Funcom showcased Dune Awakening at Opening Night Live and announced the launch of the massively multiplayer online game for 2025 on PC.
The gameplay of Dune Awakening is set in an alternate universe where Paul Atreides was never born, creating a truly open world. By removing the main character from the original book, the game’s narrative becomes less predictable, making it ideal for an MMO community that enjoys creating its own stories.
The game allows players to deploy Hunter Seeker drones as flying robot assassins, craft equipment using a replicator, and sell blueprints to other players. Players can also fly a Thopter to listen to radio news about events on Arrakis, the deadliest planet in the galaxy.
Players can return to their lair in locations like a Harkonnen village, pledge allegiance to Great Houses, hunt for spice, raid other houses, and mine spice while avoiding sandworms. The game will launch on consoles after the PC release.
