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Lead a Great House on Arrakis, using worker placement and deckbuilding to pursue Spice, faction influence, and victory.
Released 13 Mar 2024
Send Agents for Resources
Use Cards Two Ways
Fight for Conflict Rewards
The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
Developed by Dire Wolf · Published by Dire Wolf






You lead one of the Great Houses in a contest for control of Arrakis and its Spice. Each round brings a new conflict, while you decide how to balance political influence, economic resources, and military strength.
Draw a hand of cards and choose how to use each one: send an Agent to an Imperium location for its benefit, or save the card to reveal later and use its effects while buying new cards for your deck. Compete for resources and access to useful spaces as you build your strategy.
Build influence with the Emperor, Spacing Guild, Bene Gesserit, and Fremen, and weigh whether to commit troops to conflicts for their rewards. The digital game offers play against AI, online matches, Challenges, and rotating Skirmish Mode.
Players who praise the game often point to its faithful digital adaptation of the board game, the mix of deckbuilding and worker placement, and the tactical choices involved in balancing resources, faction influence, and conflicts. They also appreciate the automated rules and solo AI or challenge options. Alongside this praise, many reviews raise concerns about ranked-play access and the cost or requirements of expansions.
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.

| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 58 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |