Our Closed Beta Impressions Roundup Is Here!

Greetings Sleeper, 

Press and content creators had the opportunity to experience the first 20 hours of Dune: Awakening in a Hands-On and Closed Beta Preview. 

It’s amazing seeing the reception to Dune: Awakening and all that Arrakis has to offer. If you missed what people have been saying, here are some highlights: 

Press Highlights 

"Now, after enduring the unforgiving conditions and hostile lifeforms of a desert planet for nearly 20 hours in the closed beta, I’m confident developer Funcom has the foundations of an absolutely stellar MMO that makes fantastic use of one of the greatest science fiction worlds ever created." - IGN 

"Dune: Awakening was already one of my most anticipated games of the year. After spending so much (maybe too much?) time with it during this beta, my hype is on another level.” - Cinelinx 

"Playing late into the final night of access, my time on Arrakis left me wanting more. I cannot wait to dive deeper and have my friends join me on this exciting and daunting adventure. Dune: Awakening is already living up to the hype, and I have a feeling so will the final product." - NerdReactor 

"Frank Herbert’s masterpiece is made video game: I have already played Dune: Awakening and I know how and why it will obsess you.” - Ruetir 

“I am stupidly excited for Dune: Awakening. I cannot wait to jump into Arrakis and take on the desert when the stakes feel real and not simply tied to a world wipe in a test. I want to get my friends together and truly unlock the power of the desert, fly our Ornithopters across the world, and even try to corner our own little segment of the Spice market down the road." - MMORPG 

When the game is flavorful, Awakening is at its absolute best, and it goes without saying that Dune: Awakening is a massively ambitious game." - Screen Rant 

"More than anything, Dune: Awakening's open world is already incredibly immersive. The sound of a sandworm moving across the landscape is chill-inducing; the ambiance of the expansive desert makes it feel almost too real at times; and the sheer size of everything brings the world of Dune, which has largely only been read about and seen on this level, into an interactive experience unlike anything else." - Game Rant 

"The time I played with Dune: Awakening made me more invested in the game’s final release. It has a lot going for it, but all of the chaos blends into something that feels special." - Digital Trends 

"Dune: Awakening features an exceptionally well-crafted world and speaks to Funcom’s understanding of the world they are trying to create for players." - CGMagOnline 

"Based on what we were able to play in Dune: Awakening, the game has a lot of potential." - WorthPlaying 

“While I only spent around eight hours playing the new Dune game, it was enough time to grow properly acquainted with (and genuinely hooked on) the ways that Funcom’s unique MMO-survival blend stands apart from its predecessors.” - GamesRadar+ 

Creator Highlights 

“The scale of everything is so insane. I’m very excited.” – TmarTn 

“I can see myself playing this game for thousands of hours. PvP, PvE, survival, politics, it’s all here and it all works.” – Yo Mama So Sweaty 

“I’ve been really impressed by this game. I was skeptical when it was first announced when they mentioned sandworms and sandstorms wiping and changing the map. But now that I’ve actually played it and seen those features working flawlessly, I’m very happy.” – Tomographic 

“Seeing how much more research, schematics, and higher tier resources there were to collect really hooked me.” – Mr. Fruit 

Want to play Dune: Awakening for yourself? Wishlist and request access on the Steam page and sign up on the website to increase your chances in getting into the large-scale Beta weekend happening May 9-12. 

You can also tune in to our Global LAN Party happening on Twitch on May 10 for more chances to play the Beta.