A new battle for Arrakis: Should 'Dune' fans play 'Dune Awakening'?
BERLIN: It is one of the greatest science fiction works of our time: In Dune , various noble houses fight for supremacy on the desert planet Arrakis.
The game Dune: Awakening from developer Funcom rewrites the history of the Dune universe. In this alternative timeline, protagonist Paul Atreides has never been born.
Players embark in multiplayer mode with hundreds of others on the hostile planet where they have to survive in the heat and sandstorms and explore the open world.
The goal is to control the resource known as Spice, which only grows on Arrakis, and to secure power for your own faction. One of the biggest dangers are the sand-worms, which can swallow characters whole. Any item or vehicle consumed by one of the giant worms is lost forever.
Fans of the Dune films will certainly enjoy exploring the planet we saw in the Hollywood blockbusters, but overall Dune Awakening is an intense mix of MMO games best suited to fans of World Of Warcraft and survival games like Valheim .
You expand your base with resources and technological advancements, while at the same time, there are quests to complete and new regions to discover. The custom characters improve with experience and equipment.
The release model is somewhat unusual. The game itself costs around US$50 (RM211) and future content will be added through free and paid downloadable content and not financed by in-game purchases or subscriptions.
The game is available for Windows. Versions for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S are planned for 2026. – dpa
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