Scarlet Nexus

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Dune: Awakening

Scarlet Nexus is a single-player-focused action RPG published by Bandai Namco and released in 2021. It had a successful launch, especially in Japan, but is not an MMO and lacks long-term content updates typical of live-service games. Given its genre, age, and publisher, a moderate fan-base likely remains with around 2,000 daily players across all platforms, mostly driven by sales, Game Pass inclusion, and occasional replay interest.

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))