Dune: Awakening developer Funcom has revealed a detailed roadmap outlining the upcoming free and paid updates coming to the sandbox survival MMO up to late 2026, giving fans a clear picture of what to expect in the months to come. Despite a stellar launch, Dune: Awakening‘s journey over the last few months hasn’t been without hiccups, and new content might just be what fans need to return to Arrakis once more.
Dune: Awakening has not received any major updates since its release in June, with most of Funcom’s attention being dedicated to fleshing out the existing endgame content and stamping out griefers plaguing the Deep Desert. In addition, the developers have put a lot of effort into making the game more solo-friendly, as evidenced by Dune: Awakening‘s recent PvE change that drastically increased the amount of Tier 6 resources in the non-PvP zones of the Deep Desert.
Dune: Awakening 2026 Roadmap Revealed
In a recent blog post on the Dune: Awakening Steam page, Funcom shared a future roadmap detailing the free updates and paid DLCs coming to the game up to June 2026. According to the roadmap, the Chapter 2 Free Update and The Lost Harvest DLC will be the first major expansions, both releasing sometime in September 2025. Players who own Dune: Awakening‘s Deluxe or Ultimate Edition will get access to The Lost Harvest for free, but others will have to either purchase the Season Pass or the standalone DLC to unlock it.
Chapter 2 will continue the story of Dune: Awakening with new main missions and rewards. Additionally, character re-customization, new Arrakeen and Harko Village contracts, new armor sets, and dynamic encounters will also be included in the free update. Meanwhile, the Lost Harvest DLC will feature a brand-new vehicle, a new building tileset, new customization options, and an expansive contract chain with unique locations not seen in the base game.
Funcom indicated that it plans to release each free update and paid DLC at the same time, revealing expected release windows for these future expansions. The Chapter 3 Free Update and the Raiders of the Broken Lands DLC are scheduled to release between January and March 2026, while the Chapter 4 update and The Water Wars DLC will arrive between April and June 2026. Not much is currently known about the exact contents of these updates, though it’s likely that the free updates will also continue the main story like Chapter 2, whereas the paid DLCs will feature exclusive content and cosmetics.
While no endgame changes are coming in the upcoming major content expansions, the developers assure players that they recognize that the current iteration of Dune: Awakening’s Deep Desert isn’t perfect. Funcom mentions that changes like salvageable vehicles, adjusted Cobalt Paste volume, and Carrier Ornithopter cargo containers are already in the pipeline, but more time is needed to find the ideal balance.
Dune: Awakening
- Released
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June 10, 2025
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 5
- PC Release Date
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June 10, 2025
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