Dune: Spice Wars
- Developer
- Shiro Games
- Publisher
- Shiro Games
- Released
- 14 September 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £29.50
Platforms: PC
Genres: real time strategy rts , strategy , tactical
Dune: Spice Wars is a real-time strategy game with 4X elements, from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis. Best your opponents through political intrigue, crush them in combat, and undermine them with your network of illusive spies.
Best gaming PC for Dune: Spice Wars in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dune: Spice Wars today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Shiro Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 and Windows 11 | Windows 10 and Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Core i7 2.8GHz / AMD Ryzen 7 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVidia GTX 1050 / AMD RX550 | NVidia GTX 1080 / AMD 6600 |
| Storage | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Dune: Spice Wars?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 2.8GHz / AMD Ryzen 7 and your GPU is at or above NVidia GTX 1080 / AMD 6600, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.