Dune: Awakening will release in early 2025 for PC

Funcom announced during Gamescom Opening Night Live hosted by Geoff Keighley that Dune: Awakening, the Open World Survival MMO is going to be released in early 2025 on PC. A release on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 is planned for a later date.

During the Gamescom live stream, Funcom showcased 5 minutes of exclusive gameplay which showed for the first time, a player’s rise from scavenging and survival to mobilizing an entire guild in the hunt for spice. 

Dune: Awakening will challenge players to Survive, Expand and Control:

• SURVIVE the scorching desert and colossal sandworms by learning the ways of the Fremen.
• EXPAND your influence through combat, spice flow, building and upgrading bases, crafting vehicles, and trade. Develop your character by walking the path of the Mentat, Trooper, Planetologist, Swordmaster or Bene Gesserit.
• CONTROL the spice and cling to power as guild intrigue and warfare rage.  Join a guild and align with House Harkonnen or Atreides, and clash for the precious spice in dynamic guild versus guild battles involving a range of vehicles, tech, and specialized combatants.

At Gamescom this weekend, Dune: Awakening has made its presence known on the show floor with a towering sandworm sculpt signaling to attendees where their booth is. The booth will feature an extended 30-minute gameplay presentation and pick up your own Fremkit swag bag. The presentation that is being shown will be shared by various content creators in the next few days.

“Revealing gameplay for the first time is always a big moment, especially in a game where the interplay between all these systems can create completely unexpected moments, but the team has done an incredible job and we can’t wait to see how the community reacts,” said Joel Bylos, Creative Director at Funcom.

Earlier this year at PAX East we saw a glimpse of Dune: Awakening and it looks to be a very promising MMO adventure. Before you start asking, you will not be able to ride the sandworm in the game.