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Duke Nukem Forever cover art

Duke Nukem Forever

Gearbox Software · 2K · 2011-06-13

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Franchise: Duke Nukem · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jun 14, 2011 (PlayStation 3), Nov 03, 2011 (Mac), Jun 10, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 10, 2011 (Xbox 360)

The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!

23
playing now
69%
positive of 12k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
57/100
IGDB user rating (234 ratings)
10h
time to beat (IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Duke Nukem Forever is a 2011 first-person shooter game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K for Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X. It is the fourth main game in the Duke Nukem series and the sequel to Duke Nukem 3D (1996). Players control Duke Nukem as he comes out of retirement to battle an alien invasion. Like its predecessor, Duke Nukem Forever features pop culture references, toilet humor, and adult content.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 243 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~30/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 464k–928k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,601 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.70 at GreenManGaming (2018-07-05) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 23 of 45 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
616120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

45102026-08-06 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 42 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 30 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 36 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 25 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 25 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 25 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 27 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 29 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 23 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 32 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 23 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 37 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 43 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 18 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 29 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 18 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.89$3.152015-01-012026-08-172015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-04-01 — best price $18.492015-05-07 — best price $19.862015-06-11 — best price $6.592015-08-14 — best price $9.972015-11-25 — best price $3.992016-01-25 — best price $18.922016-02-23 — best price $4.982016-06-01 — best price $19.952016-09-08 — best price $4.992017-01-20 — best price $4.982017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-11-08 — best price $4.992018-02-15 — best price $4.992018-06-22 — best price $4.992018-09-13 — best price $4.992018-10-22 — best price $20.892019-01-14 — best price $18.952019-04-26 — best price $4.982019-07-25 — best price $16.832019-11-21 — best price $4.992020-01-24 — best price $4.982020-03-26 — best price $17.992020-08-28 — best price $4.992021-02-19 — best price $4.982021-07-20 — best price $14.992021-12-04 — best price $19.992022-04-21 — best price $16.952022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-08-25 — best price $19.992024-04-23 — best price $19.992025-02-06 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-06-12 — best price $19.992026-08-17 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5892742026-05-30 — 302 pageviews2026-06-02 — 321 pageviews2026-06-05 — 352 pageviews2026-06-08 — 480 pageviews2026-06-11 — 391 pageviews2026-06-14 — 383 pageviews2026-06-17 — 388 pageviews2026-06-20 — 415 pageviews2026-06-23 — 380 pageviews2026-06-26 — 410 pageviews2026-06-29 — 422 pageviews2026-07-02 — 328 pageviews2026-07-05 — 317 pageviews2026-07-08 — 347 pageviews2026-07-11 — 314 pageviews2026-07-14 — 311 pageviews2026-07-17 — 589 pageviews2026-07-20 — 371 pageviews2026-07-23 — 361 pageviews2026-07-26 — 383 pageviews2026-07-29 — 535 pageviews2026-08-01 — 413 pageviews2026-08-04 — 348 pageviews2026-08-07 — 545 pageviews2026-08-10 — 413 pageviews2026-08-13 — 387 pageviews2026-08-16 — 326 pageviews2026-08-19 — 458 pageviews2026-08-22 — 344 pageviews2026-08-25 — 433 pageviews2026-08-26 — 411 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
89.1%
earned "One-Eyed Freak"
18.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultySave AnytimeSubtitle OptionsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStats2 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)44,3824%63
Xbox 360 (Xbox)39,7272%60
Steam (Steam)32,6233%62
Steam (Steam)1,02910%50
PS3 (PlayStation)36264%51
Xbox 360 (Xbox)23431%50

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

FPSGoreFunnyActionAliensComedyMatureNuditySci-fiClassic

Census log

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

Recent updates

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