Shadow Kings

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Dune: Awakening

Shadow Kings is a mobile fantasy strategy game developed by Goodgame Studios and released in 2014. Although it once had an active player base, the game is nearly a decade old and shows no signs of ongoing major updates or community engagement. Most older mobile strategy titles experience significant decline after 5+ years unless heavily promoted, so a conservative estimate would be in the low hundreds for daily active players.

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))