Dragon Quest Builders

Dragon Quest Builders is a sandbox game developed and published by Square Enix for the 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. In summer of 2017, Dragon Quest Builders 2 was announced.

Setting
The game is set in Alefgard, the world of the original Dragon Quest game, and players gradually rebuild each area of it. This includes Cantlin, Rimuldar, Kol and Galenholm, using materials they find to overcome the specific blights each area is beset by. The game is based on a parallel ending of Dragon Quest: before the final battle, the hero accepted the evil Dragonlord's suggestion - each rules a half of the world. But that's indeed a trap, and the hero was eliminated, then the world was dominated by monsters. With time passing by, a new hero (the player character) appears to revive the desolate world.

Gameplay
The game is divided into chapters, with the aim in each to restore light to the land by rebuilding the central town, with both the quality and quantity of the buildings and decorations contributing to an overall Base Level. The higher a town's Base Level, the more citizens it will attract, and better quality items will become available. Inhabitants of a town will give the player quests in order to better their surroundings, defend the town if monsters penetrate the defenses, and cook/craft items for the player to use. The game also features a day/night cycle which affects the type of monsters that appear as well as their ferocity. Monsters can attack what the player has built and lower the town's "experience" as a result, though the Base Level can never actually decrease. Furthermore, the player will periodically need to defend the town against an organized horde of monsters, usually led by a boss monster.

The player character has both a health meter and a hunger bar, both of which can be restored through healing items and food items, respectively. The game also features a crafting system by accessing workbenches. New crafting recipes can be discovered as the player progresses through the story, as well as acquiring new resources.

The game is divided into chapters (one for each town) accessible through the main menu once unlocked. At the end of each chapter, a boss is fought. Each chapter can be replayed until the desired points are accumulated using a checklist as a guideline.

List of characters
Chapter 1


 * Pippa


 * Rollo


 * Larouche


 * Kenelm


 * Magnus


 * Cherie

Chapter 2
 * Splatrick


 * Elle


 * Gerontius


 * Nosh


 * Casey


 * Hazel


 * Mildred