Earlier this summer, Dune: Awakening developer Funcom promised players that major updates to the game will be released every three or four months. Now, Funcom has shared a broader roadmap of its plans for Dune: Awakening, including both free and paid DLC.
Funcom posted the Dune: Awakening DLC roadmap on Steam, and the dev team noted it has been working to fix bugs and exploits while banning cheaters and improving the stability of the game. At GamesCom later this week, Funcom will debut new details about September’s free update for Chapter 2 and the paid DLC, The Lost Harvest. These updates won’t modify the endgame content of Awakening, because they were in development before the game launched.
The free updates for Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 will arrive between January and March 2026 and April and June 2026, respectively. Details about Chapter 4 are scarce, but Chapter 3 will feature a revamped endgame. In the meantime, Funcom is implementing some requested endgame changes, including improved player logging and deep desert loot, as well as a way to locate or salvage lost vehicles. Another new service will update players on the status of their bases via email.
Awakening’s 2026 paid DLCs, Raiders of the Broken Lands and The Water Wars, will arrive in the first and second quarters of the year, respectively. The roadmap’s info on the former notes that “The broken lands are shattered plains of broken rock, known for their fearsome raiders.” The Water Wars will revolve around a conflict between the Water Shipper families over control of the polar caps of Arrakis.
Earlier this summer, Funcom refunded some players after a PvE zone was mistakenly transformed into a PvP area. The developer also confirmed that Dune: Awakening will come to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2026.