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DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS
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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
57 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Dragon Quest Builders is a unique hybrid of sandbox construction gameplay and traditional role-playing adventure developed and published by Square Enix. Originally released for consoles in 2016 and later brought to PC…”
18 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Dragon Quest Builders is a unique hybrid of sandbox construction gameplay and traditional role-playing adventure developed and published by Square Enix. Originally released for consoles in 2016 and later brought to PC…”
“I played this game when I was a little kid on the Playsation 4 and while cleaning out some stuff I saw the game again. Ive honestly really enjoyed it back then and thought why not try it again maybe I was blinded by…”
“Like story-driven Minecraft. The game is organized into four story-mode chapters plus an additional "Terra Incognita" mode where you're free to build however you want. However, completing each chapter and the hidden…”
7 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Like story-driven Minecraft. The game is organized into four story-mode chapters plus an additional "Terra Incognita" mode where you're free to build however you want. However, completing each chapter and the hidden…”
“I played this originally on the Nintendo Switch. This version has a lot of quality of life improvements including weapons that do not degrade as well as improved menu system and the option to save anywhere. Although I…”
“If you're looking for a base building game with a solid gameplay with a story to go along with, this is a solid choice. You'll have plenty of things to create as well as access to a world with unfettered building…”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“This is the ultimate version of this game. It removes durability for weapons and armor, which I really like. It also makes navigating the map easier with quest icons as well as teleporter icons for the additional…”
“I played this originally on the Nintendo Switch. This version has a lot of quality of life improvements including weapons that do not degrade as well as improved menu system and the option to save anywhere. Although I…”
“If you're looking for a base building game with a solid gameplay with a story to go along with, this is a solid choice. You'll have plenty of things to create as well as access to a world with unfettered building…”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“I am very grateful that SE brought the first builders to PC. It was a good game, though, with some flaws. The last three chapters, really feel a lot like the first. It never stops holding your hand/feeling like you are…”
“Like story-driven Minecraft. The game is organized into four story-mode chapters plus an additional "Terra Incognita" mode where you're free to build however you want. However, completing each chapter and the hidden…”
7 of the 73 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Like story-driven Minecraft. The game is organized into four story-mode chapters plus an additional "Terra Incognita" mode where you're free to build however you want. However, completing each chapter and the hidden…”
“I know do not look at the time I played on the game. I had played this game before on consoles and such over at least 150+ hours. I am just bored and reckon I ma played both Dq builders 1 and 2 again on pc for fun. I…”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I am very grateful that SE brought the first builders to PC. It was a good game, though, with some flaws. The last three chapters, really feel a lot like the first. It never stops holding your hand/feeling like you are…”
“Coming into this after Dragon Quest Builders 2, I wasn't sure if stepping back to the original would feel like a downgrade, but the charm of rebuilding civilization in Alefgard won me over completely. The building areas…”
“Liked having Dragon quest world brought to this nice little block building game. Having game recognize that you have built a room and then villagers starting using those rooms did make town feel livelier which made me…”
5 of the 73 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Plays great on the steam deck, but if you leave the game open for more than a single play session the audio may cut out. Restarting the game fixes it.”
4 of the 73 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“7.5 or 8 out of ten: I've played a lot of survival crafting games, and I'm enjoying this lighter story focused game. If you liked minecraft - but thought it was a little too open ended and wanted some kind of mission…”
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Building roofs for your townspeople is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing. To build a roof is an easy, convenient task and one which we all recognize as the correct, appropriate thing to do. To build a roof is objectively right. There are…”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“I played the hell out of this on console and the PC port is FANTASTIC. Didn't expect so many QoL changes like big bashes, better inventory, bigger block stacks and removal of durabilities. I got pulled back by the Pokopia hype (except I cannot excuse buying a 500$ console for a…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Great game, one of the best ones out there of the franchise. Beautiful and wonderful world building, a must if you love minecraft”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · JRPG · Platformer · Character Customization · 3D · Cute · Third Person · Action · Voxel · Open World · Colorful · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | https://dragonquest.square-enix-games.com/builders/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i3-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® 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.