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LiveJune 2025 · 1 year ago

Dune: Awakening

106.1kestimated playersDown 4.6% this week

16k – 56k daily players

Dune: Awakening is an open-world survival MMO set on the desert planet Arrakis. Players create a custom character and must manage thirst, maintain stillsuits, and contend with environmental hazards like sandstorms, extreme heat, and roaming sandworms. The game involves scavenging resources, crafting equipment, building shelters, and competing with other players to harvest and transport spice. As players progress, they advance through phases from basic survival to leading a guild, eventually participating in faction warfare between House Atreides and House Harkonnen. The game features both PvE and PvP zones, with a Deep Desert area that reshapes weekly through Coriolis storms.

Dune: Awakening is estimated to have 16k – 56k players a day. Around 1m – 3m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

Player stats

Steam players today

4.9 thousand

Peak concurrent players on Steam today. Other platforms and launchers are not counted.

Estimated daily players

16 thousand56 thousand

How many people we think play Dune: Awakening on a given day.

Estimated total players

1.1 million2.9 million

How many accounts we think have played Dune: Awakening at some point.

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
September 2026~105.2kUp 0.6%
August 2026~104.6kDown 0.7%
July 2026~105.3k

Community activity

Daily Dune: Awakening community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.

Steam concurrent players

71% positive · 78,409 reviews

4.9kDown 30% past month

Dune: Awakening recently drew 4,907 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 8,107 set on Aug 16, 2026. Steam activity is down 30% over the past month. Players have posted 78,409 Steam reviews, 71% of them positive.

Discord members

73,544 online now

201.2kDown 0.5% past month

The official Dune: Awakening Discord server has 201,173 members, with 73,544 of them online at the last check. Membership has held steady over the past month.

Reddit members

106kUp 0.9% past month

The Dune: Awakening subreddit counts 105,961 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

34 live streams

513Up 61% past month

Dune: Awakening recently drew 513 live viewers on Twitch across 34 streams; viewership peaked at 3,088 on Aug 28, 2026. Twitch viewership is up 61% over the past month.

YouTube subscribers

180k

The official Dune: Awakening YouTube channel has 180,000 subscribers. The subscriber count has held steady over the past month.

Trailer

Storyline

In an alternate timeline where Paul Atreides was never born, Lady Jessica obeys the Bene Gesserit and bears a daughter named Ariste instead of a son. Her loyalty earns her training as a Truthsayer, and she uncovers the betrayal of Dr. Wellington Yueh before it can unfold. House Atreides survives under Duke Leto's leadership but becomes locked in a prolonged War of Assassins against House Harkonnen on the desert planet Arrakis. Meanwhile, the Fremen have vanished following a brutal purge by the Emperor's Sardaukar forces. Into this fractured world, a lone agent working undercover for the Bene Gesserit arrives on Arrakis with a singular mission: find the missing Fremen and awaken the Sleeper. The desert holds its secrets tightly, and the political machinations of the Great Houses threaten anyone caught between them.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Dune: Awakening?

Dune: Awakening has an estimated 16,000–56,000 daily players and roughly 1,100,000–2,900,000 accounts that have played it in total, as of September 2026. The range is derived from Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, not from server data, so actual numbers may differ.

Is Dune: Awakening dead or still active?

No, Dune: Awakening is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 16,000–56,000 daily players as of September 2026.

How many players does Dune: Awakening have on Steam?

Dune: Awakening recently peaked at 4,907 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 8,107. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.

How big is the Dune: Awakening Discord server?

The official Dune: Awakening Discord server has around 201,173 members (73,544 typically online).

When was Dune: Awakening released?

Dune: Awakening was released in June 2025 by Funcom.

What platforms is Dune: Awakening available on?

Dune: Awakening is available on Windows and PlayStation 5.

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