Funcom has confirmed the global release times for Dune: Awakening.
Inspired by Denis Villeneuve and Legendary Entertainment’s blockbuster films, Dune: Awakening is a survival MMO set on the most dangerous planet in the universe, where players can explore Arrakis in an open-world game for the first time ever.
You survive by learning the ways of the Fremen, and expand your potential through combat, the spice, building, and trading. It's set to release on June 10, 2025, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S after a three-week delay to fix issues identified during its beta testing. Players with a "head start," however, get to play five days early from June 5.
We had a great time with it, writing in IGN's Dune: Awakening beta preview: "As a longtime fan of Dune, it also just feels so good to explore and learn more about a world that I’m quite fond of, and Funcom has clearly put a ton of effort into worldbuilding and lore, even despite taking quite a bit of creative liberty by placing Awakening within a parallel reality and canon than the books/movies."
Last week, Funcom put on a livestream showing off Dune: Awakening's mid-to-endgame, and a wide tour of the Hagga Basin "to emphasize the size and variety players can expect," including the "lush O’odham, the forbidding Hagga Rift, the tall spires and imposing rock formations of Jabal Eifrit, to name just a few." Up until now, even beta players have only seen around 25% of Hagga Basin, so the stream showcased "these huge and diverse landscapes" in all their glory.
"Before even considering the vast dunes and dangers of the Deep Desert, players will experience a full-scale survival game," Funcom teased.
"They will rise through the ranks of the Atreides or Harkonnen; build powerful strongholds; brave Imperial Testing Stations; craft advanced schematics; explore and harvest in a variety of vehicles, and much, much more." Furthermore, the "Landsraad feature allows anyone to contribute in the effort to impact their entire faction, whether they prefer PvE or PvP."
For more, check out details on the MMO's business model and post-launch plans.
Dune: Awakening global release times — head start/early access:
Thursday, June 5, 2025
PDT (Los Angeles):
- 7am
CDT (Mexico City)
- 8am
CDT (Chicago):
- 9am
EDT (New York):
- 10am
CLT (Santiago):
- 10am
BRT (São Paulo)
- 11am
BST (London)
- 3pm
CEST (Berlin)
- 4pm
GST (Dubai)
- 6pm
CST (Beijing)
- 10pm
KST (Seoul)
- 11pm
JST (Tokyo)
- 11pm
Friday, June 6, 2025
AEST (Sydney)
- 12am midnight
Dune: Awakening global release times — standard access:
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
PDT (Los Angeles):
- 7am
CDT (Mexico City)
- 8am
CDT (Chicago):
- 9am
EDT (New York):
- 10am
CLT (Santiago):
- 10am
BRT (São Paulo)
- 11am
BST (London)
- 3pm
CEST (Berlin)
- 4pm
GST (Dubai)
- 6pm
CST (Beijing)
- 10pm
KST (Seoul)
- 11pm
JST (Tokyo)
- 11pm
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
AEST (Sydney)
- 12am midnight
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
