DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II similar games & best alternatives

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DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita • 2017

Should you play it?

DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is a hack-and-slash Action RPG that sends you on a new adventure to restore order to a once peaceful world filled with monsters and battles of epic proportions. Up to 4 players can play in cooperative multiplayer to defeat an unknown threat looming over the Seven Realms!

What works

  • Engaging combat with character and class customization
  • Colorful and nostalgic dragon quest fantasy world
  • Long gameplay with extensive side content and multiplayer
  • Good music and satisfying visual effects
  • Improved over the first game with open world exploration

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited multiplayer with no full co-op story mode
  • Ai companions can be unhelpful and frustrating
  • Some grindy elements and repetitive combat
  • Technical issues reported by some players
  • Camera and control quirks, especially on pc

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • DYNASTY WARRIORS 7: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition

  • Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE

  • Onigiri

  • Zeno Clash 2

Less social

Games that feels like DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Stray Blade

  • Visions of Mana

  • Tales of ARISE

  • Tales of Berseria™

  • Trials of Mana

  • DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT

More intimate

Games that feels like DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II but with more focus on close relationships

  • Grounded 2

  • CODE VEIN

  • Borderlands 2

  • Dungeons of Sundaria

  • Fate/Samurai Remnant

  • Toukiden 2

More competitive

Games that feels like DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II but with more competition against others

  • DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE

  • DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2

  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink

  • MONSTER HUNTER RISE

  • ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4

  • Palworld

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition

  • Toukiden 2

  • WARRIORS OROCHI 4

  • SAMURAI WARRIORS 4-II

  • SAMURAI WARRIORS 5

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DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026