Steam's Free Weekend Features Dune: Awakening Plus Three Other Titles

Steam's got a new free weekend bonanza kicking off. You can dive into Dune: Awakening, Surviving Mars, Squad, and Ship Graveyard Simulator completely free until September 15th.

Dune: Awakening is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in the Dune universe, developed by Funcom, the studio behind Conan Exiles. On September 9th, the game received a substantial free content update, "Chapter 2," which refines the combat system, continues the main storyline, and adds new hairstyles and tattoos, new characters, five armor sets, and more. There's also a major paid DLC, Lost Harvest, featuring a standalone story, new locations, cosmetic items, building elements, and a vehicle. Steam Store Page.

Surviving Mars is a city-building simulator with elements of economic management and survival, tasking players with colonizing the Red Planet. Build habitable domes, extract valuable resources, manage your colonists, and conduct research in a harsh and unforgiving environment. Steam Store Page.

Squad is a tactical military online shooter featuring large-scale 50v50 battles, a diverse array of expansive maps, a wide arsenal of realistic weaponry, and drivable vehicles. Steam Store Page.

Ship Graveyard Simulator puts you in the role of a shipbreaker. Dismantle massive vessels, salvage parts, sell your haul, and upgrade your equipment to tackle even bigger maritime behemoths. A sequel was released in 2023. Steam Store Page.