Our latest coverage of Dune: Awakening.
Funcom has dropped the first sizeable content patch for its open-world survival game Dune: Awakening, alongside a separate story-driven DLC pack. The update, labeled “Chapter 2,” expands the main storyline that launched earlier this year, while the paid add-on “Lost Harvest” branches off with its own self-contained narrative. The timing lines up with a Free Weekend running September 11-15 on [...]
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Funcom is expanding its survival-crafting sandbox Dune: Awakening next month. The studio has dated Chapter 2, the game’s first free story update, for September 10 and will launch a paid add-on called The Lost Harvest on the same day. Players can sample the desert planet for themselves right now thanks to a limited-time Steam trial running alongside Gamescom. Dune: Awakening [...]
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Dune: Awakening, Funcom’s ambitious open-world survival game set on the desert planet of Arrakis, has had a strong debut. Over its launch weekend, the game reached a peak of more than 189,000 concurrent players on Steam, far surpassing the studio's previous high with Conan Exiles. With an 85% "Very Positive" user rating based on nearly 29,000 reviews, the game is [...]
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Dune: Awakening, the latest large-scale multiplayer survival game from Funcom, is now available officially launched on Steam. The game was available since June 5th for anyone who purchased a Deluxe version of the game ($69.99 vs the $49.99 standard price). Set in the iconic universe of Frank Herbert’s Dune, the game invites players to navigate the hazardous deserts of Arrakis [...]
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Dune: Awakening, the open world multiplayer survival game based on Frank Herbert's iconic science fiction universe, is now live for those who picked up the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition ahead of its official launch. Players who have pre-purchased these editions can begin exploring the harsh deserts of Arrakis before the game's full release on June 10, with pre-loading available now [...]
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Dune: Awakening, the upcoming survival MMO set in the Dune universe, will offer rentable private servers starting from its head start launch on June 5. This is earlier than previously expected, as developer Funcom had initially planned to introduce private servers post-launch. The feature’s early arrival comes with a few caveats, mainly due to the game’s unique large-scale multiplayer infrastructure. [...]
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Funcom has announced that Dune: Awakening, its open-world multiplayer survival game set on Arrakis, will launch on May 20, 2025. A new video, Exploring Arrakis – Secrets of the Desert, showcases the planet’s vast, ever-changing landscapes and survival mechanics inspired by Frank Herbert’s Dune universe and Legendary Entertainment’s films. Dune: Awakening | Exploring Arrakis — Secrets of the DesertWatch this [...]
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Funcom has announced May 20, 2025 as the release date for Dune: Awakening, its open-world survival MMO set on Arrakis. The game launches on Steam for $49.99, with pre-orders opening soon and including the Terrarium of Muad’Dib (a decorative base item). Players can now download a free Character Creator & Benchmark Mode on Steam to design their avatar and test [...]
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Surviving the deserts of Arrakis is no easy feat, but Dune: Awakening is determined to make you feel every gritty detail. Funcom’s upcoming open-world survival MMO draws deeply from Frank Herbert’s iconic Dune lore, ensuring that the world and its brutal gameplay mechanics remain true to the source material. Producer Nils Ryborg explained in an interview with MMORPG.com during Tokyo [...]
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The wait for Dune: Awakening continues, but a recent interview with Funcom’s Chief Product Officer, Scott Junior, sheds light on the upcoming open-world MMO’s performance and the studio’s efforts to ensure that it will run smoothly no matter what platform you’re on. While excitement for Dune: Awakening sizzles in the desert heat, Funcom has chosen to prioritize PC for the [...]
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