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===Games===
{{Further|List of games based on Dune}}
There have been a number of [[List of games based on Dune|games based on the book]], starting with the [[Strategy video game|strategy]]{{ndash}}[[adventure game]] ''[[Dune (video game)|Dune]]'' (1992). The most important game adaptation is ''[[Dune II]]'' (1992), which established the conventions of modern [[real-time strategy]] games and is considered to be among the most influential [[video games]] of all time.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Loguidice|first1=Bill|last2=Barton|first2=Matt|chapter=Spicing Up Strategy in Real Time|title=Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time|date=2012|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|isbn=978-1-136-13758-7|pages=65–76|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mKF5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA65|access-date=April 14, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308011125/https://books.google.com/books?id=mKF5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA65#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>

The online game ''[[Lost Souls (MUD)|Lost Souls]]'' includes ''Dune''-derived elements, including sandworms and melange—addiction to which can produce psychic talents.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Shah|first1=Rawn|last2=Romine|first2=James|year=1995|title=Playing MUDs on the Internet|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|isbn=978-0-471-11633-2|page=213}}</ref> The 2016 game ''[[Enter the Gungeon]]'' features the spice melange as a random item which gives the player progressively stronger abilities and penalties with repeated uses, mirroring the long-term effects melange has on users.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/enter-gungeon-best-active-items/|title=''Enter The Gungeon'': 10 Best Active Items That You Need To Find|first=Matthew|last=D'Onofrio|date=March 23, 2021|website=Game Rant|access-date=June 14, 2022|archive-date=June 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614184334/https://gamerant.com/enter-gungeon-best-active-items/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Rick Priestley]] cites ''Dune'' as a major influence on his 1987 [[wargame]], ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Duffy |first=Owen |date=December 11, 2015 |title=Blood, dice and darkness: how Warhammer defined gaming for a generation |url=http://cardboardsandwich.com/features/blood-dice-and-darkness-how-warhammer-defined-gaming-for-a-generation/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518214819/http://cardboardsandwich.com/features/blood-dice-and-darkness-how-warhammer-defined-gaming-for-a-generation/ |archive-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref>

In 2023, [[Funcom]] announced ''[[Dune: Awakening]]'', an upcoming [[massively multiplayer online game]] set in the universe of ''Dune''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://duneawakening.com/|title=Dune Awakening|website=Dune Awakening|access-date=September 27, 2023|archive-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927035638/https://duneawakening.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Jake |date=August 3, 2023 |title=Dune Awakening - everything we know so far |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/dune-awakening-release-date-gameplay-trailers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928175431/https://www.techradar.com/news/dune-awakening-release-date-gameplay-trailers |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=TechRadar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mercante |first1=Alyssa |date=October 7, 2022 |others=Contributed Jasmine Gould-Wilson, Heather Wald, Emma-Jane Betts, Josh West |title=Dune Awakening: Everything we know so far about the open-world Dune MMO |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/dune-awakening-guide/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928175431/https://www.gamesradar.com/dune-awakening-guide/ |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=gamesradar.com}}</ref>