Dragon Quest Builders is one of those bizarre games that tries to marry one genre with another. In this case, it's the RPG-like qualities of the Dragon Quest series being married to block-based, world-constructing, survival qualities of a game like Minecraft.

Having spent plenty of time questing, building and defending its virtual settlements on myriad other platforms - including fellow portable, PlayStation Vita - Dragon Quest Builders has finally brought its masonry wares to Nintendo Switch.

I admit I'm not a hardcore Minecraft fan. I enjoy playing that 3D pixel block-crafting series but am not the kind of person who spends hours creating exquisite masterpieces. However, as a fan of RPGs, I was drawn to Dragon Quest Builders , Square Enix's take on the sandbox craft genre and a spinoff...

Since it's impossible to talk about Dragon Quest Builders without referencing Minecraft in some way, let us start early on by saying that there are indeed similarities, because Dragon Quest Builders is a title that pays tribute Mojang's game in a lot of ways.

Surprised by this game a lot, looks almost identical to the PS4 version, just slightly lower shadow quality and locks at 30fps when docked but the game is amazingly addictive and fun, it holds your hand in the crafting for the people that aren't really into it all that much or just don't like the...

This game has all the good and crafty bits from minecraft with an a amaing story. Everything dragonquest fans would love with a lot more appeasing visuals :D

Wonderful game - a mix between Zelda III, Sims and Minecraft. Easy to get started with works great just to play a little from time to time. This is my first 10: for many years. Buy!

Minecraft meets Dragon Quest in a perfect blend of both. With stunning music and a witty script, it expertly fuses the adventure and feel of Dragon Quest with the creativity and construction of Minecraft.

Authentically Dragon Quest; Incredibly addictive construction gameplay; Superb mixture of traditional RPG and sandbox-style creativity

Poor visibility at night; Hunger meter a bit of a nuisance; Resources can be scarce

The Nintendo Switch's roaring success all around the world, and in Japan perhaps more than anywhere else, means that Japanese developers found out a bit late perhaps that they should probably do better to support the system as much as they can since not only Nintendo is shifting a lot of units, but...

Picked up this game about a month ago after playing the demo. I thought it would be a childish minecraft spoof but its not. This game makes u think, makes build things fun and most importantly bulding with purpose.. if u want to keep monsters out of your town during the day or night.