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- PCSep 14, 20237.5playscore7.415 Critics7.58.52K Players
- Xbox Series X|SNov 28, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
16 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Dune: Spice Wars is a solid strategy experience that allows players to win or lose through politics, not just combat. The game clearly uses Dune as a setting, not just an aesthetic. The Xbox controls can be convoluted to learn, however, and the tiny UI elements could present a challenge for some prospective players.
Samuel Tolbert · Dec 08, 2023 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Spice Wars is the kind of power struggle fantasy game that we’ve been seeing for decades, but its a winning formula. Sure Spice Wars might mostly be porting over a lot of the mechanics from Northgard and dressing them up with a new coat of paint, but it’s an incredible court of paint. If you were distraught to learn that the second Dune movie will be pushed back into next year, Spice Wars will probably hold you over until the big day for the big worms.
Jaina Hill · Sep 28, 2023 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Dune: Spice Wars is a faithful homage to its inspiration and a fine entry point for 4X newcomers, but there's not enough depth in its interlocking systems nor a compelling narrative hook to engage the genre veteran. I was happy to have conquered Arrakis once, but I'm unlikely to roam the dunes again anytime soon. After my initial excitement had passed, Herbert's majestic world started to feel, shall we say, a little dry.
Alexander Chatziioannou · Sep 21, 2023 Reviewed on PCRead full review - A wide range of systems make Dune: Spice Wars an enjoyable 4X, but the depth of Frank Herbert's world-building is largely lost in translation.
Andrei Pechalin · Sep 21, 2023 Reviewed on PCRead full review - A lack of the promised single-player story mode, middling graphics and relatively shallow combat systems threaten to consume Dune: Spice Wars in the maws of a Sandworm. Thankfully, it’s somewhat rescued by an authentic recreation of the Dune universe and the scope of available ways to play. It won’t be usurping the Imperial council, but the launch of Arrakis’ mining wars is a solid, if unspectacular one.
Miles Thompson · Sep 21, 2023 Reviewed on PCRead full review - A competent strategy outing, Dune: Spice Wars provides a range of strategic systems that offer engaging decision points for players. However, without a narrative campaign, options for play are limited, and immersion into this classic sci-fi setting is held back by samey environments and shallow combat.
Cat Bussell · Sep 19, 2023 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Dune: Spice Wars is a game that could entertain you for a few hours until you get bored of it (or finish victoriously) and move on. Speaking of which, it would be great if the multiplayer mode was available, but I also assume that Dune: Spice Wars will not get a multiplayer mode until the early access period is over.
Yagmur · Jun 06, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Dune: Spice Wars is a layered, clever, generally well-balanced RTS with great faction diversity that feels more or less finished even in its current early state.
Leana Hafer · Apr 25, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - With a haunting soundtrack, great sound effects, a great visual style that stands out from the crowd, excellent commanding gameplay, and the plethora of options that you'll be able to take to achieve victory, you'll find yourself excited to try to take command of the Spice, even if you end suffering a crushing loss.
Shaun Cichacki · Apr 25, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Sectas religiosas femeninas, culturas adaptadas al entorno, misticismo, poderes psíquicos y una ecología sorprendente son, entre otros, los elementos cuya conjunción conforma la originalidad de la monumental e inabarcable saga Dune, una de las mejores obras de ciencia ficción, fácilmente comparada con El Señor de los Anillos en términos de importancia para el género. Y además, nos sumerge en un mundo con gusanos enormes de arena. ¿Qué más se puede pedir?
Alejandro Serrador · Oct 05, 2023 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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A real-time strategy game with 4X elements, from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Developer: Shiro Games