During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022, Funcom announced Dune Awakening, a new open-world survival MMO.

In Dune Awakening, you’ll have to survive the most dangerous planet in the universe, as well as build shelters against sandstorms, maintain your stillsuit, and master the old ways to walk even the deepest deserts. You must also avoid or be devoured by the colossal sandworms that dwell beneath the sands.

In addition, you’ll get to explore the ever-changing face of Arrakis and walk the ruins of long-forgotten biological testing stations, scavenge the wreckage of fallen spaceships, and wander the dusty halls of abandoned sietches. You’ll head into unmapped sectors and be the first to discover secrets and riches before the coriolis storms once again shift the sands and alter the landscape.

In the game, you have to take control of the spice and hunt for spice blooms and deploy your harvester, then protect it from opportunistic raiders and rival factions. Soak the sand in blood as massive battles shift seamlessly from foot to vehicles and from ground to ornithopters in the sky.

You will also make a name for yourself among the inhabitants of Arrakis and wield intrigue and force to influence the Landsraad and impact the world, as well as build your own faction through spice harvesting, trade, subterfuge, and open conflict.

Last but not least, you can tailor every aspect of your character and consume spice to conquer your senses and acquire powerful abilities.

It’s coming to PC via Steam, but there is no release date.