Dune II
Shares rank 18 of 24 real-time strategy games by recommenders
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.
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.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Brings back nostalgic memories
“This is a great port, and seeing the game and graphics brings back memories.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Dune II written in HTML5/JS” “Nothing ever got to the same magic”
Comment from 15 Feb 2026 in “Dune II written in HTML5/JS” Playable, well-made port
“This is a great port, and seeing the game and graphics brings back memories.”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Dune II written in HTML5/JS” “Totaly playable. Great work”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Dune II written in HTML5/JS” Still played alongside classics
“I still play Dune 2, warcraft II, sc:broodwars and C&C, in addition to Starcraft II.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “America has lost 200k of jobs in media, film and the arts. How much is AI?” “I played Dune2 first, and like RA too.”
Comment from 27 Jun 2026 in “OpenRA”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Still limited in features
“It is still limited at the moment but also far better than I would have imagined.”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Dune II, RTS on C64 [video]”
Other real-time strategy games people recommend
The four most recommended other real-time strategy games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond All Reason | 76 | 17 | 82% | 10 | 1 yr6 owners | Approved |
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 51 | 2 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Total Annihilation | 48 | 7 | 87% | 7 | — | Approved |
| StarCraft | 36 | 22 | 62% | 10 | — | — |
| Dune IIThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I still play Dune 2, warcraft II, sc:broodwars and C&C, in addition to Starcraft II.”
“It is still limited at the moment but also far better than I would have imagined.”
“I played Dune2 first, and like RA too.”
“Totaly playable. Great work”
“Nothing ever got to the same magic”
“This is a great port, and seeing the game and graphics brings back memories.”
“Copyright infringement of the game assets right here”
“Dune II (1992) has to receive credit for laying the RTS foundations”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.