Dune: Spice Wars is a unique blend of 4X and real-time strategy game from the critically acclaimed developers of Northgard Shiro Games, set in Frank Herbert’s Dune universe you must lead your chosen faction and battle for control and dominance over the spice and the harsh desert planet of Arrakis itself. In Dune Spice is the most valuable resource in the universe it extends life, expands consciousness, and makes interstellar travel possible but as important as it is it’s only found on one planet in the universe, Arrakis. It is sought by about every influential power in the universe, he who controls the spice control’s the Universe!  

• Experience firsthand one of the most influential sci-fi settings ever created. Lead your faction to victory with iconic characters like the Duke Leto Atreides, Baron Harkonnen, Esmer Tuek, Liet Kynes, etc. Stay alert as opposing factions seek to undermine each other to gain the slightest upper hand but the planet itself is a force to be reckoned with from harsh withering deserts, huge storms, and the all-consuming sandworms.
• Play as one of the four factions vying for control over Arrakis the respected House Atreides, the violent and sinister House Harkonnen, help the locals of Arrakis the Fremen masters of the desert who makes use of guerilla tactics or gain influence through shady deals, and infiltration as the smugglers.
• Before each run, you can modify each faction by selecting councilors who can tailor a factions existing strengths and weaknesses. If your house Atreides you can have Duncan Idaho at your side a legendary swordsman, he can improve your army’s prowess in combat. As the Fremen recruit the aid of Chani Kynes gaining power over people and information and many more iconic characters from the Dune universe.
• In order to gain dominance over the planet, you will need to balance open warfare, subterfuge, political influence, and economic supremacy together in order to prevail. Make use of secretive agents to sabotage the plans of your opponents. Vote on important political resolutions in the Landsraad in order to further your agenda.
• Just like Northgard before it, Dune: Spice Wars is a combination of real-time strategy and 4X elements you will need to explore regions first with ornithopters to discover resources, villages, and other points of interest in order to solidify your grasp on a region you will need to send troops to occupy them and build various types of buildings in order to start harvesting spice.

Reviews

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.

attackofthefanboy.com  

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.

sea.ign.com