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LiveJune 2025 · 1 year ago

Dune: Awakening

102kestimated playersUp 1.2% this week

15k – 52k 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 15k – 52k 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

4.8 thousand

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

Estimated daily players

15 thousand52 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
August 2026~104.3kDown 1.0%
July 2026~105.3k

Community activity

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

Steam concurrent players

71% positive · 78,134 reviews

4.8kDown 20% past month

Dune: Awakening recently drew 4,753 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 8,107 set on Aug 16, 2026. Steam activity is down 20% over the past month. Players have posted 78,134 Steam reviews, 71% of them positive.

Discord members

55,408 online now

202.1kDown 0.6% past month

The official Dune: Awakening Discord server has 202,112 members, with 55,408 of them online at the last check. Membership has held steady over the past month.

Reddit members

105.3kUp 0.7% past month

The Dune: Awakening subreddit counts 105,315 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

25 live streams

447Down 4.5% past month

Dune: Awakening recently drew 447 live viewers on Twitch across 25 streams; viewership peaked at 528 on Jul 31, 2026. Twitch viewership is down 4.5% 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 15,000–52,000 daily players and roughly 1,100,000–2,900,000 accounts that have played it in total, as of August 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 15,000–52,000 daily players as of August 2026.

How many players does Dune: Awakening have on Steam?

Dune: Awakening recently peaked at 4,753 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 202,112 members (55,408 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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