Funcom has announced that Dune: Awakening will be coming to PC on May 20th. To celebrate this announcement, the team has shared a new trailer that you can find below. Plus, there is a free benchmark tool that you can download right now.
Dune Awakening promises to mix the cool stuff from sandbox survival games with the social fun of big multiplayer games. Or at least that’s Funcom’s intention. Just like other games, it’s got combat, experience points, a crafting system, as well as a base-building system. This isn’t my cup of tea but I can see why Funcom went into that MMO route.
Players will be able to craft their identity and build their prowess, from deep character creation to skills and abilities. Then, they’ll be able to search the deserts for massive spice blows to harvest the most valuable resource in the universe. Moreover, they’ll be able to create a guild and grow it into a House Minor by allying yourself with one of the Great Houses.
Dune Awakening will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, and it will take full advantage of both Nanite and Lumen. As NVIDIA has also revealed, the game will support DLSS 3 when it comes out. Plus, there will be support for DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen from the get-go.
Now although Funcom released the free PC benchmark tool, it did not reveal the game’s PC requirements. Still, most of you won’t really care about them. After all, you can run the benchmark yourselves. All you have to do is download it from its official Steam store page.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
