Dune: Awakening

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Top Critic Average

79%

Critics Recommend

Eurogamer
4 / 5
PC Gamer
80 / 100
IGN
8 / 10
Game Rant
8 / 10
GamesRadar+
3 / 5
GameSpot
7 / 10
DualShockers
9 / 10
Areajugones
8.5 / 10
Creators: Funcom
Release Date: Jun 10, 2025 - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
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Critic Reviews for Dune: Awakening

Dune: Awakening is a harsh survival game, an intriguing RPG, and a fierce open world PvP game all in one. Somehow, it pulls it off.

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An engrossing survival and crafting game with flawed but engaging endgame systems.

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Dune: Awakening is an excellent survival MMO that brilliantly captures life on Arrakis, usually to its benefit.

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Dune: Awakening thrives in atmosphere, worldbuilding, and survival depth, even if its combat and grind somewhat drag behind its setting and systems.

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If you are a huge fan of Dune, it's going to be easy for you to overlook those issues. If you're not, or just have a passing interest in the lore, you may find it's just too difficult to get into. It's a game that is capable of fantastic moments, marred by irritations and a feeling of bloat that ultimately holds it back from being truly great.

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Funcom's survival MMO delivers on the fantasy of the Dune universe but stumbles in the endgame.

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Dune: Awakening has impressed me at every turn. Stunning cinematics showcase an immersive story inspired by Dune's award-winning lore and set the scene for a thrilling adventure, focused on exploration, survival, base-building, and politics. In a time full of unfinished, bug-ridden game launches, Dune: Awakening is setting the bar higher for what the release of video games should be.

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Dune: Awakening is exactly the type of game the industry needs more of: ambitious, respectful of its source material, and willing to take real creative risks. It's not perfect, and it's definitely not for everyone, but for those who connect with its vision, it offers a genuinely unique experience. If you're looking for a casual survival game you can play an hour here and there, this isn't your game. But if you want to lose yourself in one of the most convincing and complex virtual worlds ever created, Arrakis is waiting for you. Funcom has created something special here: a game that honors both Frank Herbert and the survival genre, and sets new standards for what ambitious MMOs can achieve when developers truly understand their source material.

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Industry Coverage

Dune: Awakening Will Be Free to Play on Steam for a Limited Time

Dune: Awakening Will Be Free to Play on Steam for a Limited Time

Dune: Awakening will be holding a free period for gamers to check out the title on Steam, as well as a discount on the game.

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Exclusive: "Maybe We'll Leave Arrakis" - Dune: Awakening Producer Teases Big Things For The Game's Future

Exclusive: "Maybe We'll Leave Arrakis" - Dune: Awakening Producer Teases Big Things For The Game's Future

It looks like it might be a while away, though.

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Dune: Awakening Director Comments on Crossplay Support

Dune: Awakening Director Comments on Crossplay Support

Dune: Awakening Game Director Joel Bylos comments on the upcoming console release of the MMO and whether it will support crossplay between systems.

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Exclusive: "Yeah, That's A Misstep On Our Side" - Dune: Awakening Producer Promises That It Won't Fill The Game With Silly Cosmetics

Exclusive: "Yeah, That's A Misstep On Our Side" - Dune: Awakening Producer Promises That It Won't Fill The Game With Silly Cosmetics

"Everything we do has to be approved by the Herbert estate and Legendary."

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