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Dune: Awakening is a survival game developed and published by Funcom. A multiplayer game, it was released for Windows on June 10, 2025, with early access on June 5. Versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released on September 22, 2026, along with the addition of a single-player mode.

Dune: Awakening is a survival game. The player creates their own playable avatar, customizing their appearance and selecting their background. They can choose a mentor, who will determine the player's starting ability. For instance, a Bene Gesserit mentor will teach the player character to use "the Voice" to taunt their opponents.[1] Players must manage their character's thirst level and maintain their stillsuits.[2] Arrakis is filled with environmental dangers, such as frequent sandstorms and quicksand. The player character may suffer from a heat stroke if they explore during day time, and encounter hostile Sardaukar patrols at night.[3] Players need to scavenge for resources, which can be used to craft items and build a shelter. Players must compete against each other to harvest and transport spice, a psychedelic drug that is seen as the most essential and valuable commodity in the Dune universe. Sandworms are a constant threat, and players must avoid making loud sounds while moving to avoid drawing their attention.[4][5] While players can use technology such as thumpers to attract a sandworm and use it to their advantage, they cannot be summoned at will.[6] While players normally will not lose any of their progress when they are defeated, every item and vehicle devoured by a sandworm will be lost forever.[7] As players progress, they will unlock skills, weapons, and gadgets used for combat and traversal.[7] In addition to farming and selling spice, players will become addicted to it, unlocking spice-related powers.

Dune: Awakening is a massively multiplayer game, divided into four phases: Survive, Protect, Expand and Control, and sees the player character advancing from an everyman to the leader of a guild. After completing the starting area, players can access the Overland, where they can pilot an ornithopter from a top-down perspective to reach other locations in a game. Players can join either House Atreides or House Harkonnen, and access faction-specific quests and talk to other non-playable characters.