Conquer Online

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Dune: Awakening

Conquer Online is a classic MMORPG launched in 2004 by TQ Digital (NetDragon). It was popular in its prime, especially in China and niche overseas communities, but it is now nearly 20 years old. While still supported and with a loyal core user base, most legacy MMORPGs in this age bracket have sharply diminished player counts, predominantly under 20,000 daily actives, unless there have been major relaunches or nostalgia-driven revivals. No such significant relaunch is noted, so a conservative estimate is around 10,000 daily active players.

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))