# Dune II

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune-ii/

7 people recommended Dune II in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

4 of the 7 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Dune II written in HTML5/JS”.

**Verdict:** Browser-playable remake of the 1992 real-time strategy game, praised for bringing back memories and playing well. Most common caveat: it is still limited in features.

Summary written by Claude from 8 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Still played alongside classics (2 comments in the sample): "I still play Dune 2, warcraft II, sc:broodwars and C&C, in addition to Starcraft II." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230241)) "I played Dune2 first, and like RA too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48698814))
- Brings back nostalgic memories (1 comment in the sample): "This is a great port, and seeing the game and graphics brings back memories." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47018761))
- Playable, well-made port (1 comment in the sample): "Totaly playable. Great work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47053433))

## What people warn about

- Still limited in features (1 comment in the sample): "It is still limited at the moment but also far better than I would have imagined." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015881))

## Other real-time strategy games people recommend

- [Beyond All Reason](https://hackerapproved.com/p/beyond-all-reason/): 59 recommend, 15 mixed, 15 criticize
- [Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness](https://hackerapproved.com/p/warcraft-ii-tides-of-darkness/): 42 recommend, 8 mixed, 1 criticize
- [Total Annihilation](https://hackerapproved.com/p/total-annihilation/): 41 recommend, 4 mixed, 7 criticize
- [StarCraft](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starcraft/): 26 recommend, 8 mixed, 19 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dune II", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune-ii/ (7 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.