Dune: Awakening’s next Steam Public Test Client build will bring the Polar Cap to testing. Patch 1.6.0.0 will add fabricators, augments, hazards, points of interest and ice harvesting. Funcom describes the rollout as coming very soon, without giving a date in its Oct. 22 Communinet Signal #22.
Before the console launch, Funcom had said more Polar Cap details were on the way in its pre-launch Communinet Signal #20. The new notice names several of the additions headed to testing.
Funcom also welcomed more than 1 million new survivors to Arrakis. The signal notes that Dune: Awakening has been available on consoles for about a month and highlights player close calls with sandworms, base builds and reactions to the conclusion of Book 1.
Players interested in testing can find Funcom’s instructions for joining the PTC.
Which Polar Cap addition are you most interested in seeing tested? Follow the region’s progress and other Arrakis developments on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam and Telegram.
Dune: Awakening
Developed by Funcom
Dune: Awakening is an open-world survival game set on the desert planet Arrakis. Players create a custom character and must manage thirst, maintain stillsuits, and contend with environmental hazards like sandstorms, extreme heat, and roaming sandworms. The game involves scavenging resources, crafting equipment, building shelters, and competing with other players to harvest and transport spice. As players progress, they advance through phases from basic survival to leading a guild, eventually participating in faction warfare between House Atreides and House Harkonnen. The game features single-player, and multiplayer which can be fully played in PvE with dedicated PvP zones.
- Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release June 10, 2025
- Publisher Funcom
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