The Dragon Quest series is the quintessential Japanese role-playing game series. Over the course of the years, the series hasn’t changed much, not counting the MMORPG Dragon Quest X, and this has never bothered fans: they know what to expect out of it, and they love it precisely for these elements that haven’t changed much, such as the classic turn-based battle system, the character design handled by Dragon Ball’s creator Akira Toriyama, the soundtrack and so on.

Even though the main series hasn’t changed much, we have seen some sort of innovation in Dragon Quest thanks to a few spin-off titles. The Dragon Quest Heroes games brought more action into the series, while Dragon Quest Builders offered a unique take on the series, adding crafting and building gameplay elements on top of a basic action RPG formula. Dragon Quest Builders 2 is built on the foundation of the already solid first game, offering an experience that’s incredibly engaging for both RPG and sandbox games.