What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~52,510
(P10–P90: 21,004 – 115,522)
Gross revenue: ~$2,583,061
($1,033,225 – $5,682,735)
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: 95% positive across 78 stored reviews. RPG games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 2612 games).
Story & writing93% positive · 101 mentions
“I just platinumed Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake and Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake, playing them entirely on the Steam Deck. Honestly, I’m new to the franchise. I knew about it mainly because of the great Akira Toriyama and his work, but I had…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 103 h played
Visuals & audio94% positive · 65 mentions
“I just platinumed Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake and Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake, playing them entirely on the Steam Deck. Honestly, I’m new to the franchise. I knew about it mainly because of the great Akira Toriyama and his work, but I had…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 103 h played
Content & longevity89% positive · 57 mentions
“Great game. I’ve beaten DQ1 already, which took about 25 hours on normal difficulty. I did not need to grind XP to defeat any of the bosses, but I did overly depend on “cop out”. My end level was 40. I earned all of the achievements. I’m…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 27 h played
Gameplay & mechanics89% positive · 57 mentions
“I just platinumed Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake and Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake, playing them entirely on the Steam Deck. Honestly, I’m new to the franchise. I knew about it mainly because of the great Akira Toriyama and his work, but I had…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 103 h played
Difficulty & balance83% positive · 48 mentions
“Beware of what you're getting into here! ___ This game is a Remake package of the first two Dragon Quest games that totally revamps everything but the foundation of those two classic. Both games look gorgeous in that HD2D artstyle, play…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 29 h played
Controls & UI90% positive · 30 mentions
“Beware of what you're getting into here! ___ This game is a Remake package of the first two Dragon Quest games that totally revamps everything but the foundation of those two classic. Both games look gorgeous in that HD2D artstyle, play…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 29 h played
Price & value90% positive · 21 mentions
“This collection is (almost literally) a mixed bag, but overall it's still a good remake of some classic games in JRPG history. After Dragon Quest III being a pretty faithful remake of the original with great new graphics and sprinkles of…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 50 h played
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