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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]].


The [[Builder (Dragon Quest Builders)|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.
{{translation|'''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|Doragon Kuesuto Birudāzu Arefugarudo o Fukkatsu Seyo|Dragon Quest Builders: Revive Alefgard}} is a sandbox game developed and published by [[Square Enix]] for the [[Sony PlayStation|PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita]].


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.
The [[Builder (Dragon Quest Builders)|Builder]] is tasked with rebuilding the world after it was destroyed by the evil [[Dragonlord]]. The game features gathering and building elements, similar to other sandbox games ''[[Wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Terraria|Terraria]]''. The game was released in Japan on January 28, 2016, in North America and Europe on October 11, 2016. Outside of Japan, it was released without a subtitle. 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 February 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 its UI.


==Setting==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Although ''Dragon Quest Builders'' marks '''Myrlund''''s first in-game appearance in any Dragon Quest game, his japanese name (ムツヘタ "Mutsuketa") is mentioned in the manual from the Famicom version of [[Dragon Quest|the first game]].<ref name="note">[http://vjump.shueisha.co.jp/dqnext/webno034.html V-Jump article confirming Myrlund's appearence in the Famicom manual of DQ1.]. </ref>
*Although ''Dragon Quest Builders'' marks '''Myrlund''''s first in-game appearance in any Dragon Quest game, his Japanese name (ムツヘタ "Mutsuketa") is mentioned in the manual from the Famicom version of [[Dragon Quest|the first game]].<ref name="note">[http://vjump.shueisha.co.jp/dqnext/webno034.html V-Jump article confirming Myrlund's appearence in the Famicom manual of DQ1.]. </ref>
*Dragon Quest Builders is the first Dragon Quest title for [[Sony PlayStation|PlayStation Vita]]. A special PlayStation Vita console with a [[metal slime]] theme released alongside it.
*''Dragon Quest Builders'' is the first ''Dragon Quest'' title for [[Sony PlayStation|PlayStation Vita]]. A special PlayStation Vita console with a [[metal slime]] theme released alongside it.
*The Nintendo Switch version of the game has the peculiarity of having been released in western territories before releasing in Japan. To this day, it's the only Dragon Quest game released first internationally and later in Japan.
*The Nintendo Switch version of the game has the peculiarity of having been released in western territories before releasing in Japan. To this day, it's the only ''Dragon Quest'' game released first internationally and later in Japan.
*Due to timezones, it might appear that the mobile port released first in the west than in the east. However, it released at the same time in all territories: When the clock marked 00:00 of May 27, 2022 in Japan.
*Due to time-zones, it might appear that the mobile port released first in the west than in the east. However, it released at the same time in all territories: When the clock marked 00:00 of May 27, 2022 in Japan.
*The mobile version marks the first time a Dragon Quest title has been translated into Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish.
*The mobile version marks the first time a ''Dragon Quest'' title has been translated into Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish.


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