Duneborn
In a ravaged desert where gasoline and scrap are worth more than life, scavenge, survive, customize your vehicle, and fight for extraction while facing Raiders and mutated creatures.
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Survive the Desert. Conquer the Dunes. Escape Alive.
DuneBorn is an open-world survival and extraction game set in a post-apocalyptic desert. The experience can be played entirely solo, following your own journey, or on shared servers where other players also explore the desert.
The world is ruled by Raiders, colossal mutated creatures, and hostile convoys fighting for territory and resources. Beyond these threats, the desert itself is relentless. Extreme heat, toxic dust, and violent sandstorms turn every incursion into a constant test of survival and decision-making.
Your vehicle is the core of that journey. More than transportation, it serves as shelter, support, and a safe point of return during missions. Keeping your vehicle close is essential. Far from it, any mistake becomes costly, and losing it can mean the end of an incursion.
Extraction Is the Goal
Explore dangerous regions in search of resources, face Raiders and mutated creatures, and move toward the extraction point when you decide the moment is right. On shared servers, other players may also cross your path, making every decision even more unpredictable. The more you carry, the greater the risk. Extraction is never guaranteed.
Customize and Upgrade Your Vehicle
Your car is more than a way to move across the desert. It is your mobile shelter. Improve performance, durability, and mobility to handle brutal terrain, sandstorms, and unexpected ambushes.
Colossal Mutated Creatures
The desert is home to giant and aggressive insect-like creatures that guard rare materials. Facing them is a choice. Surviving them is not always guaranteed.
Raiders and Hostile Convoys
Ruins and abandoned facilities have become strongholds for Raiders and armed convoys roaming the dunes in search of resources. Confronting them means constant danger, but also access to valuable rewards.
Face the Desert Itself
The sand shows no mercy. Toxic dust, extreme heat, and violent sandstorms force you to prepare, adapt, and continuously upgrade your gear.
Rebuild and Prepare in Your Safehouse
Between incursions, return to your Safehouse. A personal refuge where you recover, organize resources, upgrade equipment, and prepare for the next journey.
Collect, Craft, and Progress
Explore ruins, camps, and the remains of fallen creatures. Turn what you find into upgrades, supplies, and improvised solutions that expand your chances of survival in the desert.
