Dune: Awakening: release date, trailers, gameplay, and more

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The Dune franchise once had a major position in games. As time went on, however, we hit a drought of Dune titles that lasted decades. With the release of the new films bringing the IP back into the spotlight, we not only got an announcement of a new RTS Dune game, Dune: Spice Wars, but a second one as well that took the entire industry by surprise. While Spice Wars returns to the classic RTS genre that Dune games had previously helped establish, this new title takes the series in a different direction.

Dune: Awakening was first revealed at Gamescom 2022 with just a glimpse at what the game would be. Even though much of the game is still buried, waiting to be revealed, what we do know can at least give enough of a picture to spark some interest. Dune: Awakening looks to be appealing to a much different audience than Spice Wars, so whether you’re a fan of the books, films, or just unique sci-fi games in general, here’s everything we know about Dune: Awakening.

Dune: Awakening was only announced at Gamescom 2022 and has no indication of when it could release. Considering the trailer we saw was just CGI, it is likely that this game is still at least a year or two off. If we had to speculate, we’d say not to expect this game until sometime in 2024 if it really is aiming to be as big as it seems.

For a game as big in scope as Dune: Awakening is setting itself up to be, it will need all the horsepower it can get. That means it will only be coming to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Our first trailer for Dune: Awakening is the CGI-only announcement trailer from Gamescom 2022. It opens on a man in the desert recounting the famous Dune quote, “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.” He watches a pair of massive