Dragon Quest II
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line, titled Dragon Warrior II when initially localized to North America, is a 1987 role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a part of the Dragon Quest series. Enix's U.S. subsidiary published the American release, Dragon Warrior II, for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. Dragon Quest II is set one hundred years after the events of the first game.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1987
- Developer
- Chunsoft
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 26 January 1987 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Chunsoft |
| Publisher | Enix |
| Platforms | Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2312762, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Dragon Quest II? How long to beat it
Total play time for Dragon Quest II is about 19.1 hours to do everything, and around 16.4 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 16.4h | 190 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 17.7h | 130 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 19.1h | 77 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Dragon Quest II sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Dragon Quest II lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 39ahead of 2% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 32ahead of 74% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Dragon Quest II
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Common questions about Dragon Quest II
What platforms is Dragon Quest II on?
Dragon Quest II is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1987.
Who made Dragon Quest II?
Dragon Quest II was developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix.
How long does it take to beat Dragon Quest II?
about 16.4 hours for the main story, 17.7 hours with the main extras, 19.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.