PlaneShift

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Dune: Awakening

PlaneShift is a persistent-world indie MMORPG first released in 2002. While it once had a small but dedicated community, it never gained mainstream popularity and has seen very minimal publicity or growth in recent years. Given the game's age, niche status, and limited development resources, its current daily active player base is likely very low—estimated at around 100 or fewer.

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))