Dune: Awakening

Dune: Awakening

Released Jun 2025

Dune: Awakening is a single- and multiplayer Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay. Explore, build, craft, and unravel a cinematic Dune story as you rise from survival to greatness on the most legendary planet in the universe. Just remember: the sandworm always comes.

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Evaluation

Dune: Awakening launched on PC on June 10, 2025 and has received a substantial and sustained stream of updates in the roughly 15 months since. The Season Pass — comprising the Lost Harvest DLC (September 9, 2025), Raiders of the Broken Lands DLC (February 3, 2026), and Water Wars DLC (May 19, 2026) — is now fully delivered. Six major content drops have shipped since launch. Today, September 17, 2026, Funcom released Update 1.5, described as "a major step forward for the game." This update brings a full single-player mode, the dramatic conclusion to the Book One story, full gameplay customization, significant combat improvements, a rebuilt endgame (Landsraad), and a character-centric progression system. Simultaneously, the game launched on Xbox and PlayStation 5 consoles (with head start for Deluxe and Ultimate owners, and full console release on September 22). The Filmic Archive DLC — film-inspired cosmetics based on Denis Villeneuve's Dune films, previously listed as unreleased — has a confirmed launch date of September 22, 2026 and was announced at Gamescom on August 26, 2026. Looking further ahead, Funcom has publicly confirmed the Polar Cap, a sizeable free update introducing a new survival map with cold-weather mechanics, new locations, resources, craftable items, and a standalone storyline, planned for later in 2026. This was reaffirmed at Gamescom on September 1, 2026. Cross-play between platforms has also been confirmed for post-console-launch delivery, though no date has been set. Funcom's communications consistently frame recent milestones as beginnings of new chapters rather than conclusions, and their May 7, 2026 developer update explicitly stated "we have a lot more cooking including new features, new content and the continuation of the main story."
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Update 1.5 launched today, introducing full single-player mode, conclusion to Book One story, gameplay customization, combat improvements, rebuilt endgame, and console launch. Developer characterizes this as a culmination of over a year of work but frames it as an ongoing journey, not a conclusion.
news post · Sep 17, 2026 source content shipped
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Gamescom recap confirms Filmic Archive DLC arriving September 22, and explicitly announces the Polar Cap as a free update coming later in 2026 with a new survival map, new mechanics, locations, resources, crafting, and a standalone storyline.
news post · Sep 1, 2026 source content planned
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Funcom
Achievements
74
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Dune: Awakening is an epic Open World Survival Game where you get to fully immerse yourself in one of science fiction’s most iconic worlds.

You have been chosen by the Bene Gesserit to go to Arrakis as their agent and uncover the mystery of the missing Fremen. Visit locations such as Arrakeen and Hagga Basin and meet familiar characters such as Duke Leto Atreides and Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, as you unravel an epic Dune story never told before: yours.

Whether you prefer to play alone or with friends, Dune: Awakening gives you the opportunity to explore a vast, open world Arrakis brimming with secrets to discover, stories to investigate, gadgets to craft, vehicles to assemble, and bases to build. You choose which path to take as you rise from survival to greatness.

Avoid the roaming sandworms. Seek shadows to stay out of the scorching sun. Study the slow blade or learn to master the powers of the Mentat and Bene Gesserit. Build a modest home or a massive base and decorate it to reflect your character’s unique personality. Climb mountains or craft your ornithopter and take to the skies.

Dune: Awakening gives you a living, breathing Dune on a scale never seen before.

Discover a dynamic and immersive Arrakis, from the rolling sand dunes of the Deep Desert to hidden Fremen caves and the bustling city streets of Arrakeen. Climb towering mountains with the Shigawire hook and fly across sandworm-infested deserts in an ornithopter you built yourself. Escape the destructive might of the massive sandstorms towering above you as they sweep across the landscape, then take a quiet moment to witness the beauty of Arrakis when the sun is low.

In Dune: Awakening, you get to step into the books and movies and experience one of science fiction’s most incredible worlds up close. Join the Atreides or the Harkonnen and rise through their ranks as you explore their unique stories. Meet familiar characters such as Duke Leto and Feyd-Rautha, investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Fremen, and discover the truth about your own past. Unravel an epic, cinematic Dune story that asks the mind-bending question: what if Paul Atreides was never born?

 

Arrakis is a test that few survive. Those who do, awaken. Learn to survive the unique climate of Arrakis, chasing shade and extracting liquid from the bodies of your enemies to refine it into water. Study the teachings of the Schools of the Imperium to unlock a powerful repertoire of abilities, weapons, and tools. Wield the Trooper’s unparalleled firepower, use the Bene Gesserit voice to control your enemies, deploy the Mentat’s deceptive traps, or master the Swordmaster’s unique dance of death.

Carve out your own piece of Arrakis and build your personal base of operations. From small outposts to elaborate and towering strongholds, build everything piece-by-piece in the Atreides or Harkonnen style, or any of the other available architectural styles, and decorate it to reflect your personality. Equip it with powerful crafting machines and spice refineries and watch your power and fortune grow. Craft anything from useful desert-survival gadgets to entire vehicles such as ground cars and ornithopters.

 

Play alone in full single-player, multiplayer with friends on a self-hosted or rented private server, or with hundreds of other players on a public server. The full game, with all its features, content, and story, is available regardless of which mode you choose. Both single-player and private multiplayer offer extensive gameplay customization options, allowing you to scale difficulty and tune gameplay options however you like.

Last evaluated Sep 17, 2026
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