Comparison

Here Be Dragons vs Dune

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Here Be Dragons

Embark on a satirical turn-based strategy adventure as a captain leading a crew of madmen to defeat legendary sea monsters. Utilize a unique dice system and command points to upgrade your fleet and overcome terrifying creatures, all while navigating a living map.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy gameplay
  • Unique "living map" graphics
  • Dice Activation System for combat and upgrades
  • Collect and use Command Points
  • Confront legendary sea monsters
  • Satirical narrative and characters
Features
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Here Be Dragons is a satirical turn-based strategy game featuring unique "living map" graphics, where you lead a group of crazed captains and eradicate legendary monsters in order to allow Christopher Columbus the discovery of the New World. STORY Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492. In 10 weeks. With 100 men. With 3 ships. This is a LIE! Firstly, someone had to defeat kraken and tritons. Someone had to vanquish the Leviathan. Someone had to banish all the ghost ships. The information about these deeds is missing from the archives, and you can’t find it in any great statesmen’s memoir. The knowledge of the “Avant Armada” was completely erased by some bloody officials. The people who took part in the expeditions were not sane people. Maniacs, psychos and common crackpots were forced by royal orders to eradicate Evil in the uncharted seas. “Here Be Dragons” describes these events. GAMEPLAY * Use original Dice Activation System to attack enemies, heal your crew, and upgrade the fleet. * Collect and use Command Points to turn the tide of the encounter. * Cross the seas with an ancient, living map, full of terrible creatures that want to devour you! * Confront the most fierce beasts that ever lived: leviathans and krakens, predatory whales and lustful mermaids. Decimate tritons, awake Dagon, and then erase them from human memory. SATIRE * Meet an extraordinary company of weirdos, madmen and oddballs. Their vices and virtues fuel the journey. * Experience clashes with bureaucratic machine. Don’t lose your mind when confronted by absurdities spewed by authorities and royal advisors. * Sniff at pirates. Ignore the settlers. You are above them. You are a monster hunter traversing through the aqua incognita. Who cares if you are insane?

About

Dune

Engage in strategic warfare and political intrigue on the desert planet Arrakis. This award-winning board game adaptation blends deck-building and worker placement mechanics. Compete against AI, other players online, or face unique challenges and rotating game modes.

Highlights
  • Deck-building mechanics
  • Worker placement strategy
  • Online multiplayer
  • Local AI battles
  • Unique challenges
  • Rotating Skirmish Mode
  • Achievement system
Features
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Immerse yourself in the world of Dune. Experience the ultimate blend of strategy and intrigue as you navigate the treacherous landscapes of Arrakis in the award-winning board game Dune: Imperium! Battle online, locally with AI, or against the formidable House Hagal. Earn Achievements that showcase your prowess as a leader. Embark on more than a dozen Challenges that will test your wit and cunning. Compete for badges in the rotating Skirmish Mode where no two games are the same! Control the Spice. Control the Universe. Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. Raise your banner above the vast wasteland before you. As the Great Houses of the Landsraad marshal their forces and their spies, whom will you influence, and whom will you betray? A tyrannical Emperor. The secretive Bene Gesserit. The shrewd Spacing Guild. The ferocious Fremen of the Deep Desert. The power of the Imperium can be yours, but war is not the only way to claim it. Dune: Imperium blends deck-building and worker placement in a deeply thematic new strategy game where the fate of the Empire hangs on your decisions. Will you seek political allies or rely upon military might? Economic strength or subtle intrigues? A council seat… or a sharpened blade? The cards are dealt. The choice is yours. The Imperium awaits.

Screenshots

Here Be Dragons4 screens
Dune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dune at 4.9 against Here Be Dragons's 4.0. Dune also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 53%) and ratings volume (5K vs 22). Here Be Dragons's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and price ($4.99 vs $10.99). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Here Be Dragons costs $4.99 and Dune $10.99 up front. Dune sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Here Be Dragons asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dune holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dune has 5K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Here Be Dragons's written reviews are positive against 79% of Dune's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Here Be Dragons ships an update every 2 weeks, Dune every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Here Be Dragons versus Dune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHere Be DragonsDune
Price$4.99 — better$10.99
Rating4.0 (22 ratings)4.9 (5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews79.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings225K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#21 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size705 MB804 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMarek PanczykDire Wolf Digital

Customer experience

Here Be Dragons

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative36.8%

Dune

All ratings4,922 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative14.9%

Bugs and requests

Here Be Dragons

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dune

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Intrigue card issues
  • Inconsistent login credentials
  • Notification problems
  • Victory points reset bug

Requested features

4 requests
  • Controller support
  • Pass and play mode
  • Ability to choose leaders
  • Expand card detail visibility

In-app purchases

None

Here Be Dragons

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dune

One-time3
  • Dune: Imperium - Rise of Ix$9.99
  • Dune: Imperium - Immortality$9.99
  • Dune: Imperium - Uprising$10.99

Questions

Is Here Be Dragons free?
Here Be Dragons costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dune free?
Dune costs $10.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Here Be Dragons or Dune?
Dune is rated higher. Here Be Dragons averages 4.0 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Dune averages 4.9 from 5K ratings.
Do Here Be Dragons or Dune have ads?
Neither Here Be Dragons nor Dune shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Here Be Dragons or Dune?
Here Be Dragons ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dune every 5 days. Most recently, Here Be Dragons was updated on October 16, 2026 and Dune on October 22, 2026.

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