Dune: Awakening gameplay reveal

Gamescom exhibition, which was opened by Opening Night Live show, presented gamers with a lot of surprises. In particular, Borderlands 4, Civilization 7 and the next part of Mafia crime saga were announced. One of the most interesting presentations was a video dedicated to multiplayer action movie in the universe of "Dune", where Paul Atreides was never born. The developers from Funcom told about the first stages of survival and some features of the combat system.

You start your adventure as a prisoner being transported on an ornithopter. The transport crashes somewhere in the desert - and then your way lies in the unexplored corners of the planet Arrakis. Since there is no Paul Atreides here, there is no organized resistance either - you can join any group of your choice. At first you will act without equipment: hide from the sun in the shade, look for water, avoid meetings with sandworms. But then, having got a weapon with a desert suit and enlisting the support of friends, you will be able to attack enemy bases. Both rifles and swords will be useful in battle, and the force shield will cover you from the most swift attacks.

There is nothing superfluous in the world of "Dune": from the defeated enemies you can get not only weapons and spare parts for repair, but also water, pumping it out of the bodies. In time you will have the opportunity to build your own shelter, where it is convenient to rest between sorties and store your loot. Also at the base of your group will be different equipment - for example, blood purifier, which allows you to process biological fluids. You will have to build according to the blueprints - your own or someone else's, taken from the open access. The game will also have a city, where you will be able to communicate with representatives of guilds, bandits, smugglers and simple traders. The release is scheduled for early 2025.