I Spent 20+ hours in Dune Awakening on the Steam Deck!

I spent over 20 hours playing this game on the Steam Deck OLED – and I’m still not sure how I feel. Performance is rough, FPS dips are constant, and controller support is buggy… but despite all that, I kept coming back.

In this Steam Deck review, I break down how the game runs, what’s broken, how I worked around it, and whether it’s worth your time right now.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:39 – What is Dune Awakening?
01:38 – Gameplay Loop
02:13 – Steam Deck performance
02:57 – Lowest Settings
04:09 – Why does the game perform bad
04:41 – Control issues
05:49 – The good stuff
06:50 – Battery Life
07:04 – What can you do on a Steam Deck?
07:53 – What others aren’t telling you
08:58 – Final Verdict