Dune: Awakening is an upcoming multiplayer survival game from Funcom. It is set the iconic Dune universe but with an alternate backdrop where the Fremen have vanished and Paul Atreides was never born. To provide a glimpse of the game's version of Arrakis, a new trailer was aired:

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More than just survival, Dune: Awakening offers a large-scale, persistent and highly immersive world with social hubs bustling with other players, server-wide politics and intrigue, and a cinematic storyline that will leave you at the edge of your seat.

The Fremen have vanished. Paul Atreides was never born. Lady Jessica obeyed the Bene Gesserit and gave birth to a girl. Duke Leto Atreides survived the assault on Arrakeen and is now locked in a brutal conflict with the Harkonnen over Arrakis and its precious spice.

In this unique but still familiar take on the iconic sci-fi universe of Dune, you begin as a prisoner sent to Arrakis to uncover the mystery of the Fremen’s disappearance. Following in the footsteps of the mysterious desert tribe, you will learn the true meaning of desert power as you rise from a nameless survivor to becoming an agent of the Atreides or the Harkonnen.

Alone, with friends, or any of the hundreds of players you share Arrakis with, can you survive the most dangerous planet in the universe?

Dune: Awakening is set for an "early 2025" release window on PC, with the release for the PS5 and Xbox versions to be announced later. The game can be wishlisted on Steam.

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[Reploid]

Funcom made adventures games at some point

 

[SDA]

Both movies already torment my mind since I first heard about them. Now this?

 

[Veho]

What, no Ordos?

 

[AndorfRequissa]

a game where u gotta worry about water consumption and how much sun u get is too realistic and that realism imo takes away from the idea of fun. i dunno i dont think this game is going to be entertaining.

 

[jeremy2020]

a game where u gotta worry about water consumption and how much sun u get is too realistic and that realism imo takes away from the idea of fun. i dunno i dont think this game is going to be entertaining.

I mean.. V Rising is pretty popular and the blood mechanic seems pretty similar to water consumption and you literally take damage in the sun. It's the execution that is important.

 

[Endlessclouds]

It looks great