Funcom has announced that Dune: Awakening is free to play for PC via Steam from now through Monday, September 15th. The F2P weekend allows players to dip their toes into all currently-released content, including the newly added Chapter 2 update. In addition, players can purchase it for 20% off, and all progress made over the free weekend will be retained.
Dune: Awakening features
- Explore an immersive, open world – Explore a dynamic and immersive Arrakis, from the vast sand dunes of the Deep Desert to hidden Fremen caves and the bustling city streets of Arrakeen. Climb towering mountains with the Shigawire hook and fly across sandworm-infested sands in your own, crafted ornithopter. Witness massive sandstorms towering above you as they sweep across the landscape.
- Dune as you know it, with a twist – Experience an epic, cinematically told Dune story that asks the mind-bending question: what if Paul Atreides was never born? What would be different? Meet familiar characters from the books and movies including Duke Leto and Feyd-Rautha, investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Fremen, and discover the truth about your own past. Join the Atreides or the Harkonnen and rise through their ranks as you explore their unique stories.
- Master survival unique to Arrakis – Seek shadows in the scorching heat of the day. Craft a stillsuit to reclaim your bodily fluids. Look for wormsign or risk being eaten by Shai-Hulud himself. Arrakis is a test, and to succeed, you must uncover the secret knowledge of the Fremen and study the teachings of the Schools of the Imperium to unlock a powerful repertoire of abilities, weapons, and tools.
- Build your desert, your Arrakis, your Dune – Carve out a piece of Arrakis for yourself. Discover unique resources to mine and craft hundreds of items, armors, gadgets, vehicles, and base parts. Build and decorate a modest home just for yourself, set up an efficient spice refinery with your friends, or construct a massive seat of power for your guild. Scavenge, craft, build, and trade your way to fortune.
- Freedom to play your way – Play alone, with a handful of friends, or head into the wider world filled with hundreds of other players and engage in the politics of Arrakis. Unlock powerful new abilities to become a master of hand-to-hand and ranged combat or pursue the life of a planetologist, surveying Arrakis and uncovering its ancient mysteries. You decide how to spend your time on Arrakis.
Check out the Dune: Awakening Steam page and get started today!
