If you’ve been holding off on checking out Funcom’s Dune: Awakening, the game is currently free on any server until November 27. And to entice players to stick around, Funcom is also offering a 25% discount until December 1.
Players who take part in the free trial will be allowed “to taste the spice and explore the vast Hagga Basin map in search of the Fremen” for up to 10 hours during the trial period. Funcom also notes that this trial allows newcomers to play on any server in the world with existing players. Any progress made in their exploration will carry over if players ultimately buy Dune: Awakening.
Last summer, Funcom shared a glimpse of Dune: Awakening’s ambitious roadmap of free and paid DLC. Chapter 3’s free update will feature a revamped endgame, and there haven’t been any specific details about what will be included with Chapter 4. However, Funcom has already made some of the fan-requested changes to Awakening, including endgame changes, improved player logging and deep desert loot, as well as a way to locate or salvage lost vehicles. Chapter 3 will debut between January 2026 and March 2026, while Chapter 4 will follow between April 2026 and June 2026.
Awakening’s 2026 paid DLCs, Raiders of the Broken Lands and The Water Wars, will arrive in the first and second quarters of 2026, respectively. The publisher hasn’t said much about Raiders of the Broken Lands, but it has noted that The Water Wars will bring players to the polar caps of Arrakis during a war between the Water Shipper families.
Dune: Awakening will come to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2026.
