Battle Ages

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Dune: Awakening

Battle Ages is a free-to-play mobile-style historical real-time strategy game released in 2016 and later ported to consoles. It is published by 505 Games and developed by DR Studios. Although it had some traction at launch, this type of title typically sees declining engagement after a few years without major content updates or significant community presence, especially on console. I estimate a very low but ongoing player base primarily due to its F2P nature and casual market appeal.

As of late August 2025, Dune: Awakening had approximately 14,000 concurrent players, reflecting a significant decline from its peak of over 189,000 concurrent players shortly after launch in June 2025. This decrease is attributed to factors such as player burnout, game design issues, and technical problems. Despite these challenges, the developers remain optimistic, citing strong player retention and a 10-year development roadmap that includes plans to explore new planets and regions within the Dune universe. ([gamesradar.com](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mmo/dune-awakening-dev-says-player-retention-has-been-extremely-good-and-the-mmos-10-year-plan-still-has-so-much-to-pull-from-in-the-lore-well-go-to-new-planets-eventually/?utm_source=openai))