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Waiting on your new open world MMO fix? Funcom has delayed Dune: Awakening. Read further to know why.
Dune: Awakening is one of the most anticipated open-world survival MMOs of 2025. The game is close to Frank Hurbert’s vision as its graphics are inspired by the Dune 2 film. Dune: Awakening is fully developed in Unreal Engine 5. The game’s narrative is set in an alternate timeline where its savior, Paul Atreides, was never born. The game will launch exclusively on PC, with console versions planned for a later date.
The developers originally slated the Unreal Engine 5 MMO to release on 15 May 2025. However, recently Funcom announced a delay for the game, pushing its release to 10 June 2025, with early access starting from 5 June 2025. If you’ve been out of the loop, we’ll explain exactly why developer Funcom announced the delay for Dune Awakening.
The Real Reason Funcom Delayed Dune: Awakening to June 2025
An important update regarding Dune: Awakening: pic.twitter.com/09Ftw4hstj
— Dune: Awakening (@DuneAwakening) April 15, 2025
The official Dune Awakening Twitter handle posted an update about the game on 15 April 2025. The team thanked the community who have been actively awaiting and hyping up the game. The Twitter handle for Dune: Awakening also announced an ongoing Closed Beta to collect feedback from playtesters to refine the game. Funcom wants to make Dune: Awakening ‘collaboratively a better game.’
Basically, the team stated that the game needs ‘more time to cook’ in the oven. The team plans on improving Dune: Awakening with feedback from beta testers. The delay will allow the game to be a polished experience on day one. The team also plans to hold a large-scale beat sometime this month.
These periodical beta tests will allow Funcom to make Dune: Awakening an MMO with massive scale and refined gameplay. The developers have assured that, “Dune: Awakening is a beast of a game.” And that the team wants to stick the landing on launch day for the game.
The Definitive Survival MMO Experience?
The developers also comment that “They’re making gameplay and technical stride not seen in the (MMO) genre before.” The team shared that Dune: Awakening will be a multiplayer survival game on a massive scale on release. We’re watchfully waiting for the game to finally be released in early access on 5 June and fully on 10 June on PC. See you there!
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