In ‘Dune: Awakening’, Fighting Will Be Optional

and The Division. But the fact that the main draw of this endgame runs counter to the cozier aspects of carefully crafting your own corner of Arrakis to your liking with friends, making exceptions for these players is a pretty smart way to keep those players interested dozens of hours into the game.

“It was important for us [to have PvE] so that people that are scared of PvP, or reluctant to get engaged with it have a place in the deep desert that they can go to without instantly getting killed as soon as you’re coming through,” the game’s executive producer Scott Junior said during a stream Wednesday.

Dune: Awakening has had several betas, including one from earlier this month. The game takes place in an alternate timeline of the Dune universe where Lady Jessica births a girl instead of Paul Atreidies, following the plans of the Bene Gesserit. The game also retains the sleek art direction of Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptation.

Dune: Awakening will be released on June 10 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.