Funcom has announced a 25% discount for MMORPG Dune: Awakening, but if you want to try before you buy, there’s some even better news.
With a bit of luck, you’re reading this before November 27th, because if you are, then you can download and jump on a server for Dune: Awakening to try it out. The publisher says: “layers who wish to taste the spice and explore the vast Hagga Basin map in search of the Fremen can play for free for 10 hours until November 27.”
Funcom adds: “Unlike the previous Free Trial, you can now choose a server in any World you want and play with existing players. All progress during this time carries over if they purchase the game, which is 25% off until December 1.”
With a spiceload of new content and improvements added since launch – including new stories, contracts, items, combat improvements, events, variety, quality of life, stability and performance improvements – and so much more to come, there has never been a better time to dive into Dune: Awakening.
In our review back in June, we said: “It’s a good-looking game, capturing the sheer scale and majesty of Arrakis and its terrifying worms while also staying true to what we’ve come to know as the aesthetic identity of the universe. It’s a thrilling action game as well as an engaging RPG, and while the combat doesn’t always feel satisfying, you can avoid it if you want to and stick to crafting and moving the campaign forward.
It’s always hard to predict how a new MMO will do in the market when there are so many popular, established competitors, but Dune: Awakening seems to have hit the sand running, delivering a refreshingly uncluttered experience with an intriguing story and setting. Why games in 2025 still persist in making me use a cursor when playing on controller I simply can’t answer, and there some definite glitches at work perhaps thanks to the online nature, but these are minor complaints in the shadow of Awakening’s accomplishments.”
Dune: Awakening is out now on PC.
