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'''Dragon Quest Builders''' (ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ アレフガルドを復活せよ) is a sandbox game developed and published by [[Square Enix]] for the [[Sony PlayStation|PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita]]. | '''Dragon Quest Builders''' (ドラゴンクエストビルダーズ アレフガルドを復活せよ) is a sandbox game developed and published by [[Square Enix]] for the [[Sony PlayStation|PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita]]. | ||
The Builder is tasked with rebuilding the world after it was destroyed by the evil [[Dragonlord]]. The game features gathering and building elements, similar to ''Minecraft'' and ''Terraria''. The game was released in Japan on January 28, 2016, in North America and Europe on October 11, 2016. A port for the [[Nintendo Switch]] was released on February 9, 2018, in North America and Europe, and in Japan on March 1, 2018. Another port for mobile devices was released on May 26, 2022 in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia. | The Builder is tasked with rebuilding the world after it was destroyed by the evil [[Dragonlord]]. The game features gathering and building elements, similar to ''Minecraft'' and ''Terraria''. The game was released in Japan on January 28, 2016, in North America and Europe on October 11, 2016. A port for the [[Nintendo Switch]] was released on February 9, 2018, in North America and Europe, and in Japan on March 1, 2018. In summer of 2017, [[Dragon Quest Builders 2|the sequel]] was announced. | ||
Another port for mobile devices was released on May 26, 2022 in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia. The mobile port included new functionalities and brand new [[Dragon Quest Builders DLC|DLC]]. The game was ported to PC via Steam on Frebruary 13, 2024. This PC version has all the features and DLC of the mobile release included for free. Being based on the mobile version, the PC release uses it's UI. | |||
==Setting== | ==Setting== | ||
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*Some new content was available in Terra Incognita. The Sabercub mount was the main addition, but no the last. Defeating enemies by jumping on them while riding the sabercub would provide the player with pixel blocks that could be used to create items based on the original game's 8-bit sprites. | *Some new content was available in Terra Incognita. The Sabercub mount was the main addition, but no the last. Defeating enemies by jumping on them while riding the sabercub would provide the player with pixel blocks that could be used to create items based on the original game's 8-bit sprites. | ||
===Smartphone | ===Smartphone and PC versions=== | ||
On May 27 of 2022, as part of the 36th anniversary celebrations, Square Enix released a mobile version of Dragon Quest Builders, surprising to most fans. This version can be considered the definitive version of the game as of 2022, due to the numerous changes and improvements present on it. | On May 27 of 2022, as part of the 36th anniversary celebrations, Square Enix released a mobile version of Dragon Quest Builders, surprising to most fans. This version can be considered the definitive version of the game as of 2022, due to the numerous changes and improvements present on it. It was later ported to PC in 2024. | ||
*It includes everything available on the Switch version of the game. | *It includes everything available on the Switch version of the game. | ||
*This version supports every language the game has ever been translated to (Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian) in a single version. It also includes two new translations: Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish. | *This version supports every language the game has ever been translated to (Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian) in a single version. It also includes two new translations: Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish. The PC version also includes Simplified Chinese. | ||
*There is an "undo" button. | *There is an "undo" button. | ||
*There is autosave. It triggers when sleeping or when using a chimaera wing. | *There is autosave. It triggers when sleeping or when using a chimaera wing. | ||
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