About The Game
Arrakis, the planet of spice and endless sand at the far end of the Imperium, is filled with intrigue, conflict, and war. On the infamous planet of Dune, you find yourself between two Great Houses. The sinister House Harkonnen schemes for power and profit, while those loyal to House Atreides rally a rebellion among the native inhabitants long suppressed under Harkonnen rule.
Dune: House Secrets is a cooperative story-driven game in which you join the resistance against House Harkonnen! Experiencing an original adventure inspired by the blockbuster film, you must complete a series of missions with limited time and resources. It's impossible to experience every encounter, and the story changes as you make hard decisions and sacrifices along the way. How will you uncover the secrets of Arrakis?
Dune: House Secrets premieres on October 15, 2021.
In Dune: House Secrets, players take on the roles of rebels who must solve a series of challenging missions with a finite amount of time and resources. Players cooperatively make decisions on how to progress the story.
You find yourself in the middle of the conflict between two Houses. Your every decision will influence how the story unfolds. Wherever you go, whoever you befriend, or who will you pick as your enemy is entirely up to you. Where will this adventure take you?
- A Prologue Chapter to introduce you to the game
- 3 Chapters filled with unique encounters
- Unique, immersive experience
- Take part in secret rebel tasks
Characters
Javed Dhar
A fervent follower of House Atreides and raised in a small settlement near Arrakeen, Javed gathered intelligence about House Harkonnen’s atrocities in Tel Gezer. As his hatred grew, he gathered rebels and sought to infiltrate Harkonnen’s garrison. The mission failed. His closest friend was captured, tortured, and put to death—unable to recover the body, Javed suffered the grave dishonor of dehydration. He vows to make amends, and once again prove his worth in the ranks of the Fremen guerilla forces.
Gora Mallick
Gora grew up near Tel Gezer in solitude and poverty. Eventually, she stumbled into a career with the local black market trade, dealing primarily in spice smuggling. In a habitually stubborn act, Gora refused to provide bribes to a corrupt official, and her enemies delivered her to House Harkonnen, stripped her of her wealth, and imprisoned her. Day after day of struggling against her captors, Gora was freed in an audacious attack against the prison by the Fremen guerrilla forces.
Arya Khoras
Educated on Caladan, Arya was an informant in Thufir Hawat’s spy network. As a low ranking informant, Arya wasted no time in developing her deadly talents. One of her first official missions was to collect information from the natives surrounding Tel Gezer. The timing could not have been worse: she was forced into hiding as Harkonnen staged its coup against House Atreides. It wasn’t long before she was hunted down and captured by Harkonnen spies. Like many others, she suffered in captivity until she was freed by the mysterious Zarzur.
Daniel Arias
As Arias landed on Arrakis, shortly after completing his military training on Caladan, he found himself thrust into a losing battle against House Harkonnen. When the smoke cleared, he lay defeated and shackled, carried away to a labor camp. Here he was beaten, tortured, and forced to reconstruct the devastation left behind in the conflict. As time passed, luck finally found him: Fremen guerilla fighters, sent to sabotage Harkonnen power, focused their efforts on the labor camp, and set Arias free..
Dune: House Secrets – prototype photos
The Essen fair is approaching, and with it the premiere of Dune: House Secrets. To make your waiting, we have prepared a gallery for you showing the early prototype of the game and the graphics that were not passed to the final version.
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Dune: House Secrets – photos straight from Arrakis
Arrakis, the planet of spice and endless sand at the far end of the Imperium, is filled with intrigue, conflict, and war. On the infamous planet of Dune, you find yourself between two Great Houses. The sinister House Harkonnen schemes for power and profit, while those loyal to House Atreides rally a rebellion among the native inhabitants long suppressed under Harkonnen rule.
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Dune: House Secrets – gallery
In anticipation of the release of our newest adventure game Dune: House Secrets, we’ve prepared something special. Below you will find a gallery presenting the final look of the game and its components. The game will premiere on October 15 2021 at Essen Spiel, the world’s biggest fair dedicated to board games with over 150,000 visitors each year. The game will hit stores worldwide the following week.
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The pre-order campaign sold-out!
The pre-order campaign for the limited edition of Dune: House Secrets that took place in July 2021 sold-out. If you missed the campaign you may still pre-order the retail version of the game at the Portal Games stores. Dune: House Secrets premieres on October 15, 2021.
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Dune: House Secrets - language edition
Pre-orders for German Edition of Dune: House Secrets will open later this year. The game will be available with all of the presented pre-order bonuses, translated to German. Other language Editions will come out in 2022 - we will announce them after singing the contracts with local publishers.
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Pre-order campaign
Pre-order Dune: House Secrets to get a special limited edition of the game. There are only 1500 individually numbered English language copies with the pre-order exclusive upgrades and bonuses that will not be included in the retail version of the game. The pre-order campaign is scheduled for July 12th to July 26th or until the stock runs out. Every day we will surprise you with new game content: unlocked bonuses, component upgrades, and new details about the game. Sign up for the Dune: House Secrets newsletter to get notified about daily unlocks.
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PORTAL GAMES ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE FOR DUNE: HOUSE SECRETS
Portal Games is thrilled to finally share some exciting news on Dune: House Secrets, our story-driven cooperative adventure board game inspired by the upcoming film
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Ready for production
We are really excited to announce that Dune: House Secrets, the game we are all waiting for, is ready. All production files have been finished and approved internally as well as by our licencing partners.
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Story-driven game
At Portal Games we stand by our motto: “Board Games That Tell Stories”. We proved this time and again with our internationally acclaimed detective series of cooperative games consisting of Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game and its expansions, L.A. Crimes and Dig Deeper, as well as a stand-alone sequel, Detective: Season One offering 3 individual crime cases.
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A trilogy of Dune-themed cooperative adventure games using the Detective system will begin rolling out in conjunction with the film’s fall release.
Knurów, Poland – January 23, 2021 – Portal Games is proud to announce a partnership with Gale Force Nine (GF9), Legendary Entertainment, Herbert Properties LLC, and Genuine Entertainment to produce an officially licensed board games set within the iconic Dune universe, created by science fiction author Frank Herbert.
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