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List of games based on Dune

A number of games have been published based on the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.

Card games
Dune (1997): Collectible card game produced by Five Rings Publishing Group/Last Unicorn Games and later Wizards of the Coast. Each player leads a planetary house, "battling, conniving, and bribing its way to greatness ... players bid for powerful characters, search for the life-prolonging spice melange, avoid sandworms, engage in interstellar commerce, and, naturally, try to kill each other". ==Board games==
Board games
Dune (1979/2019): Avalon Hill/Gale Force Nine • Dune (1984): Parker BrothersDune: Imperium (2020): Dire Wolf • Dune: House Secrets (2021); Portal Games • Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen (2022); Gale Force Nine • Dune: Imperium - Uprising (2023): Dire Wolf • Dune: War for Arrakis (2024): CMON ==Role-playing games==
Role-playing games
Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium (2000): Last Unicorn Games. Delayed by legal issues and then a corporate buyout of Last Unicorn by Wizards of the Coast, a "Limited Edition" run of 3000 copies of a core rule-book was initially published, pending Wizards of the Coast's conversion of the game to its d20 role-playing game system and a subsequent wider release. but was eventually published by Wizards of the Coast after the acquisition. • Dune: Adventures in the Imperium (2021): Modiphius Entertainment. Its release coincided with the 2021 Dune film. ==Video games== There have been seven licensed Dune-related video games released. Dune (1992) 1992's Dune from Cryo Interactive/Virgin Interactive blends adventure with strategy. Loosely following the story of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel Dune and using many visual elements from the 1984 film of the same name by David Lynch, the game casts the player as Paul Atreides, with the ultimate goal of driving the Harkonnens from the planet Dune and taking control of its valuable export, the spice. Often considered to be the first "mainstream modern real-time strategy game", Dune II established many conventions of the genre. Though gameplay is similar to its predecessor, Dune 2000 features an enhanced storyline and functionality. A sequel to Dune 2000, the real-time strategy game features 3D graphics and live-action cutscenes, and casts players as Atreides, Harkonnens, or Ordos. ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' (2001) Released in 2001 by Cryo Interactive/DreamCatcher Interactive, ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' is a 3D video game based on the 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries of the same name. As Paul Muad'Dib Atreides, the player must become leader of the Fremen, seize control of Dune, and defeat the evil Baron Harkonnen. Dune Generations (2001, cancelled) In 2001, Cryonetworks disclosed information about Dune Generations, an online, 3D real-time strategy game set in the Dune universe. An official website for the upcoming game featured concept images, a brief background story and description of the persistent gameworld, and a list of frequently asked questions. The game would be constructed using Cryo's own online multimedia development framework SCOL. Within "the infrastructure of a permanent and massive multiplayer world that exists online", Dune Generations would let players assume control of a dynasty in the Dune universe, with the goal of first mastering the natural resources of their own homeworlds and ultimately rising in power and influence through conflicts and alliances with other player dynasties. Each of the three available dynasty types - traders, soldiers, or mercenaries - would provide a different playing experience, all with the long-term goal of gaining control of Arrakis and its valuable spice. The game was still in the alpha testing stage in February 2002, and the project was ultimately halted after Cryo filed for bankruptcy in July. Dune: Spice Wars (2022) Dune: Spice Wars was released on Steam in Early Access by French development studio Shiro Games on April 26, 2022, before being fully released on September 14, 2023. The game is inspired by Dune and Dune 2 with a strong influence from the books rather than the films. It is a real-time strategy game with 4X elements. Dune: Awakening (2025) Dune: Awakening is an open world action survival massively multiplayer online game set on the planet Arrakis. It was announced by its publisher and developer Funcom on Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022; The first trailer was released on August 23, 2022. It was released on June 10, 2025, on Steam and PC Xbox/Windows Store. Players who pre-order the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition gained early access starting June 5, 2025. Ports for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S will release in 2026. ==Online games==
Online games
There have also been many Dune-based MUDs (multi-user dimension) and browser-based online games, created and run by fans. Dune text room-based MMORPG Dune MUD is an unlicensed, online multiplayer game, a MUD active since 1992. DuneMUSH was an unlicensed, online multiplayer game, a MUSH active in the early 1990s. Dune II was an unlicensed, online multiplayer MUSH active in the early 1990s. Behind the Dune Behind the Dune is a pornographic, unlicensed, online flash single player game first released in 2016. The game is based on Dune (1992) by Cryo Interactive. ==References==
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