Dune: Imperium (2024)

Developer: Dire Wolf
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 4,227 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 27 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, methodical board game adaptation where every card and decision on Arrakis feels like a high-stakes political gambit.

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What players say

Players praise this as a faithful and well-polished digital adaptation of a top-tier board game, with a solid tutorial and challenging AI. However, some are frustrated by a change that now forces everyone in a lobby to own DLC to play, and by the lack of an in-game card or rule reference.

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