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Dune: Awakening

The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls is a long-running mobile/social idol management game launched in 2011. It remains notable in Japan with an active niche fanbase, regular events, and ties to the broader Idolmaster brand, but is well past its peak popularity. Its daily active players are likely in the tens of thousands, supported by ongoing in-game events, but fallen off from earlier years. Not an MMO, as it lacks persistent world and massive real-time multiplayer interactions.

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))