One of 2025's biggies is Funcom's Dune: Awakening, a survival MMO set on an alt-history version of Arrakis where Paul Atreides, the book's protagonist and (kinda) hero, was simply never born.

but also makes your character dependent on it. Everyone will be looking to control the spice, but how each player or group intends to use it may be different. Dune: Awakening World Premiere ...

Sticking a media playtest for a Dune game in ... stone-broke character; a gorgeous, bald Harkonnen sporting eye makeup Chappell Roan would approve of. Awakening’s character customization isn ...

Dune: Awakening stands out the minute you exit character creation for one very stressful reason; Arrakis isn't exactly a tropical island or verdant forested ecosystem. In the opening area ...

Dune Awakening creative director Joel Bylos revealed ... We had to avoid the reveal of any major characters before the films did. We had to avoid any and all spoilers about Paul Atreides." ...

At a surface level, Dune: Awakening's gameplay is as demanding ... with its vast deserts and colossal sandworms. Meet characters from the movies and books as you follow your story across Dune.

What begins as a solo journey of survival will evolve into a socio-political war of spice and intrigue as players venture deeper into Dune: Awakening.