Can you play Dune Awakening offline?

No, there is no offline play option in Dune Awakening. The game focuses on building your bases by expanding your reign over the vast desert of Arrakis. It requires a web of online servers in different parts of the world so that the game changes can be maintained apart from other benefits. Dune Awakening is entirely online, and if the officials are to be believed, there are, so far, no plans for offline play.

This article will dive into Funcom's response to the 'offline play' question and explore why it is not being considered as an option.

Funcom's response to why Dune Awakening can't be played offline

Dune Awakening does not have the offline-play option. You must purchase the game and connect to a server to play it and make progress. This is the fundamental functioning of any live-service game that receives regular updates and maintenance from the developers.

On June 8, 2025, the official Dune Awakening page responded to a question, noting that Funcom currently has not made any plans to develop an offline mode:

"An offline mode is not planned for the game, you need to connect to a server to play. But you can progress through the majority of the game as a team of one and have a good time."

Taking the game into an offline mode would require some re-structuring of their server models and how the game essentially functions. Furthermore, in the year 2025, live-service games are all the rage, and Funcom leverages that to make its title successful.

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The game was released on June 5, 2025, and arrives as Funcom's latest venture. The developer has previously put out well-received titles such as Conan Exiles, Metal Hellsinger, and more.

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