Coreborn: Nations of the Ultracore

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Dune: Awakening

Coreborn: Nations of the Ultracore is a relatively new indie sandbox survival RPG released at the end of 2023 by Blankhans. As an indie multiplayer title, its daily active players are likely modest, especially given the lack of major publisher support or high-profile marketing. Based on typical performance trends for similar small-studio online survival games, an estimate in the low hundreds is reasonable.

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))