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Dragon Quest Builders

""Dragon Quest Builders is a sandbox action RPG where your imagination is the limit! Everything plays out in real time and the world is made entirely of blocks (although it may not look that blocky) and you can use these blocks to build pretty much whatever you want."

Square Enix Business Division 5·Nintendo·Square Enix· January 28, 2016· Main Game
81
Critic Score
23 reviews
80
User Score
54 ratings

"Dragon Quest Builders is a sandbox action RPG where your imagination is the limit! Everything plays out in real time and the world is made entirely of blocks (although it may not look that blocky) and you can use these blocks to build pretty much whatever you want. Building is easy and can be done in three steps: 1. Plan what you’re going to build! 2. Gather your resources! 3. Begin construction and create your masterpiece! There is an overarching main storyline to follow in Dragon Quest Builders so if you want a narrative to get attached to and pull you through, that’s in there too. It wouldn’t be a Dragon Quest game without one after all! Oh and there’s plenty of quirky side quests and NPCs to give you that full RPG experience, just with the additional sandbox gameplay and monsters to battle as well."

Released 28 January 2016 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch and iOS by Square Enix Business Division 5, published by Nintendo and Square Enix. Rated 7 by PEGI, A by CERO. About 25 hours to beat, 40 hours for everything.

Story

"Generations ago, the realm of Alefgard was plunged into darkness by the terrible and treacherous Dragonlord, ruler of all monsters. Mankind was robbed of the power to build and forced to wander the ruins of their former home, scrounging and scavenging in the dust to survive.

Now it’s up to you, a Legendary Builder chosen by the Goddess herself, to return the power of creation to the people and rebuild Alefgard. Only when the wonder of imagination has been returned will mankind be able to overthrow the evil Dragonlord once and for all!"

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PlayStation 4
Standard
JP
Jan 28, 2016
PlayStation Vita
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JP
Jan 28, 2016
PlayStation Vita
Standard
NA
Oct 11, 2016
Nintendo Switch
Standard
NA
Feb 9, 2018
iOS
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WW
May 26, 2022
Android
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WW
May 27, 2022
PlayStation 3
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JP
Jan 28, 2016
Nintendo Switch
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EU
Feb 9, 2018
PlayStation Vita
Standard
EU
Oct 14, 2016
PlayStation 4
Standard
EU
Oct 14, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows)
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WW
Feb 13, 2024
Nintendo Switch
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JP
Mar 1, 2018
PlayStation 4
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NA
Oct 11, 2016
Critic Score
81 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 professional reviews
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
80 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 54 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
81
Users
80
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
CriticsUsers
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike