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Dune: Awakening

Homeworld Mobile is a mobile real-time strategy game released in 2022 by Gearbox Publishing and Stratosphere Games. As a mobile spin-off of a classic RTS franchise, it likely drew an initial audience of Homeworld fans but doesn't command the mass-market appeal or content cadence to sustain a large mobile userbase 2 years after launch. Retention for similar mid-tier licensed mobile strategy games trends toward several thousand DAU post-launch, especially as updates slow.

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))