After a flurry of Dune video games within the Nineteen Nineties and early 2000s, followers of the franchise endured a painful wait of roughly twenty years for a brand new one. With the 2021 film reinvigorating the Dune universe, the duty of delivering a brand new Dune videogame landed on the shoulders of Shiro Video games. The studio delivered, with 4X recreation Dune Spice Wars transporting PC gamers again to Arrakis as soon as once more. Simply over a yr on from its full launch, Spice Wars has been blessed with a tasty low cost that each Dune and technique recreation followers will need to be aware of.
Whereas not probably the most boundary-pushing 4X recreation of current instances, Dune Spice Wars continues to be an extremely stable technique expertise. The standard core gameplay loop present in sequence like Civilization and Age of Wonders is right here – deploy numerous models which have totally different features, construct and defend constructions, and harvest sources all within the title of increasing your management of the battlefield. It’s nothing too revolutionary for the style, nevertheless it nonetheless hits a excessive bar with you’re taking part in solo or getting aggressive in 2v2 multiplayer bouts.
Nevertheless, it’s all encased in a pleasant, sandy shell. The barren however fascinating world of Arrakis appears to be like gorgeous, and pure obstacles equivalent to water in different technique video games are changed with deep, impassable deserts as a substitute. Spice is in fact probably the most precious useful resource that you simply battle over. Models are aligned with numerous factions from the Dune universe, together with Home Atreides, Home Harkonnen, and the Fremen. Unpredictable disasters take the type of sandworm assaults. Ornithopters can scout forward to get you intel on useful resource hotspots.
What I’m attempting to say is that it’s completely soaked in genuine Dune-isms and lore. It’s a actual deal with for franchise followers – particularly in case you favor Frank Herbert’s books over the more moderen films. Whereas I do know technique video games aren’t all the time probably the most accessible and engaging style to these with little prior expertise, in case you’re a fan of the Dune universe, it’s positively price diving into and can get the fires burning for the extremely bold, upcoming MMO survival recreation Dune Awakening.
After spending a protracted whereas in early entry, Dune Spice Wars totally launched final yr and continues to draw a modest however devoted viewers of technique followers. With a 79% ‘largely constructive’ score on Steam, it resonated effectively with the vast majority of gamers, and now’s the proper time to leap in.
That’s as a result of Dune Spice Wars is at present 50% off on Steam, bringing it all the way down to its lowest ever worth on the platform of $17.49 / £14.75. This provide ends on Wednesday, November 27. To take benefit, or to easily study extra in regards to the recreation, head over to its Steam web page right here.
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