Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 77% positive across 112 stored reviews. RPG games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 2612 games).
Story & writing65% positive · 126 mentions
“For context, I am a huge Dragon Quest fan but I had never played any of the Monsters games in the series. I originally bought this game on the Switch when it first came out but had to put it down because the graphical issues and frame…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 74 h played
Gameplay & mechanics70% positive · 79 mentions
“For context, I am a huge Dragon Quest fan but I had never played any of the Monsters games in the series. I originally bought this game on the Switch when it first came out but had to put it down because the graphical issues and frame…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 74 h played
Content & longevity70% positive · 69 mentions
“For context, I am a huge Dragon Quest fan but I had never played any of the Monsters games in the series. I originally bought this game on the Switch when it first came out but had to put it down because the graphical issues and frame…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 74 h played
Price & value73% positive · 44 mentions
“Growing up in the early 90's, the GameBoy Color was my favorite video game console and DQM 1&2 were two of my favorite games. I loved the early DQ games, but I was too young to really figure them out, so I preferred the DQM games as they…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 46 h played
Visuals & audio63% positive · 43 mentions
“For context, I am a huge Dragon Quest fan but I had never played any of the Monsters games in the series. I originally bought this game on the Switch when it first came out but had to put it down because the graphical issues and frame…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 74 h played
Controls & UI48% positive · 25 mentions
“Growing up in the early 90's, the GameBoy Color was my favorite video game console and DQM 1&2 were two of my favorite games. I loved the early DQ games, but I was too young to really figure them out, so I preferred the DQM games as they…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 46 h played
Performance & stability43% positive · 23 mentions
“For context, I am a huge Dragon Quest fan but I had never played any of the Monsters games in the series. I originally bought this game on the Switch when it first came out but had to put it down because the graphical issues and frame…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 74 h played
Difficulty & balance65% positive · 20 mentions
“Growing up in the early 90's, the GameBoy Color was my favorite video game console and DQM 1&2 were two of my favorite games. I loved the early DQ games, but I was too young to really figure them out, so I preferred the DQM games as they…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 46 h played
Multiplayer & community69% positive · 16 mentions
“I've only played the original DQM on Gameboy, and the first Joker on DS, but this one was still a really good romp, in my opinion. Some people complain that it's not as good as previous titles etc., and I agree with some of those points…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 60 h played
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