Dune: Awakening
Dune: Awakening is the long-awaited open-world survival experience from Funcom, set in Frank Herbert’s Dune universe. Check the Steam store page for Dune: Awakening to dive into specs, editions, and more.
🏜️ What is Dune: Awakening?
- A massive multiplayer survival game on Arrakis where you harvest spice, dodge sandworms, and contend with other players.
- Official launch for PC was on June 10, 2025, with early access starting June 5 for Deluxe and Ultimate Edition owners.
⚙️ Gameplay Possibilities
1. Survive the Harsh Desert
Manage thirst, heat, storms, and constant danger from sandworms while scavenging water and spice.
2. Base-Building & Guilds
Create outposts with stillsuits and spice extractors. Form or join guilds to protect assets and expand influence.
3. Dynamic PvE & PvP
Early zones are PvE-friendly; deeper Arrakis regions unlock intense PvP, including base raids and territorial warfare.
4. Faction Systems & Specialties
Choose allegiances—Bene Gesserit, Swordmasters, Atreides, Harkonnen—with unique abilities: Voice commands, blade skills, spice-enhanced senses.
5. Vehicles & Large-Scale Encounters
Pilot ornithopters, deploy thumpers to attract worms, and take part in server-wide events like spice rushes.
🎯 Why NRK Plays Dune: Awakening
You’ll never find a more adult sandbox: tense strategy, chaotic spice runs, and building, lots of building. We’re here for challenge and humor.
✅ TL;DR: Is Dune: Awakening For You?
| You want… | Dune: Awakening delivers |
|---|---|
| Massive multiplayer survival sandbox | ✅ Check |
| Resource management + base building | ✅ Check |
| Mix of PvE, PvP, guild warfare | ✅ Check |
| Vehicles, factions, strategic chaos | ✅ Check |
| No toxicity, zero-tolerance policy | ✅ Check |
Ready to claim your place on Arrakis?
🎮 Join Dune: Awakening on Steam
“Wake, Sleepers. The spice flows beyond the dunes…”