Dragon Quest Builders

Dragon Quest Builders
Dragon Quest Builders
Developer	Square Enix Creative Business Unit III
Publisher	Square Enix
Director	Kazuya Niinou
Producer	Noriyoshi Fujimoto
Designers	Shintaro Tamai; Nobuki Ando; Suguru Ishii;
Programmers	Takashi Sugi; Naoto Uenaka; Mamoru Oyamada;
Artists	Eiichiro Nakatsu; Akira Toriyama;
Writers	Kosuke Nasu; Koya Tsukada;
Composer	Koichi Sugiyama
Series	Dragon Quest
Engine	PhyreEngine (Unity for Mobile and PC versions)
Platforms	PlayStation 3; PlayStation 4; PlayStation Vita; Nintendo Switch; Android; iOS; Microsoft Windows;
Release	PlayStation 3 JP: January 28, 2016; PlayStation 4, PS Vita JP: January 28, 2016; NA: October 11, 2016; PAL: October 14, 2016; Nintendo Switch WW: February 9, 2018; JP: March 1, 2018; Android, iOS WW: May 26, 2022; Microsoft Windows WW: February 13, 2024;
Genres	Action role-playing, sandbox
Mode	Single-player

Dragon Quest Builders is a 2016 sandbox action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. It was ported to the Nintendo Switch in 2018, Android and iOS in 2022 and Microsoft Windows in 2024.

The game is set in Alefgard, the world of the original Dragon Quest video game, with players controlling the builder who is tasked with rebuilding the world after it was destroyed. The game features a blocky aesthetic style, with gathering and building elements similar to games such as Minecraft. A sequel, Dragon Quest Builders 2, was released in 2018.