If you’ve been a big fan of the Frank Herbert novels or the recent Dune movie, you might be interested in an upcoming game from developers Shiro Games and publisher Funcom. Dune: Spice Wars is a hybrid 4X/real-time strategy game that seeks to highlight the conflict of four factions over the valuable resource that is spice. If that sounds like a conflict you want to be a part of, stop wondering about when Dune: Spice Wars? get out we have the answers for you below.
When is Dune: Spice Wars coming out?
Dune: Spice Wars is headed to Steam Early Access on April 26, with more content planned during this period. Players will be able to play the game and provide feedback to the developers, and that will likely see additional content added to the game. These could be new game modes, features, and more.
The four playable factions include House Atreides, House Harkonnen, Smugglers, and Fremen. Depending on your playstyle, players can head in different directions to ensure victory, whether through military might, financial might, or using the art of espionage.
Here is the official description for Dune: Spice Wars:
A real-time strategy game with 4X elements, from the developers of the acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and fight for control and domination of the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Spice is the most valuable resource in the universe. The spice prolongs life, expands consciousness, and makes interstellar travel possible. Create your own story and play as one of several factions, including House Atreides and House Harkonnen, and vie for power over Dune and the spice.
Scan the landscape for signs of worms or risk losing your troops and spice collectors to titanic sandworms that will burst through the sand dunes to swallow and devour them whole. Outwit your opponents through political intrigue, crush them in combat, and undermine them with your network of illusory spies.
