Steam market intelligence
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake
77% positive · 4,942 Steam reviews · released Nov 14, 2024 · by Square Enix, ARTDINK
RPGJRPGPixel GraphicsSingleplayerTurn-Based CombatFantasy2.5DRemake
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~130,469
(P10–P90: 52,188 – 287,032)
Gross revenue: ~$6,418,005
($2,567,222 – $14,119,621)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 89% positive across 101 stored reviews. RPG games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 2612 games).
Story & writing80% positive · 81 mentions
“I just finished the story and really enjoyed the game. In every aspect I can think of the devs did a fantastic job in remaking this classic JRPG. I still need to tackle the post game content, so I'm looking forward to doing that. IMPORTANT…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 56 h played
Visuals & audio83% positive · 66 mentions
“Hello friends, Today I will review the game Dragon Quest III (3) HD - 2D Remake. This is a remake of the dragon quest games. Playing several versions of this game, i can say this version has nicer graphic style than some of the older ones…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 72 h played
Gameplay & mechanics76% positive · 62 mentions
“Hello friends, Today I will review the game Dragon Quest III (3) HD - 2D Remake. This is a remake of the dragon quest games. Playing several versions of this game, i can say this version has nicer graphic style than some of the older ones…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 72 h played
Content & longevity81% positive · 52 mentions
“I just finished the story and really enjoyed the game. In every aspect I can think of the devs did a fantastic job in remaking this classic JRPG. I still need to tackle the post game content, so I'm looking forward to doing that. IMPORTANT…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 56 h played
Difficulty & balance78% positive · 32 mentions
“In all honesty it took me a good 25-30 hours to really get into the game, but once I finally felt comfortable with the mechanics and gameplay it "clicked" and I ended up loving the 2nd half of the game. The base "Dragon Quest" difficulty…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 74 h played
Controls & UI65% positive · 26 mentions
“Dragon Quest is a synonym for RPGs in Japan ☆ This old game series is traditional and very very classic.... you played DQ once? you feel home regardless which part you play! My personal favorite is DQ5 but DQ3 is great too, I once played…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 29 h played
Price & value70% positive · 23 mentions
“great game! Don't bother with the post-game though, way too grindy to be fun or worth it”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 73 h played
297 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Art style
Pixel art
Setting
Fantasy
Mood & themes
CuteEmotionalAtmospheric
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsTrading cardsPartial controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.