having a blast replaying it. TL;DR: Game is really good. Perhaps even better than āfamous block gameā. This port isnāt great but better than no PC port at all. If you can, play the original on Switch, if you canāt, play this.
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Love the changes that they made with the PC version, especially the unbreakable equipment! Always loved this game, and love to see that it is a descent price for an older game on Steam.
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Whoever start this game series, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. It might not be the best game ever exist, but it is one of my favorite game of all time. This game series will leave a mark on my heart forever, I'm grateful for anyone who create this. When I first hear about this game release in 2016, it was very exciting, but sadly the game is an exclusive title for PlayStation only, so I never have a chance to play at that time. Many years later, I finally decide to get the Nintendo Switch with DQB2 as one of my primary reason. After my surprising on how good DQB2 is, I decide to track down and get DQB1 on Nintendo Switch soon after. By switching back from playing DQB2 to DQB1, I can see a lot of downgrade feature when I first playthrough. However, DQB1 is still great, it feel satisfied, fun, and classic. And not long ago, they decide to port DQB1 into Steam which make me very happy a lot, so I decide to grab a bundle of for both DQB1 and DQB2 to playthrough again. The only thing that DQB1 did better than DQB2 in my opinion is the story. The story is about hope and despair, human vs monster, light and dark, good vs evil, the borderline is very clear. While in DQB2, they try to grayscale everything down, creation and destruction living together in harmony, not quiet my favorite story to be honest but I guess it is a standard nowadays. If you never play this series before, as far as the story go, you are the builder who destiny by the goddess to rebuild the city and recreate new civilization from the old ruin of darkness. True to the story, you are the builder not the hero, fighting is not your priority nor your strength, but the power of creation is your main virtue, to build fortress and facility to prevent the monster invasion and prepare every convenience until the day that the hero come is what the goddess told you to do... Since this is my second playthrough, so I decide to take my time in each chapter as long as possible, and build the best city in each chapter as best as I can. It is a wonderful experience, but sadly a little too short for me, after only 80 hours, I already finish the game with 100% achievements, so I decide to move on, and continue my journey on DQB2.
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Absolutely Phenomenal. I've only tangentially been interested in Dragon Quest, but decided to dive further into the franchise as I felt Akira Toriyama's death deeper than expected, and wanted to immerse myself in worlds he had helped shape. I enjoy building games, but not 'factory' or 'automation' games. The biggest problem i have with games like Minecraft is the lack of direction, or the 'shallow ocean' nature of its content. None of that is a problem with DQB. Content is provided in a pattern that keeps you entertained and questing for more, and the lovable (or hateable!) NPCs provide plenty of guidance, tasks, and impetus for creating. The four limiting (but still large) chapters each have four grand islands to explore and find unique things to do (at one point you have to craft a _story to tell to a monster_.) as well as plenty of easily observable speedbumps to keep you from going too far too quickly. The story is fun but can get dark, or serious, and has a pleasant tone in spite of the darkness. combat is satisfying but never feels overwhelming, or too simple. you are a builder, not a warrior, after all. The quality of life features make building or rebuilding a breeze. Overall, HIGHLY recommend for anyone who wants a game that's equal parts adventure and town building. It just feels really pleasant to play.
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Developer
Square Enix
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Square Enix
Release
13 Feb 2024
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