Dune: Awakening Adds Single-Player Mode to PC Test Client
The single-player mode and character system are now testable on PC ahead of the console release, letting players shape the update through feedback.
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Funcom released patch 1.5.1.0 for Dune: Awakening on the PC (Steam) public test client, pre-implementing the announced single-player mode and revamped character system. The patch also brings performance improvements, combat balance changes, and new facial tattoos. The domestic PS5 version is scheduled for fall 2026, with overseas console releases on September 22.
Funcom has pushed patch 1.5.1.0 to the Dune: Awakening public test client on Steam, giving PC players an early look at features planned for the console launch. The headline addition is a single-player mode with selectable difficulty levels and customizable game settings, plus a new character-centric experience where players create and view characters from the main menu and choose where to take them each session.
The patch also includes significant performance improvements, combat balance adjustments, reworked difficulty and reward scaling in surface dungeons, an improved tutorial, and better UI, gamepad support, and haptic feedback. New facial tattoos, Sandworm's Eye and The Maker's Markings, were added based on community feedback from the first anniversary live stream.
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