Best Dune Games

• • Dune: Awakening ** brings together survival and MMO elements with the beloved IP as a framework, taking players to Arrakis where they’ll fight against sandworms, hot sun, other players, and a myriad of other threats to become a successful desert dweller. The title comes from Funcom, which previously produced another massive online experience with Conan Exiles . Though the game doesn’t have a finalized release date yet besides a 2025 window, it’s already entered a playable beta for players lucky enough to snag a s
    
    However, this ongoing war suggests that there could be many other departures from Dune 's story. It's unclear how exactly Leto survived. This could have been due to the Emperor not collaborating with the Harkonnens, or the Attack on Arrakis simply failing, resulting in House Atreides having an even larger presence on the planet by the time Dune: Awakening takes place.
    
    With the recent release of Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part 2 and the popularity surrounding it, there's never been a better time to delve into the Dune universe. Over the years, there have been a plethora of Dune video games, though some have been more successful than others.
    
    Duke Leto's survival could also provide Dune: Awakening the setup for a continued war between the Atreides, Harkonnen, and Fremen on Arrakis . New footage from Funcom's 15-minute Dune: Awakening Direct showcase showed some of this ongoing conflict, with players searching the wreckage of vehicles on the battlefield for scraps and resources, which they could later use to build bases across Arrakis. The aforementioned PC Gamer interview with Bylos also suggested that players could get a chance to align themselves with Leto depending on the choices they make, and who they opt to help up to that point, which also implies that players could join forces with other factions instead.
    
    Although Frank Herbert's Dune Awakening Money guide eventually spelled the end for Cryo Interactive, it made a valiant attempt to stay faithful to its source material. Unfortunately, it's let down by rough-edged third-person action that was poor even for its time.
    
    The Bene Gesserit will likely still be trying to birth the Kwisatz Haderach, however, and there are other possibilities due to the survival of Duke Leto. For example, Lady Jessica is pregnant with Alia in Dune: Part Two , and with Leto surviving for eight more years, it's possible that he would get to know his daughter better, potentially changing her destiny too. The Bene Gesserit wanted Lady Jessica to have a girl, so it's extremely possible they could have turned their attention to Alia instead. Alternatively, they could turn to Feyd-Rautha and the Harkonnen side of the family tree to attempt to birth the Kwisatz Haderach, being an even more extreme departure from the source material.
    
    This direct sequel to Dune 2000 (the aforementioned remake of 1992's Dune 2 ) was, like its predecessors, developed by Westwood Studios. For fans of Westwood's style, Emperor: Battle For Dune provided more of what people had come to know and love. However, by this point, the market was flooded with RTS games, making it a competitive space; games such as the original Stronghold and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds , for example, were released in the same year.
    
    Developed by the team behind the hit indie strategy game, Northgard , Dune: Spice Wars is a highly polished, modern RTS set in the universe of Dune . Dune: Spice Wars features a variety of asymmetric factions that give the game a great deal of replay value, featuring unique abilities and ways to play.
    
    
    Spice plays a major role in Dune , so it logically does in Dune: Awakening as well. Players will be able to enter entire Deep Desert regions dedicated to acquiring Spice, but both factions obviously want this resource. Players will need to construct bases, acquire Spice, get it safely, and otherwise face others in PvP over this valuable resource. There will be environmental conditions, story elements, and plenty of gameplay tied to acquiring Spice, but it's also where Dune: Awakening truly comes into its own as an MMO. Once a week or so, a Coriolis Storm will sweep through these areas - destroying everything both sides have constructed and acquired. A new location will open up, and the fight for the Spice begins a
    
    Where Dune 2 shows its age is in its user-interface, making the game a pain to play until players can memorize the variety of keyboard shortcuts. Furthermore, the game lacks a group-select function, forcing players to command each unit individually. Despite these downsides, Dune 2 remains a fantastically thematic real-time strategy game. There was also a remake in 1998, titled Dune: 2000 , which made several changes.
    
    
    "What If?" is a powerful question in any fandom, sometimes leading to headcanons of unique events, changing character arcs, and creating radically different worlds. Oftentimes, though, these questions are complex and out there. For example, Marvel's What If...? series asks "What if T'Challa Became Star-Lord" or "What If The Avengers Assembled in 1602?" With Dune 's premise around the Kwisatz Haderach and abilities such a prescience, it's a good franchise to ask "What If?" about. Instead of something complex, however, the upcoming survival MMO game Dune: Awakening keeps it simple: What if Jessica did not disobey the Bene Gesserit and had a female child instead of P