Choose Conan Exiles
Choose Conan Exiles if you want a Strategy and Simulation game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 79.8% positive across 37,574 reviews.
Conan Exiles vs Dune: Awakening
Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening both land in Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Conan Exiles (2018) is 7 years older than Dune: Awakening (2025). Conan Exiles scores higher on Steam reviews (79.8% positive) than Dune: Awakening (71.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Dune: Awakening
Choose Dune: Awakening if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 44,990 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Conan Exiles |  Dune: Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 79.8% positive (37,574 reviews) | 71.9% positive (44,990 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Funcom | Funcom |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Conan Exiles (2018) is 7 years older than Dune: Awakening (2025).
- Conan Exiles scores higher on Steam reviews (79.8% positive) than Dune: Awakening (71.9% positive).
- Conan Exiles is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Dune: Awakening (39.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Conan Exiles is Deck Unsupported, Dune: Awakening is Deck Verified.
Conan Exiles vs Dune: Awakening — FAQ
- Which is better, Conan Exiles or Dune: Awakening?
- On Steam reviews Conan Exiles scores higher (79.8% positive) than Dune: Awakening (71.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Conan Exiles is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Conan Exiles or Dune: Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, Conan Exiles (2018) came out before Dune: Awakening (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Conan Exiles ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Dune: Awakening ships Online Co-op, Co-op.