{"rewrite":{"id":"r_132abb5fdeea957dbce8601c","clusterId":"c_41bf02dd75b01f30cf911400","slug":"dune-awakening-ps5-version-heads-to-japan-this-fall-via-spike-chunsoft","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Dune: Awakening PS5 Version Heads to Japan This Fall via Spike Chunsoft","summary":"Spike Chunsoft announced on July 30, 2026, that it will publish the PS5 version of Funcom's open-world survival game Dune: Awakening in Japan this fall. The price has not been determined. The game is inspired by Frank Herbert's novel Dune and the 2021 film Dune: Part One, and it features an original story in which players, as intelligence agents, explore the desert planet Arrakis and investigate the disappearance of the indigenous Fremen. Survival on Arrakis requires managing water and shade, building bases against sandstorms, and avoiding giant sandworms that detect movement. The game supports solo play and online multiplayer with up to 60 players on official servers. Players can craft gadgets, weapons, and bases, and develop characters through classes and skill trees, choosing combat styles from close-quarters physical attacks to mental attacks. The PC (Steam) version launched in June 2025 and sold over 1 million copies worldwide within about two weeks. A single-player mode is scheduled for September 22, and the console version will include it from launch.","whyItMatters":"The Japanese PS5 release follows the PC version's record-breaking sales pace, and the console version will include the single-player mode and final story chapter from day one, making it a complete package for new players.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFuncom is the developer behind the open-world survival game Conan Exiles, which gives Dune: Awakening a pedigree in the genre.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe console version will include the single-player mode and the final chapter of the main story from day one, making it a complete package for new players.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe PC (Steam) version sold over 1 million copies worldwide within about two weeks of its June 2025 launch, the fastest sales pace in Funcom\u0026#39;s history.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFuncom plans to release the PC (Microsoft Store) and Xbox Series X|S versions on September 22, and the game will be available on Xbox and PC Game Pass.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePlayers can craft ornithopters, the familiar flying vehicles from the original Dune works, alongside gadgets, weapons, and large-scale operational bases.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTrade and political maneuvering are also part of the gameplay, in addition to combat and survival.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe game features an original story set in a timeline different from both the novel and the film, in which players investigate the disappearance of the Fremen.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dune: Awakening's PS5 version hits Japan this fall via Spike Chunsoft, with the single-player mode and final story chapter included from day one.","twitterPost":"Funcom's Dune: Awakening sold 1M+ copies on PC in two weeks. Now the PS5 version is coming to Japan this fall, price TBD.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Spike Chunsoft will bring Dune: Awakening to PS5 in Japan this fall. The open-world survival game, which sold over 1 million PC copies in two weeks, will include its single-player mode and final chapter at launch.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/651/G065189/20260730008/\",\"title\":\"PS5 Version of 'Dune: Awakening' to Launch in Japan This Fall, Published by Spike Chunsoft\"},{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260730-457359/\",\"title\":\"Open-world survival game 'Dune: Awakening' PS5 version to launch in Japan this fall, supporting up to 60-player multiplayer, surviving the world of 'DUNE' where 'sandworms' lurk\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/30/169948.html\",\"title\":\"Scorching \\\"Dune\\\" Open-World Survival Craft 'Dune: Awakening' PS5 Version for Japan to Launch in Fall 2026! 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