Space Station 13

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Dune: Awakening

Space Station 13 is a cult classic sandbox multiplayer game originally released in 2003, with various community servers running different versions. Despite its age, it maintains a small but active playerbase due to its unique gameplay and strong, niche community. Across all servers and codebases, the estimated daily player count ranges from 2,000–5,000, so approximately 4,000 daily players is a reasonable estimate in 2024.

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))