The verdict is in: Dune: Awakening has found The Golden Path!
Following launch, we have been absolutely floored by the reception from players, press, and content creators. With over 19,300 reviews resulting in a current Steam Rating of 87% Very Positive, we are incredibly thankful to all of you.
We saw at least 142,050 of you play at the same time following launch, and we haven’t even reached the weekend.
See the reactions in our Press Reviews video, and read even more of our favorite quotes and reactions below.
Press
“One of the most impressive online survival games ever made.”
9/10 GamersHeroes
“I believe Dune: Awakening is one of those games we'll look back on ten years from now and say, "This is one of the best games of all time.”
9/10 Dualshockers
“...the most authentic take on the Dune-iverse imaginable.”
IGN
“If there's one thing that Dune: Awakening does extremely well, it's offering a world and atmosphere that are immersive and engrossing.”
8/10 Gamerant
“...the visuals are gorgeous.”
8/10 Gaming Age
“Dune: Awakening is stunning.”
88/100 Noobfeed
“...a massive scale of content that goes beyond your initial impression.”
Sportskeeda
“I don't know of any game world that is more Dune than that of Dune: Awakening.”
9/10 4P (German)
“Dune: Awakening is a very lovingly designed game conversion of the Dune license.”
8/10 IGN Germany (German)
“Dune: Awakening does a lot of things right for me with its fun vehicle system and diverse game world.”
83/100 GameStar (German)
“The Best Way to Experience Arrakis.”
8.5/10 VGMAG (Italian)
“The hostility of Arrakis is the ideal terrain for a survival MMO, and the developers have adapted the perils described by Frank Herbert into game mechanics with remarkable inspiration.”
Dexerto (French)
“Dune: Awakening is exactly the kind of game the industry needs more of: ambitious, respectful of its source material, and willing to take real creative risks.”
8.5/10 AreaJugones (Spanish)
Content Creators
“’Are you being paid by the developer to stream this game?’ No, man, I’m paying them!”
Shroud
“I genuinely – I am so impressed with the thought of all the systems that this game has... I expected it to be good, I did not expect it to be this good.”
Shroud
“Dune: Awakening is my game of the year for 2025.”
Renfail
“It’s a survival sandbox game at heart, but it is doing a lot more than, I would say, a lot of games of this type, which is very cool.”
CohhCarnage
“Funcom has done an incredible job. The more I play, the more I enjoy it.”
Kiba - ZonaMMORPG (Spanish)
Our journey to make Arrakis the most authentic and expansive realization of Frank Herbert’s masterpiece is only just beginning.
Seek the shade, Sleepers