Four hours into Dune: Awakening, these first impressions find a brutal but promising survival MMO where heat, thirst, storms, raiders, crafting, and sandworms make Arrakis feel genuinely dangerous.
Funcom announced Dune: Awakening for May 20, 2025 and opened its character creator and benchmark tool ahead of the survival MMO’s launch.
Permafrost builds survival around permanent winter, scarce resources and cooperation. Space Rocket Games’ Paweł Brągoszewski explains the frozen world’s design, the role of its dog companion, and how demo feedback shaped the team’s development priorities.
