Dragon Quest Builders 2
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a block-building role-playing game with a charming campaign and a robust multiplayer building mode that supports up to four players online. Create your customized character, team-up…
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is an adventure developed by Omega Force, released 20 December 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 50 hrs to finish.
What Dragon Quest Builders 2 is
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is an adventure game developed by Omega Force and released in 2018. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The evil Children of Hargon are determined to eradicate all creators and have outlawed the building, cooking, and creation of all things. In an attempt to spread their destructive dogma, the calamitous cult captures the builders of the world. All hope seems to be lost until you, a young apprentice builder, manage to escape from the clutches of evil. After washing up on the shores of the deserted Isle of Awakening, you encounter the spirited Malroth, a mysterious youth with no memory of his past. With the help of your fearless new friend, you embark on a grand adventure to gather the skills required to become a full-fledged builder, but the road you build is paved with peril. Only you can…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 31 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Dragon Quest series
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is the 83rd of 122 entries we hold in the Dragon Quest series. The next entry was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Challenger Pack 2 in 2019. Its critic score of 85 is 12 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition at 92.
How it was received
Dragon Quest Builders 2 holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 54 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 50 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 80 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD Ryzen™ 3 1300X or above | Intel® Core™ i3-3225 or above, 6 GB RAM and AMD Radeon™ HD 7750 (2GB) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640 (2GB). An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 12GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Dragon Quest Builders 2 launched on 20 December 2018, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Dusk and Ashen. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gris, Dusk, Ashen.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dragon Quest Builders 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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