Great start for the new Dune on Steam. Devs of this open-world survival MMO have big plans and want to be honest with players

Update (June 9th)

The day before the official, global release, Dune: Awakening is doing great on Steam. Over the weekend, more than 117,000 people were playing the new paid survival game on Steam at the same time (via SteamDB). Expectations before the release for all players are therefore high.

Original news (June 6th)

The official global release of Dune: Awakening is happening next week, but the Deluxe and Ultimate edition buyers already started the fun last night. So it's worth taking a look at the current reception of this title.

1. This launch can be considered very successful. Yesterday's activity record on Steam was 93,634 players playing simultaneously. That's impressive considering it was achieved only by people willing to pay extra for special editions of the game.
2. The earlier access became the best debut for Funcom, surpassing the previous leader, Conan Exiles, which had a record of 53,402 players at the same time.
3. Interestingly, the title was not initially received with enthusiasm. Shortly after the release, most of the reviews on Steam were negative. This was due to problems with connecting to the servers. Fortunately, these were temporary issues, and the devs quickly managed to minimize them, so the reception of the game improved rapidly.
4. The option to rent private servers is now available. At first, the developers planned to release this feature sometime after the release, but they managed to do it earlier.

From "mostly negative" to very positive reviews in just a few hours

Players clearly like Dune: Awakening - on Steam, 81% of player reviews praise this project, which the platform categorizes as a "very positive" reception of the title.

The developers also shared their future plans. On June 10th, along with the official release, some additional servers will be activated. The creators also promised that they have no plans for microtransactions or subscriptions. Instead, they will be earning from the sale of the basic version of the game and classic expansions with new content. The game will also be developed with the help of free updates.

We knew about the lack of subscription since March. The new thing is the declaration that the developer has no plans for any form of microtransactions.

Dune: Awakening can be purchased on Steam for $49.99 (standard edition). The Deluxe Edition costs $69.99, and the Ultimate Edition - $89.99.

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Dune: Awakening

June 10, 2025

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