Multiple victory paths and political depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“You have multiple options to win the game. Economy, politics, military dominance, spying... it's Dune at its core”
Steam review · 54.2 h played ↗
Dune: Spice Wars
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Shiro Games2023Management · RTS · Strategy
$34.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A slow, deep Dune-flavored 4X/RTS hybrid with several victory paths and distinct factions, but steeply learned, repetitive and abandoned by devs. Skip it if you want a Dune 2000-style RTS.
Great for
Dune fans who like slow, thoughtful 4X and board-game-style strategy, solo or with friends
Main risk
Expecting a classic Dune RTS and getting a slow, repetitive, abandoned game with stability bugs
What changed in the last 30 days
21 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mention poor performance, saves that won't load and a game that fails to launch or run multiplayer, plus tedious base-destroying missions. Few recent reviews, so moderate confidence.
21 recent reviews
What players love
Captures the Dune atmosphere and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Perfectly captures the ambiance of the Dune desserts and the politics and economy of Dune”
Steam review · 551.8 h played ↗
Great hybrid of 4X and RTS with pause
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This is perhaps the perfect midpoint between classic RTS and modern 4X Grand Strategy.”
Steam review · 267.9 h played ↗
Distinct, unique factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“My favorite part is how each faction is UNIQUE FULLY UNIQUE each one of them have a different playstyle”
Steam review · 74.6 h played ↗
Rewarding once the steep learning curve is passed
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Bit of a learning curve at first but once you figure out the mechanics the game is really rewarding!”
Steam review · 44.2 h played ↗
Harsh desert, supply and sandworms add tension
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“your units need supply when not in your territory, if you have 5 water expect your units to need to return very quickly”
Steam review · 74.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes, save corruption and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“After zooming in and out a few times the game slows down, freezes, and eventually crashes.”
Steam review · 147.7 h played ↗
Repetitive and shallow, lacks depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“It got boring real quick. Game is extremly repetitive.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Poor tutorial and confusing systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“good luck figuring it out though no manual bare bones tutorial tons and tons of options”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Abandoned by developers, dead multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Devs have abandoned the game and player base is dead; not worth your time or money.”
Steam review · 1710 h played ↗
Slow matches and tedious base-killing
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“every game quickly moves from a fast early game to a super slow slog where you know you will win, it is just how many hours do you have to wait.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Weak campaign and no story
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Instead they implemented "conquest" which features no story elements and plainly does not live up to the standard expectation of what a campaign is.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 and Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GTX 1050 / AMD RX550
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 and Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i7 2.8GHz / AMD Ryzen 7
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GTX 1080 / AMD 6600
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 10 and Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GTX 1050 / AMD RX550
Storage4 GB available space
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