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Duke Nukem Forever cover art

Duke Nukem Forever

Gearbox Software · 2K · 2011-06-13

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Action

Franchise: Duke Nukem · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person, Third person

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!

Duke Nukem Forever is a 2011 Action game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (69% of 11,638 reviews).

24
playing now
69%
positive of 12k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
57/100
IGDB user rating (234 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (5.7k downloads)
10h
time to beat (IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Duke Nukem Forever trailer thumbnail

Duke Nukem Forever: Official HD Debut Trailer

≈397,250 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 24 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 4% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 466k–931k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,638 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 23 of 43 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

51132026-09-15 12:00 — 19 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 40 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 20 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 33 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 51 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 20 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 23 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 39 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 20 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 29 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 31 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 28 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 25 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 28 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 43 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 19 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 33 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 27 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 28 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 32 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
21520Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 215 · peak 528Dec 2012 — avg 135 · peak 297May 2013 — avg 79 · peak 171Oct 2013 — avg 70 · peak 162Mar 2014 — avg 55 · peak 125Aug 2014 — avg 61 · peak 148Jan 2015 — avg 64 · peak 182Jun 2015 — avg 54 · peak 128Nov 2015 — avg 44 · peak 128Apr 2016 — avg 42 · peak 100Sep 2016 — avg 106 · peak 340Feb 2017 — avg 45 · peak 104Jul 2017 — avg 54 · peak 137Dec 2017 — avg 40 · peak 94May 2018 — avg 29 · peak 68Oct 2018 — avg 24 · peak 59Mar 2019 — avg 31 · peak 78Aug 2019 — avg 36 · peak 86Jan 2020 — avg 36 · peak 80Jun 2020 — avg 32 · peak 68Nov 2020 — avg 28 · peak 70Apr 2021 — avg 25 · peak 62Sep 2021 — avg 26 · peak 54Feb 2022 — avg 35 · peak 95Jul 2022 — avg 30 · peak 70Dec 2022 — avg 30 · peak 74May 2023 — avg 25 · peak 59Oct 2023 — avg 23 · peak 58Mar 2024 — avg 38 · peak 98Aug 2024 — avg 29 · peak 69Jan 2025 — avg 26 · peak 54Jun 2025 — avg 26 · peak 62Nov 2025 — avg 27 · peak 65Apr 2026 — avg 26 · peak 58Aug 2026 — avg 27 · peak 60
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$20.89$3.152015-01-012026-09-012015-01-01 — 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 $19.992026-09-01 — best price $4.40
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5892612026-05-30 — 302 pageviews2026-06-03 — 435 pageviews2026-06-07 — 400 pageviews2026-06-11 — 391 pageviews2026-06-15 — 335 pageviews2026-06-19 — 432 pageviews2026-06-23 — 380 pageviews2026-06-27 — 413 pageviews2026-07-01 — 374 pageviews2026-07-05 — 317 pageviews2026-07-09 — 347 pageviews2026-07-13 — 317 pageviews2026-07-17 — 589 pageviews2026-07-21 — 330 pageviews2026-07-25 — 308 pageviews2026-07-29 — 535 pageviews2026-08-02 — 469 pageviews2026-08-06 — 325 pageviews2026-08-10 — 413 pageviews2026-08-14 — 305 pageviews2026-08-18 — 397 pageviews2026-08-22 — 344 pageviews2026-08-26 — 411 pageviews2026-08-30 — 407 pageviews2026-09-03 — 290 pageviews2026-09-07 — 306 pageviews2026-09-11 — 320 pageviews2026-09-15 — 268 pageviews2026-09-19 — 282 pageviews2026-09-23 — 328 pageviews2026-09-27 — 335 pageviews2026-10-01 — 309 pageviews2026-10-05 — 261 pageviews2026-10-08 — 378 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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2011-10-11, latest 2012-07-12 (Steam store data)

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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Similarity via IGDB.

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