Dune: Awakening

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Crystal of Atlan

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))

Crystal of Atlan is an anime-style action RPG launched in 2023 with support from Nuverse, a notable publisher. It has a multi-platform release (mobile, PC, and PS5) and some social buzz, but does not appear to have achieved breakout hit status in the West. Given recent release, ongoing updates, and its gacha/MMO-lite features, it's likely to retain a moderate but niche global playerbase. Estimated at around 60,000 daily active players based on similar genre trends and publisher reach.