\u003cp>It's a tough genre, the survival game. Ever since The Forest and Rust exploded in popularity, dozens of would-be rivals have come along, and Steam is now full of games where you can scavenge, craft, and hunt. The Long Dark is getting a sequel. Project Zomboid has been surging lately. But if there's one upcoming survival sim with the pedigree to outshine its competitors then it's \u003cstrong>Dune Awakening\u003c/strong>. A kind of alternate-history take on Frank Herbert's sci-fi odyssey, we still don't know precisely when Dune Awakening is coming out - but it's already got thousands of players on PC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/dune-awakening/steam-playtest\">Read the rest of the story...\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>RELATED LINKS:\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/dune-awakening/guides\">Dune Awakening release date window, trailers, and latest news\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/dune-awakening/co-op-sysytems\">Dune Awakening's approach to co-op goes well beyond MMO combat\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/dune-awakening/gta-radio-stations\">Dune Awakening has GTA style radio stations full of propaganda\u003c/a>\u003c/p>","versions":1,"metadata":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$NewsPost:3537799.metadata","typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"tags":[],"feed":{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsFeed:12","typename":"NewsFeed"},"__typename":"NewsPost","apps":[{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"App:1172710","typename":"App"}]},"$NewsPost:3537799.metadata":{"url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/PCGamesN/1789580505338437","author":"editor@pcgamesn.com","__typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"NewsFeed:12":{"id":"12","display":"PCGamesN","__typename":"NewsFeed"},"App:1172710":{"id":"1172710","name":"Dune: Awakening","__typename":"App"},"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1789580505338437\",\"limit\":2})":{"news":[{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsPost:3537799","typename":"NewsPost"}],"pagination":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1789580505338437\",\"limit\":2}).pagination","typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"NewsList"},"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1789580505338437\",\"limit\":2}).pagination":{"next":null,"previous":null,"__typename":"PageInfo"}};window.csrfToken="KsK3iOxx-7OCmdTOR3OmN6UGyaKVgcFqJJNw";