I decided to Buy Solari document my experiences crawling through Dune: Awakening’s dungeons over a few nights. Because when someone says they’d rather be slowly digested by a sandworm than run through another dungeon, you gotta see if it’s true.

Night One: I walk in, hoping for something new

I gear up: water, weapon mods, a pistol, my trusty stillsuit. Ride my sandbike to the entrance of an underground “testing station” (i.e. dungeon). What greets me is familiar. Locked door. Some crates. A hallway lit by harsh, flickering lights. I sigh. Still, loot awaits, so I push forward.

First room: melee guy with a shield charging, two ranged users throwing darts. Simple enough. Dodge, shoot a little, close in, slash. The gun feels dull; each shot is like throwing rocks. Melee is slow—boots dragging through sand‑thick molasses.

Room two: identical layout, same enemy types. Decor is slightly rearranged but looks like the same facility. Corridor after corridor. My expectations drop.

Night Two: Fighting, failing, repeating

I try a different load‑out. Disruptor gun this time to break shields early. But it takes ages. The ammo is scarce; the cooldowns long. I sneak in close. Let’s see if melee is better this time. No. I trigger an animation, get stuck. Camera swings wildly. I eat it: one heavy gunner comes in, tears through my shield, blasts me while I’m mid‑animation.

Respawn, walk back. The grind: fighting fewer enemies, hoping for gear that’ll help. I die again. Not because of challenge, but because of sloppy combat feel and enemy gets unfair bursts.

Night Three: The boss (if you want to call it that)

After thirty minutes of slog, I reach the boss room. It’s thematically distinct, perhaps? Slightly more open, maybe different lighting, maybe a platform raised. But the fight feels like everything else just harder. Health pool massive. Boss swings patternless. When she’s staggered, I attack. But often I just get stunned and immediately punished. No real counterplay. No phases where the dungeon’s environmental elements matter.

Victory — but not joy. I’m exhausted. My reward: decent loot. But was it worth the time and frustration? I’m not sure.

Night Four: Reflection (and a sandworm would’ve been nicer)

Sandstorms I can handle. Spice harvesting I can accept. Getting swallowed by a sandworm? At least there's spectacle there. Dungeons? They drain the soul. Repetition, camera jank, pacing that punishes more than it tests, enemies that feel more like wall sponges than tactical challenges.

If you enjoy the world‑building, the wide open desert, base building, exploration, Dune Awakening Solari on sale here  has a lot to offer. But if your goal is decent, satisfying dungeon crawling in the classic MMO sense—variety, mechanics, challenge—the dungeons are sorely lacking.