Blue Protocol

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Dune: Awakening

Blue Protocol launched in 2023 with Bandai Namco and Amazon Games backing, generating initial interest as a new anime-styled MMORPG. However, player retention has struggled in both Japan and NA/EU, with declining trends post-launch and mixed reviews on content updates. As a persistent-world online RPG featuring large-scale multiplayer, it qualifies as an MMO, but current daily active players likely hover around 20,000 globally given the drop-off since release.

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))