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Duke Nukem Forever

Wait69%

Mixed · 12k player reviews · High confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Gearbox Software · FPS · Jun 14, 2011

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Price
$4.99−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
62
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio5 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Duke Nukem Forever?

Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 62 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews75% are complaints
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In the Sound department, it lacks a more compelling soundtrack, but the voice acting is really well done, Jon St.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I do recommend the game and have some fond memories with it, since I played it on the PS3 era when I was a kid (the multiplayer was a ton of fun, a shame it's dead nowadays), but yeah, thanks for reading all the way through, hope you're having a nice day!
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Love it, work great on steam deck on ultra setting

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Audio14 reviews
Multiplayer11 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
67% still recommend
Combat
61% still recommend
Graphics
68% still recommend
Story
72% still recommend
Performance
73% still recommend
Difficulty
76% still recommend
Interface
90% still recommend
Crashes
44% still recommend
Bugs
89% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Save Anytime
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.99$19.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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