Dune (Series) Alternatives

Dune is described as 'Strategy game' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Dune for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Wine and Steam apps. The best Dune alternative is Age of Empires. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Starcraft or Warzone 2100. Other great apps like Dune are Warcraft III, OpenRA, openage and Zero-K.

Dune alternatives are mainly RTS Games but may also be Historical Games or City Building Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Dune.

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Age of Empires (Series)
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Historical Game
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53 Age of Empires alternatives
Age of Empires is an epic real-time strategy game spanning 10,000 years, in which players are the guiding spirit in the evolution of small stone age tribes. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their tribes into great civilizations.
Represent entire series of Age of Empires games including Age of Empires (1997), Age of Empires II (1999), Age of Empires III (2005) and Age of Empires Online (2011).
- - Age of Empires is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Dune.
- - Age of Empires is the most popular commercial alternative to Dune.
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Age of Empires Features
1. Single playerAge of Empires has one or more single player game modes.
2. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Age of Empires.
3. MultiplayerAge of Empires offers a game mode for more than one player.
Historical Battle
Base building
Control troops
Starcraft (Series)
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Freemium • Proprietary
RTS Game
Mac
Windows
Battle.net App
32 Starcraft alternatives
Starcraft is a strategy game by Blizzard Entertainment. Based in the distant future, you must gather resources and expand your forces to lead them to victory. The newly formed Terran Dominion faces the arrival of two hostile alien races: the savage Zerg, and the enigmatic...
Represent entire series of Starcraft games.
- - Starcraft is the most popular free alternative to Dune.
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Starcraft Features
1. MultiplayerStarcraft offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Single playerStarcraft has one or more single player game modes.
3. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Starcraft.
Free to play
Sci-fi
Warzone 2100
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Free • Open Source
RTS Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
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Flathub
Snapcraft
27 Warzone 2100 alternatives
Warzone 2100 is a real-time strategy game, was originally developed by Pumpkin Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. In 1999, it was released commercially for Microsoft Windows and Sony PlayStation. Pumpkin Studios ended their support for Warzone 2100 on January 5, 2000.
- - Warzone 2100 is the most popular Linux alternative to Dune.
- - Warzone 2100 is the most popular Open Source alternative to Dune.
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Warzone 2100 Features
1. PortableWarzone 2100 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. MultiplayerWarzone 2100 offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. Single playerWarzone 2100 has one or more single player game modes.
4. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Warzone 2100.
Warcraft III
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Paid • Proprietary
RTS Game
Mac
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Wine
47 Warcraft III alternatives
Set a generation before the events of the original Warcraft began, Warcraft II is a real-time strategy game by Blizzard Entertainment. Cunning, sinister, and seemingly unstoppable, the demonic Burning Legion prepare to launch their long-awaited assault on the mortal world.
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Warcraft III Features
1. MultiplayerWarcraft III offers a game mode for more than one player.
OpenRA
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Free • Open Source
RTS Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Flathub
.NET Framework
Mono
29 OpenRA alternatives
OpenRA is an open-source reimplementation of Westwood’s Command and Conquer Red Alert game engine, updated to use the hardware acceleration of modern video cards using OpenGL.
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OpenRA Features
1. MultiplayerOpenRA offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Single playerOpenRA has one or more single player game modes.
3. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in OpenRA.
openage
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Free • Open Source
RTS Game
City Building Game
Historical Game
Windows
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BSD
39 openage alternatives
Free (as in freedom) open-source RTS Age of Empires engine. Written from scratch in C++, Python, Cython, Qt/QML, OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, ...
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openage Features
1. Single playeropenage has one or more single player game modes.
2. Multiplayeropenage offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in openage.
Zero-K
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Free • Open Source
RTS Game
Windows
Linux
17 Zero-K alternatives
Do you want epic battles?

Do you want breathtakingly gigantic scenes of glorious destruction and heart-pounding action?

The graphics on this game are amazing, especially given the infinite scalability.

Giant battles? Why, Yes! Why fight a war with subtlety when you can send.
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Zero-K Features
1. Endless gameplayZero-K offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
2. MultiplayerZero-K offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. Single playerZero-K has one or more single player game modes.
4. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Zero-K.
5. PortableZero-K can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Widelands
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Free • Open Source
RTS Game
Historical Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
26 Widelands alternatives
Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it. Still, it is easy to get started through playable tutorials.
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Widelands Features
1. Single playerWidelands has one or more single player game modes.
2. Endless gameplayWidelands offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
Open API
CaesarIA
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Free • Open Source
RTS Game
Historical Game
City Building Game
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Wine
Steam
29 CaesarIA alternatives
CaesarIA is an open source remake of Caesar III game released by Impressions Games in 1998, it aims to expand the possibilities of the classical city-building simulators and to add new features showing the city life. Now the game work with Windows, Linux, Mac, Haiku and Android.
- - CaesarIA is the most popular Android alternative to Dune.
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CaesarIA Features
1. MultiplayerCaesarIA offers a game mode for more than one player.
Medieval
Command and Conquer
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Paid • Proprietary
RTS Game
Windows
Steam
24 Command and Conquer alternatives
Command & Conquer (C&C) is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game franchise, first developed by Westwood Studios. The first game was one of the earliest of the RTS genre.
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Command and Conquer Features
1. MultiplayerCommand and Conquer offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Single playerCommand and Conquer has one or more single player game modes.
3. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Command and Conquer.
Dune Legacy
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
39 Dune Legacy alternatives
Dune Legacy is an effort by a handful of developers to revitalize the first-ever real-time strategy game. The original game was the basis for the hugely successful Command and Conquer series, and the gameplay has been replicated an extended to a wide variety of storylines and...
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Dune Legacy Features
1. MultiplayerDune Legacy offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Dune Legacy.
3. Endless gameplayDune Legacy offers at least one game mode that allows you to play indefinitely.
4. Single playerDune Legacy has one or more single player game modes.
Empire Earth (Series)
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RTS Game
Historical Game
Windows
Java Mobile
42 Empire Earth alternatives
Empire Earth, also known as EE, is a real-time strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on November 23, 2001. It is the first game in the Empire Earth series: Empire Earth, Empire Earth II, Empire Earth III.
Represent entire series of Empire Earth games.
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Empire Earth Features
1. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Empire Earth.
2. Single playerEmpire Earth has one or more single player game modes.
3. MultiplayerEmpire Earth offers a game mode for more than one player.
Discontinued
The game was released in 2001, but you can still buy this game on GOG.com