Dune: Awakening – Beta sign up, platforms, gameplay, trailers, more

Funcom revealed Dune: Awakening’s new trailer during Summer Game Fest 2024, and teased more about the alternate storyline behind the upcoming MMO. Here’s everything known so far about Dune: Awakening including its beta sign-up, gameplay, trailers, and more.

Dune: Awakening is set to be an ambitious open-world survival MMO that takes inspiration from both the movies and books of the Dune franchise. Funcom promised an adventure set in an alternate timeline than the original franchise, where players will need to deal with the complex political interactions between factions, as well as survive the unforgiving world of Arrakis.

Developed with Unreal Engine 5, the devs are getting ready to introduce a huge world filled with secrets, fast-paced mechanics, and visually astounding creatures that are lurking underneath the sand-filled environment.

Here’s everything you need to know about Dune: Awakening.

• Dune: Awakening beta sign up
• Dune: Awakening platforms
• Dune: Awakening gameplay
• Dune: Awakening trailers

Dune: Awakening beta sign up

Funcom have already started beta testing with some players and have currently opened pre-registration to work with players’ feedback.

For those interested in being part of the Dune: Awakening beta period, you can go to the game’s official webpage and look for the “Beta Signup” tab. You’ll need to enter your e-mail, and wait for the devs to give you further information.

Dune: Awakening platforms

Dune: Awakening will be available on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, according to the pre-alpha trailer shown in 2022.

While there’s still no news about its official release date, Funcom promised to reveal more details in the Dune: Awakening Direct on June 20, 2024.

While there hasn’t been any definitive update about other platforms where players can try out Dune: Awakening, we’ll keep you updated as soon as there is more information available.

Dune: Awakening gameplay

Dune: Awakening promises to combine the creativity of a sandbox survival game with persistent multiplayer game features found in any Open World MMO.

Players will need to create their own identity and level up their characters while choosing factions that will give them specialized abilities. Starting on Arrakis, they’ll need to explore the vast universe of Dune, forming alliances and trying to defeat classic enemies as seen in both the movies and the books.

However, fighting enemies or exploring the map isn’t the only thing to do in Dune: Awakening. Characters will need to seek water, craft precious items, and develop their shelters into fortresses to survive the cruel environment of Arrakis.

If enemies come knocking on the player’s settlements, they’ll be able to engage in third-person combat, and use every weapon and their disposal, as well as plan strategies between infantry, ground, and flying vehicles.

Dune: Awakening trailers

Dune: Awakening was first announced in 2022 at The Game Awards, where devs showed the sandworm-filled planet of Arrakis, as well as several iconic vehicles that are set to explore its iconic desert landscape.

On March 4, 2024, the Norwegian game developer Funcom presented a 25-minute digital showcase. There, they provided new details on Dune: Awakening, and showed a new gameplay trailer called “Survive Arrakis.”

On June 7, 2024, Funcom released a cinematic trailer where it confirmed that Dune: Awakening will be set in an alternate timeline.

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