Dune: Spice Wars

It's like an RTS for old people who can't click fast enough for Starcraft. I'm old so I mean this as a compliment.

Overall I feel this game deserves better reviews than it has and I don't think you'll regret getting this if you like the Dune universe and want a casual/fun strategy game.
It's a good solid RTS. If you like playing the board game catan; it's kind of similar to that in many ways; provinces offer unique perks, the trading, and you have to mentally calculate what buildings are best positioned where (it's way better than catan though because you have units to fight with and the addition of your special agents is dope.)
I really enjoyed playing as the Harkonnen in the campaign. I feel like they got the feel of the dune universe right and the unique play style's between the different houses are cool (note there are different strats to win the game too which is really good imo).
My only gripe playing with the Harkonnen's is the sound ping when a sandworm appears that's attacking your harvester and/or the oppression sound ping when rebels rebel is kind of loud and obtrusive. I looked for a way to turn this sound down/off because it disturbs what is a chill game - it's also kind of pointless because you can put your harvesters on safe mode, and your rebels are always crushed by your militia units anyway - which eliminates the need for the ping.
And because I love to oppress the hell out of those filthy fremen PEASANTS the sound goes off ALL THE GOD DAMN TIME.
So if any dev reads this, if you could please provide an option to turn that sound off for all the deluded megalomaniacs like myself out there that would be great.
I probably won't bother playing the other factions in the campaign; I feel like I've seen/experienced everything the game offers - which is quite a lot but it gets a little repetitive after 40 hours or so.
What ideas could you implement into the game that would be cool? That is tough, it feels like a complete game in all honesty.. BUT:
- I really loved the Campaign perks for taking territory, really nice. However, the game at times felt a little repetitive - maybe you could colour a little more personality into the campaign missions. An example would be with the option where you can choose to have 5 extra agent slots - maybe you have to find the agents in a village individually? I dunno, I just felt the missions could do with some more uniqueness to go with the perk system.
- The fighting animations is a bit on the bland side. When I first saw it in game my inner voice said "This is so shit" but then I got kind of used to it eventually and accepted it. But I mean, come on, it could be cooler if you see some actual brawling like in the total war games. Or at least some of your units are dead when the unit reaches half health. I didn't understand why this part seemed kind of lazy when everything else is so well thought out.
- Make your own dune faction - that would be the TITS - since the models look like they are kind of easy to modify. I realise that would probably never happen but some element of customisation - maybe in the ships? It would give the player's some level of ownership that goes above and beyond.
This is the longest review I've ever made. I'm going to stop there. Thanks for reading :)

good game plays like it says good atmosphere and gameplay ,being an old fossil its single player only for me active pause and time control make it a chilled experience.i was worried about the specs my pc also a fossil ,(fx 8350-gtx1060 6gb)but runs nice and cool at 60 fps in 1080p.

I played this in Early Access and liked it quite a bit, but, at the time, you started running out of mechanics to engage with in the late game.
This is no longer the case.
Depth has been added to all aspects of the game to the extent that there are now multiple paths to victory. You can "work" various systems to obtain advantages that will be more or less particular to your circumstances, but all of which you will need to pay at least some attention to lest an opponent blindside you.
Which is nice, especially when you're the one who does the blindsiding of an opponent
I also appreciate that, unlike many RTS games where you essentially spam armies at an enemy, you can win by engaging in little combat but score political victories instead.
I also appreciate that the military side of the game forces you to consider terrain, and the way in which territory is captured and controlled forces you to consider choke points, how to cut an enemy off from resources, and where to set up defensive bastions to prevent the enemy from breaking into your soft economic base and killing your dudes.
It is well worth playing and is a different and interesting take on the RTS genre that keeps revealing more depth as you play.
You should play it.

TL,DR:
Real good RTS game with focus on FFA mode.
Dune Spice Wars is a slow paced RTS. Unlike classic RTS your main goal is not to annihilate the enemy. With focus on a "real" FFA game mode ("Free for all": no allied victory) you achieve victory by being opportunistic. Of course, you can still wipe the enemy base from the map. But you can also just eliminate the enemy leader, win by owning most spice shares, win by being elected the leader or by gathering the most hegemony points.
In this regard, Dune feels far more like a real time Civilization than a Command & Conquer or Starcraft. Combat is very simplified. You rather have to prepare your assault correctly instead of pulling off some 300 apm micro skill set.
Team games are possible, but I would say, they are not the core of the game.
I see that the mixed reviews come from old school gamers, who expected more or less a sequel to the venerated Dune 2 from 1994. This game does not share anything but the setting with the Westwood games. Still, it is a great experience to play and it fills the RTS FFA niché like it intends to.

long time RTS player, StarCraft era. This game definitely has a super strong foundation and the recent updates have been polishing this game up pretty nice.
Pros?
the game round prep is very nice with the Main Faction/House selection + 2 officers/advisors (some you might remember for the movie) This helps define your play-style with those passive perks towards offense or defense styles. this scratches that RTS itch in a fresh game. Love the troops, ground/air mix is sweet. The worms keep your resource harvesting always a thing you have to keep an eye on. Is it worth being greedy to get the spice or play it safe and keep your crew protected?
Cons?
mostly visual minor stuffs lol. I do wish certain villages/cities were more defined with more buildings though, would love to see a population growth similar to Civ-style games. Wish they added more units per group, would love to see bigger battles with troop numbers. But that might just be my own biased opinion lol.
Look forward to see how this evolves, and hoping they add more advisors as well as factions/houses.

This game is deceptively intricate. A few recent reviews state that this game is shallow but I would argue the opposite. Everything in this game is interlinked, the territories you take have attributes that you can build synergy with to maximize your output and efficiency, the laws that are passed can shape the way the game unfolds by granting research bonuses or maluses, penalties to having a large army or benefits to recruiting and hinder or bolster certain win conditions.
The territories you choose to control can affect your entire economic throughput as well as how you can interact with your opponents.
Army composition may seem simple (five base units, a flying unit and a frigate (large ship) for each faction) but how you choose to outfit your units in the armory and the composition of your army should have synergy with your choice of hero and should affect your combat philosophy. Add to this the covert operations each faction can issue which can affect the outcome of battles, hinder troops movement, summon worms and other tactics and you have a complex combat system as well.
It's a game that is definitely worth diving into and you'll find there's a great deal more beneath the surface than first meets the eye.