Dune: Spice Wars Coming to Steam Early Access

A new video game based on the sci-fi masterpiece Dune will be a PC exclusive.

Combining real-time strategy and 4X mechanics, Dune: Spice Wars by Shiro Games offers a fierce showdown between the Atreides, Harkonnen, Smugglers or Fremen factions (each with its own strengths and weaknesses) on the desert planet of Arrakis, the single source of the most valuable resource in the universe, created by the writer Frank Herbert, namely the spice. Players will need to balance the house’s military power, infiltration, political influence, and resource production to lead it to dominance in the desert.

“With so many Dune fans in the studio, the excitement I see every day working with this universe is very real and we hope it will be reflected in the game,” said Sebastian Vidal, CEO of Shiro Games. “With all this passion for the source material, as well as the know-how gained from creating Northgard, we can’t wait to get this game into the hands of gamers. ”