How Dune: Awakening Uses Environmental Storytelling to Break Genre Expectations
Dune: Awakening buries its narrative in the sand, forcing players to read the ruins, endure the storms, and piece together Arrakis for themselves.
How Dune: Awakening Weaponizes MMO Expectations
Dune: Awakening punishes players who approach it like a typical MMO, gradually taking away their genre comforts until only survival instinct remains.
Dune: Awakening Player Shares Trick for Getting Around Fast
A clever Dune: Awakening player shows off a unique and hilarious trick for getting over and around difficult terrain quickly and easily.
Dune: Awakening’s Boldest Story Choice is a Learning Opportunity For Other Franchises
Dune: Awakening chooses to tell a very different story within the Dune universe, and that choice should really be replicated by other franchises.
Dune: Awakening Is Off to a Strong Start on Steam
Dune: Awakening is off to a promising start on Steam, debuting as one of the best-selling and most-played games on Valve's storefront.
Dune Awakening Players Left Frustrated by Endgame Activity
Dune: Awakening players voice frustrations with the way some of the MMO's endgame mechanics work, citing unfair advantages for some players.
Why Dune: Awakening Refuses to Be a Survival Game in the Traditional Sense
Dune: Awakening treats survival as a narrative tool, not a progression gate, bending genre rules to stay loyal to Frank Herbert’s world and spirit.
What Dune: Awakening Reveals About Player Psychology in Harsh Worlds
Dune: Awakening never tells players what to do, but their stress responses reveal far more than any quest log, cutscene, or dialogue ever could.
Dune: Awakening Makes Most Survival Game Base Building Look Primitive
Dune: Awakening's base building system reshapes the survival game genre by turning personal expression and strategic design into a single priority.
How Dune: Awakening’s Soundscape Captures the Soul of Arrakis
Dune: Awakening makes sound do the heavy lifting, letting silence, storms, and distant roars speak louder than any voice or cinematic ever could.
Why Dune: Awakening's Sandworms Are One of the Most Addictive Threats in Survival Gaming
Dune: Awakening’s sandworms are more than just predators, but also a bit of a siren call for thrill-seekers with everything to lose and no brakes.
The Most Dune Thing About Dune: Awakening Isn’t the Sandworms
Dune: Awakening hides its true danger in plain sight, where the silence, heat, and risks remind players that Arrakis was never meant to be tamed.
Dune: Awakening’s World is a Double-Edged Sword
Dune: Awakening's recreation of Arrakis may be incredibly faithful to the source material, but that faithfulness also comes at a cost.
Dune: Awakening Puts a Nice Twist on a Classic Survival Trope
Dune: Awakening may have many hallmarks of a survival game, but there is one mechanic that it seemingly flips on its head, which is great to see.
Dune: Awakening's Opening Hour Feels Like a Greatest Hits Compilation
Dune: Awakening does not waste anytime getting players into the action, and through those opening hours, it feels like a fantastic time for Dune fans.
Dune: Awakening's Silence Speaks Louder Than Words
Dune: Awakening turns quiet into a weapon, using sparse dialogue and haunting stillness to reinforce its world’s danger, loneliness, and weight.
The Unwritten Rules of Dune: Awakening Explained
Before setting out into the unforgiving desert of Arrakis in Dune: Awakening, there are several unwritten rules players should become familiar with.
Dune Awakening Dev Gives Update on Console Release Plans
Funcom shares a new update on Dune: Awakening, revealing when the highly anticipated survival MMO is expected to land on consoles.
Dune: Awakening Review
Dune: Awakening thrives in atmosphere, worldbuilding, and survival depth, even if its combat and grind somewhat drag behind its setting and systems.
Dune Awakening Releases New Update for June 2025
Dune: Awakening releases its first patch of the survival game's advanced access period, cleaning up early issues reported by players.