ActionAdventureRPG
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS™ 2
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 34% of players who started
Started playing 92% of owners
Steam reviews 92% positive of 8,136
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (38%); after 20h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 34% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Apprentice Adventurer” and “Friend of Furrowfield”: from 88% to 64% of starters.
- 92% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 8,167 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 51h for positive, 1.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (91.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Shipwreck Survivor Awarded for surviving the slave ship. 100%
- Apprentice Adventurer Awarded for setting sail from the Isle of Awakening. 88% −12
- Friend of Furrowfield Awarded for completing the Furrowfield chapter. Most players quit here 64% −25
- Conqueror of Khrumbul-Dun Awarded for completing the Khrumbul-Dun chapter. 50% −14
- Escapologist Extraordinaire Awarded for escaping from Skelkatraz. 46% −4
- Marshal of Moonbrooke Awarded for completing the Moonbrooke chapter. 39% −7
- Messiah of Malhalla Awarded for completing the Malhalla chapter. 34% −5
- Living Legend Awarded for saving the world of illusion from destruction. 34%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (31)
story milestone ending side
- Shipwreck Survivor Awarded for surviving the slave ship. 100%
- Beginner Brickie Awarded for building your first room. 96%
- Apprentice Adventurer Awarded for setting sail from the Isle of Awakening. 88%
- Developing Decorator Awarded for completing your first room recipe. 83%
- Friend of Furrowfield Awarded for completing the Furrowfield chapter. 64%
- Guru of the Gardens Awarded for completing the Tablet Targets in the Green Gardens. 57%
- Wizard of Warping Awarded for activating 12 naviglobes. 51%
- Conqueror of Khrumbul-Dun Awarded for completing the Khrumbul-Dun chapter. 50%
- Escapologist Extraordinaire Awarded for escaping from Skelkatraz. 46%
- Sandy Grandee Awarded for completing the Tablet Targets in the Scarlet Sands. 43%
- Marshal of Moonbrooke Awarded for completing the Moonbrooke chapter. 39%
- Monster Masher Awarded for discovering 60% of the monsters listed in the Builderpedia. 37%
- Fledgling Fashionista Awarded for changing your appearance at a dressing table for the first time. 37%
- A Steppe Ahead Awarded for completing the Tablet Targets in the Cerulean Steppe. 35%
- Beloved Builder Awarded for earning a total of 3000 gratitude points on the Isle of Awakening. 35%
- Hardcore Hunter Awarded for defeating 20 super-strong monsters. 34%
- Messiah of Malhalla Awarded for completing the Malhalla chapter. 34%
- Living Legend Awarded for saving the world of illusion from destruction. 34%
- Dedicated Decorator Awarded for discovering 35% of the room recipes listed in the Builderpedia. 33%
- Proficient Puzzler Awarded for solving 15 puzzles. 31%
- Daredevil Diver Awarded for staying in the sea for two minutes. 29%
- Air Raider Awarded for defeating an enemy with a spin attack from the windbraker. 26%
- Tablet Trailblazer Awarded for completing 30 Tablet Targets. 23%
- Mercurial Magnate Awarded for defeating five metallic monsters. 22%
- Highest Order Hoarder Awarded for discovering 50% of the items listed in the Builderpedia. 22%
- Explorer Extraordinaire Awarded for unlocking all of the Explorer's Shores. 21%
- Unwary Wearer Awarded for equipping a cursed weapon or piece of armour. 15%
- Snappy Snapper Awarded for taking 10 pictures in Snapshot Mode. 7.4%
- Building Boffin Awarded for discovering 65% of the recipes listed in the Builderpedia. 5.5%
- Rare Breeder Awarded for obtaining a pet with the rarest colouration. 4.3%
- Beacon of Builderdom Awarded for unlocking all other achievements. 3.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.