Poptropica

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Dune: Awakening

Poptropica is a web-based adventure and educational game that peaked in popularity in the late 2000s and early 2010s, primarily among children. Its daily active user base has declined significantly since then due to changing gaming trends and target audience aging out, but it still receives updates and retains a niche community. Given its age (launched in 2007) and continued, though much smaller, presence, a few thousand daily players is a conservative industry estimate.

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))