About the game
The game that set the rules every real-time strategy has followed since: build a base, harvest a resource, choose units, click a target, attack. Three houses fight over the spice on Arrakis, and each plays differently.
Westwood Studios, 1992. Command & Conquer, Warcraft and everything after grew out of this.
Controls
- Mouse — everything
- Left click — select and order
- Esc — menu
- F1…F3 — speed
The version in short
- Year: 1992
- Genre: Real-time strategy
- Size: 4.1 MB, loaded once
- Controls: mouse, or your finger on a phone
How this runs
The game runs through a DOS emulator inside your browser: the emulator, the files and your saves all stay on your device and nothing reaches our server. The emulator, the licensing and what to do about a black screen are explained on the retro games section page.
FAQ
Is this the actual 1992 release?
Yes, these are the original Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty files, not a remake or a port. The emulator runs them the way they ran on a machine of that time.
How big is it and what loads?
The game archive is 4.1 MB plus about two megabytes of emulator. It loads once — after that the browser keeps the files cached and the next launch is instant.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes. The game uses a mouse, so on a phone your finger is the cursor: drag to move it, tap to click.
Are my saves kept?
They are, but only in this browser on this device — they are written inside the emulator. A different browser or a cleared cache means starting over.
