Ahead of the game's PC launch, Funcom has now released the official Benchmark Mode, which will allow Steam users to test their hardware performance and system compatibility. This mode will also feature some scenes from the game to preview, "including soaring with an ornithopter and a dramatic encounter with a colossal sandworm."

Sandworm-bothering MMO Dune: Awakening will release on 20th May, developers Funcom have announced, and you can start tailoring your very own Arrakish (I swear it's a canonical term) adventurer by means of the just-released character creator. Any desert delver you produce with said creator can be imported to the full game at launch.

Awakening will be released on May 20, 2025, alongside the launch of the Character Creator & Benchmark Mode. With fans eager to explore Arrakis in Dune: Awakening, Funcom has confirmed that the MMO survival game will arrive on May 20,