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Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour cover art

Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour

Nerve Software, Gearbox Software, LLC · Gearbox Publishing · 2016-10-11

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Duke Nukem · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 23, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 11, 2016 (Xbox One), Oct 11, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Oct 11, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.

61
playing now
84%
positive of 6.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (35 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

61 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 61 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 500 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~63/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 164k–394k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,568 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$16.88-16%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.18 at JoyBuggy (2021-08-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 38 of 67 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12712720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

77252026-08-06 22:00 — 46 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 39 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 53 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 53 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 49 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 60 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 70 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 40 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 68 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 58 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 33 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 50 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 32 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 54 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 43 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 48 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 25 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 42 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 60 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 32 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 38 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 59 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 38 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 29 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 61 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 38 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 61 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.182016-10-122026-08-262016-10-12 — best price $19.992017-07-21 — best price $18.992018-01-25 — best price $19.992018-11-26 — best price $4.992019-05-23 — best price $19.992019-09-13 — best price $14.992019-12-14 — best price $4.642020-03-09 — best price $3.992020-07-03 — best price $3.192020-11-26 — best price $17.592021-01-07 — best price $19.992021-02-19 — best price $3.192021-03-30 — best price $19.992021-04-29 — best price $19.992021-05-23 — best price $16.892021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-08-13 — best price $1.992021-10-04 — best price $1.992021-11-07 — best price $16.892021-12-13 — best price $17.882022-02-08 — best price $16.892022-05-26 — best price $17.882022-07-26 — best price $17.592022-09-30 — best price $3.002022-12-21 — best price $1.742023-03-16 — best price $1.992023-07-03 — best price $1.782023-10-10 — best price $1.992023-12-11 — best price $19.992024-02-08 — best price $1.782024-04-15 — best price $1.992024-10-08 — best price $19.992025-01-30 — best price $1.992025-05-12 — best price $1.992025-09-04 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-06-30 — best price $19.992026-08-16 — best price $1.762026-08-26 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
83.6%
earned "All Too Easy"
16%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopCustom Volume Controls

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)16,45156%28
Steam (Steam)11,93914%27
Xbox One (Xbox)11,01034%27
Switch (Nintendo)3710%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreFunnyRetro1990'sActionAliensNudityClassicShooter

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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