Dune: Spice Wars vs Farthest Frontier
Dune: Spice Wars is a simulation strategy game from Shiro Games (2023) while Farthest Frontier is a simulation strategy game from Crate Entertainment (2025).
What each one is
Steam files Dune: Spice Wars under Simulation and Strategy. In contrast, it files Farthest Frontier under Simulation and Strategy.
A 4X real-time strategy game 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.
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
At a glance
| Dune: Spice Wars | Farthest Frontier | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.8/10 | 7.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (79%, 13,549) | Very Positive (86%, 25,411) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 83/100 |
| Price | $34.99 | $34.99 |
| Install size | 4 GB | 11 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Developer | Shiro Games | Crate Entertainment |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Dune: Spice Wars vs Farthest Frontier, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Dune: Spice WarsSimulation strategy gameFarthest FrontierSimulation strategy gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Dune: Spice WarsManagement, Sci-fi, StrategyFarthest FrontierEarly Access, Historical, AgricultureThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Dune: Spice WarsScore 6.8 · 79% on SteamFarthest Frontier ✓Score 7.7 · 86% on Steam · 83 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Dune: Spice Wars13,549 reviews · 1 add-on · 4 GBFarthest Frontier25,411 reviews · 1 add-on · 11 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Dune: Spice Wars$34.99Farthest Frontier$34.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Dune: Spice WarsPlayableFarthest FrontierPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Farthest Frontier takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueDune: Spice Wars and Farthest Frontier on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Farthest Frontier (GamingPickz Score 7.7)
- Lighter on storage: Dune: Spice Wars (4 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
ManagementStrategyRTS4XSimulationBuildingEconomyWar
Where they differ
SingleplayerSci-fiGrand StrategyReal Time TacticsTacticalDiplomacy
Early AccessHistoricalAgricultureMedievalImmersive SimCity Builder
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Dune: Spice Wars is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Farthest Frontier is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Dune: Spice Wars | Farthest Frontier | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVidia GTX 1050 / AMD RX550 | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 | — |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | — |
| Install size | 4 GB | 11 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Dune: Spice Wars · Farthest Frontier.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Dune: Spice Wars and 0 for Farthest Frontier. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Dune: Spice Wars and Farthest Frontier in scope?
Dune: Spice Wars has drawn 13,549 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 4 GB. Farthest Frontier has drawn 25,411 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 11 GB.
Is Dune: Spice Wars or Farthest Frontier better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Farthest Frontier rates higher (7.7 to 6.8). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Dune: Spice Wars or Farthest Frontier?
Dune: Spice Wars is cheaper right now at $34.99, against $34.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.