Games like Duke Nukem Forever
If Duke Nukem Forever is your kind of game, the closest matches are Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Blue Estate The Game — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its multiplayer still alive, comedic and funny. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Duke Nukem Forever is a single-player and online co-op first-person shooter released in 2011 by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. Set in a sci-fi world under alien invasion, the game offers a range of mechanics including driving sequences, RC car sequences, swimming sections, turret sequences, power armor selection, and shrink ray sections alongside traditional gun combat. The campaign takes a medium-length approach with normal difficulty, suitable for sit-down play sessions. Players describe the experience as comedic, nostalgic, and retro, highlighting Duke's one-liners as legendary and praising the mix of vehicle and swimming segments alongside combat. Reviewers note the power armor as a meme-worthy joke and appreciate the retro charm and unfiltered humor throughout. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and currently holds a 67% positive rating from approximately 3780 Steam reviews, available at $19.99.
About Duke Nukem Forever: The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!
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Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Top pick for Duke Nukem Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
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.
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Second-strongest match for Duke Nukem Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.
Blue Estate The Game
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Third-strongest match for Duke Nukem Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Blue Estate is a black-humoured and corrosive rail shooter, adapted from the critically acclaimed and Eisner Award nominated graphic novel, Blue Estate by Viktor Kalvachev!
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Ranked #4 for Duke Nukem Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!
DOOM Eternal
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Duke Nukem Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
Aliens vs. Predator™
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Duke Nukem Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Duke Nukem Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Duke Nukem Forever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
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Wolfenstein: The New Order
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Duke Nukem Forever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
Quake
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Reviewers of Duke Nukem Forever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Reviewers of Duke Nukem Forever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
Prey
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Duke Nukem Forever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Serious Sam 4
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Duke Nukem Forever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
HeXen II
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Reviewers of Duke Nukem Forever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse lurk in the shadows before you. They are Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War. They are the root of all that is evil, but the least of your worries. The last of the three Serpent Riders yet lives.
Quake II
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Duke Nukem Forever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Duke Nukem Forever at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Duke Nukem Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Duke Nukem Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Duke Nukem Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Duke Nukem Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Duke Nukem Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Duke Nukem Forever on Steam right now. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Gearbox Software
Other recommendable Steam games by Gearbox Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Borderlands 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Another title from Gearbox Software, the studio behind Duke Nukem Forever. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
Borderlands 3
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Another title from Gearbox Software, the studio behind Duke Nukem Forever. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.
Borderlands 4
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Another title from Gearbox Software, the studio behind Duke Nukem Forever. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Another title from Gearbox Software, the studio behind Duke Nukem Forever. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Half-Life: Opposing Force
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Another title from Gearbox Software, the studio behind Duke Nukem Forever. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Borderlands Game of the Year
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Another title from Gearbox Software, the studio behind Duke Nukem Forever. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Get ready for the mind blowing insanity! Play as one of four trigger-happy mercenaries and take out everything that stands in your way! With its addictive action, frantic first-person shooter combat, massive arsenal of weaponry, RPG elements and four-player co-op, Borderlands is a breakthrough experience that challenges all the...
Half-Life: Blue Shift
WHY THIS
Another title from Gearbox Software, the studio behind Duke Nukem Forever. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Duke Nukem Forever.
Another title from Gearbox Software, the studio behind Duke Nukem Forever. Shares Action with Duke Nukem Forever.
Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.
Frequently asked about Duke Nukem Forever
- Is Duke Nukem Forever verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Duke Nukem Forever is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Duke Nukem Forever cost?
- Duke Nukem Forever is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Duke Nukem Forever have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Duke Nukem Forever supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Duke Nukem Forever?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Duke Nukem Forever are Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, Blue Estate The Game.
- Who developed Duke Nukem Forever?
- Duke Nukem Forever was developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K.
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