Dune: Awakening, an explosive success at launch with over 189,000 concurrent players

Funcom's new open world multiplayer survival game, inspired by the Dune universe, has won over critics and audiences, becoming the company's best-selling title and promising significant future developments

Dune: Awakening, the large-scale open-world multiplayer survival game developed by Funcom, is enjoying considerable success. The title launched to rave reviews, currently boasting a "Very Positive" rating on Steam of 85%, based on over 28,700 reviews. Critics have praised the game, which holds a score of 80 on Metacritic and 81 on OpenCritic.

In its first weekend of release, Dune: Awakening broke its own concurrent player record three times, reaching a whopping 189,000+ players. This far surpasses the previous record of 53,400 set by the company’s previous title, Conan Exiles. The success has officially cemented it as the fastest-selling Funcom game ever. Since its Early Access release, Dune: Awakening has consistently remained among the most played games on Steam .

The explosive reaction from players, specialized press and content creators has highlighted some fundamental aspects of the game that have contributed to its success. Among these, we highlight an alternative timeline designed specifically for the game, a great fidelity to the Dune universe and the visual and sound inspirations taken from the films of Denis Villeneuve and Legendary.

The launch success is just the beginning of the journey for Dune: Awakening. The game's Season Pass already includes the first four DLCs, and the development team is hard at work on future improvements and major free content updates . These updates will aim to further expand the game's story and features, promising an ever-evolving experience for players.

Dune: Awakening is now available on Steam, inviting players to explore the vast and dangerous expanses of Arrakis.