Simulation · March 13, 2024

Dune: Imperium (2024)

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Experience the ultimate blend of strategy and intrigue as you navigate the treacherous landscapes of Arrakis in the award-winning board game Dune: Imperium ! Battle online, locally with AI, or against the formidable House Hagal. Earn Achievements that showcase your prowess as a leader. Embark on more than a dozen Challenges that will test your wit and cunning. Compete for badges in the rotating Skirmish Mode where no two games are the same! Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. Raise your banner above the vast wasteland before you. As the Great Houses of the Landsraad marshal their forces and their spies, whom will you influence, and whom will you betray? A tyrannical Emperor. The secretive Bene Gesserit. The shrewd Spacing Guild. The ferocious Fremen of the Deep Desert. The power of the Imperium can be yours, but war is not the only way to claim it. Dune: Imperium blends deck-building and worker placement in a deeply thematic new strategy game where the fate of the Empire hangs on your decisions. Will you seek political allies or rely upon military might? Economic strength or subtle intrigues? A council seat… or a sharpened blade? The cards are dealt. The choice is yours. The Imperium awaits. In Dune: Imperium , you'll step into the role of one of the leaders of the Great Houses of the Imperium in a struggle to control the planet Arrakis and the invaluable Spice it provides. The game plays out in a series of ten rounds, each of which is defined by a new Conflict on the surface of the planet; some award critical resources, and some provide Victory Points that will propel you to dominance. But choose your battles wisely: spread your forces too thin, and you'll find your enemies growing too strong to oppose. Each round, you'll draw a hand of five cards from your deck, which will get stronger over the course of the game as you acquire new cards. Each card can be played in one of two ways: To send an Agent out into the Imperium to gather resources, or to Reveal at the end of the round to purchase new powerful cards. You must maintain a careful balance to get the most of the resources available to you. How will you find your path? As your game progresses, you'll vie for Influence with four factions of the Imperium: The Emperor, the economically powerful Spacing Guild, the mysterious Bene Gesserit, and the ferocious Fremen of the deep deserts. Earning Influence among the various groups helps you to earn the Victory Points you need...but will you compete with your rivals for their favor, or abandon alliances to pursue other opportunities? Many strategies are at your disposal, and many paths to victory. The cards are dealt. The choice is yours. The Imperium awaits.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Board Game · 390
  • Strategy · 385
  • Deckbuilding · 376
  • Sci-fi · 357
  • Card Game · 351
  • Simulation · 350
  • Grand Strategy · 345
  • Tabletop · 324
  • Space Sim · 313
  • Top-Down · 305
  • Dystopian · 292
  • Economy · 284
  • Fantasy · 267
  • Futuristic · 257
  • Lore-Rich · 241

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Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.2k Steam reviewsTop 72% in Simulation
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 8%
Concurrent peak305 playersTop 37% in Simulation by live player count
Engagement hours14 h averageTop 70% for session depth among Simulation

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Czech
  • Japanese
  • Polish
  • Korean
  • Ukrainian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 3.2k reviews

3.1k positive · 161 negative

Curator recommendations

3.2k

Peak concurrent players

305

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

14h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

Achievements

43

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 13, 2024
DeveloperDire Wolf
Base price$16.09 -30%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

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