Tannenberg

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Dune: Awakening

Tannenberg is a historical World War I first-person shooter released in 2019 by indie developers M2H and Blackmill Games. As a niche, squad-based multiplayer shooter with a focus on realism and simulation, its active player base has declined significantly since launch. Indie shooters without live-service elements tend to sustain a small but dedicated niche community several years after release, often with a few hundred daily 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))