Funcom seems to have an authorized hit on its fingers, as Dune: Awakening peaked at over 140,000 concurrent gamers on Steam for the sport’s official launch day. This got here 5 days after the web multiplayer survival title was unlocked early on June 5 for individuals who bought the $70 Deluxe Version or $90 Final Version–which provided 5 days of “superior entry.”
Dune: Awakening formally arrived yesterday, June 10, and instantly set a brand new document for itself with 142,050 Steam concurrent gamers, per SteamDB. Lots of people have been already taking part in the sport earlier than then, too. Plus, Dune: Awakening is presently the top-selling recreation on Steam, with the entry value being $50. On high of the robust numbers, Funcom rolled out a launch-day patch to handle server stability and repair bugs.
For context, Dune: Awakening is proving rather more widespread than Dune: Spice Wars, which is a technique title. The latter topped out with 8,397 concurrent gamers on Valve’s storefront, in response to SteamDB. As such, Dune: Awakening seems to be the largest recreation ever for the Dune franchise–with 4 different video games based mostly on the sci-fi sequence popping out between 1992 and 2001.
Trying forward, Funcom has confirmed that Dune: Awakening will arrive on residence consoles in 2026. That mentioned, the studio hasn’t acknowledged precisely which programs will get the sport, although PS5 and Xbox Collection X|S would take advantage of sense. As for Swap 2, that appears extra up within the air.
For extra, take a look at GameSpot’s Dune: Awakening information for partying up with mates.