Northgard vs Dune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Northgard
Lead a Viking clan to explore, settle, and conquer a mysterious new continent. Manage resources, assign jobs, and survive harsh winters and dangerous foes. Choose your clan's path to victory through conquest, trade, or devotion.
- Build and manage settlements
- Assign Vikings to jobs
- Resource management and survival
- Territory expansion and discovery
- Multiple victory conditions
- Story mode campaign
- Multiplayer modes
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Northgard is a strategy game based on Norse mythology in which you control a Clan of Vikings fighting for the control of a mysterious newfound continent. After years of tireless explorations, brave Vikings have discovered a new land filled with mystery, danger and riches: NORTHGARD. The boldest Northmen have set sail to explore and conquer these new shores, bring fame to their Clan and write history through conquest, trading, or devotion to the Gods. That is, if they can survive the dire Wolves and Undead Warriors roaming the land, befriend or defeat the giants, and survive the harshest winters ever witnessed in the North. FEATURES • Build your settlement on the newly discovered continent of Northgard • Assign your vikings to various jobs (Farmer, Warrior, Sailor, Loremaster...) • Manage your resources carefully and survive harsh winters and vicious foes • Expand and discover new territory with unique strategic opportunities • Achieve different victory conditions (Conquest, Fame, Lore, Trading...) STORY MODE: RIG’S SAGA The Viking High King is murdered and his Regal Horn is stolen by a man named Hagen. This event kickstarts a saga that will take Rig, his son and heir accompanied by his right-hand man Brand through the new continent of Northgard. The continent where he will make new friends and foes and discover a much greater threat than Hagen, and the reasons behind his father’s assassination. MULTIPLAYER • Play with or against other Mobile players with up to 6 players • Includes Duel, Free for All and Teamplay modes CHOOSE YOUR CLAN In order to complete the 11 campaign chapters, the player will have to master the specificities of the 6 first clans and tame the unforgiving wilderness of Northgard. More clans are joining the fight for Northgard! • Clan of the Snake: Act from the shadows and take the lead with cunning guerilla tactics • Clan of the Dragon: Embrace the old ways and please the gods with sacrifices • Clan of the Kraken: Harness the bounty of the sea and unleash its brutal might You can unlock the clans of the Snake, Dragon and Kraken separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Scale Bundle. • Clan of the Horse: Devote yourself to the art of blacksmithing and craft powerful Relics • Clan of the Ox: Equip ancestral equipment and prove the might of your forefathers • Clan of the Lynx: Adopt Nature’s way and lure mythical preys into ambushes You can unlock the Clans of the Horse, Ox and Lynx separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Fur Bundle. • Clan of the Squirrel: Gather ingredients to prepare special recipes and survive the harsh winters • Clan of the Rat: Embrace the way of the Shamans and work for the clan • Clan of the Eagle: Occupy a large territory, venture outside and gather resources Unlock the clans of the Squirrel, Rat and Eagle separately by buying the DLCs, or together with the Winter Bundle. Carefully redesigned for mobile • Revamped interface • Game Center achievements • iCloud - Share your progress between iOS devices If you experience any issue with Northgard, please contact our customer support at support@playdigious.mail.helpshift.com and give us as much as possible information on your problem.
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.
- Deck-building mechanics
- Worker placement strategy
- Online multiplayer
- Local AI battles
- Unique challenges
- Rotating Skirmish Mode
- Achievement system
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dune at every 5 days against Northgard's every 6 weeks. Dune also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (79% vs 61%). Northgard's advantage is price ($7.99 vs $10.99) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Northgard costs $7.99 and Dune $10.99 up front. Northgard sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Dune sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dune holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.7K and 5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Northgard's written reviews are positive against 79% of Dune's.
Northgard ships an update every 6 weeks, Dune every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Northgard | Dune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $10.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.7K ratings) | 4.9 (5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | 78.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K | 5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #18 — better | #20 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 892 MB | 804 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Playdigious | Dire Wolf Digital |
Customer experience
Northgard
Dune
User reviews
Northgard
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Fantastic strategy game
- 👍 Challenging and fun
- 👍 Excellent port to mobile
- 👍 Lots of replayability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Buggy menus and UI
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🐛 Glitchy audio
- 🐛 Saves getting deleted
Dune
From 5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful implementation
- 💪 Challenging AI
- 🕹️ Great digital adaptation of the board game
- 🕰️ Quick gameplay sessions
Room to improve
- 🔒 Obtrusive DRM
- 🕹️ No local multiplayer/pass-and-play
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 🔁 Slow reloading when switching between app and game
- 🔍 Difficulty seeing card details
Bugs and requests
Northgard
Reported bugs
6 issues- Game crashes frequently
- Menus and UI are buggy
- Audio glitches and cuts out
- Saves get deleted unexpectedly
- Multiplayer is unreliable
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- Achievements are not working properly
Requested features
6 requests- Add multiplayer mode
- Improve tutorial and instructions
- Add controller support
- Optimize performance and stability
- Add Chinese language support
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- Improve clan/unit selection and management
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
Northgard
- Clan of the Rat$2.95
- Clan of the Squirrel$2.99
- Clan of the snake$2.99
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- Clan of the Dragon$2.99
- Clan of the Horse$2.99
- Clan of the Ox$2.99
- Clan of the Kraken$2.99
- Clan of the Lynx$2.99
- Clan of the Eagle$2.99
- Scale Bundle$6.99
- Fur Bundle$6.99
- Winter Bundle$6.99
Dune
- Dune: Imperium - Rise of Ix$9.99
- Dune: Imperium - Immortality$9.99
- Dune: Imperium - Uprising$10.99









