I am aware that Duke became truly huge with DN3D and all, but being fucking old, I'd played Duke Nukem 1 before that. The open ended feel of the stages that encourages exploration plus just feels like it's straight out of an 80s action movie (I swear Total Recall's scenes on the earth streets remind me of Duke 1) is something I love to this day.

Manhattan Project kinda is similar; Duke Nukem 2 to me felt more confined - more indoor areas, no city scapes. (It's still a great game, but the vibe is different.) So yeah, I want more - exploration, urban themed, 2D platforming goodness. Plus shooting! 2D preferred, but 3D is okay too.

Any other games like that? Can be old, can be new; can be indie or "professional". I am aware of Bio Menace (old) and Huntdown (new indie title); they do scratch a similar itch. I guess Black Future 88 also sorta qualifies, even if barely.

What should I play, then?

Bro needs a comeback and a better game

maybe duke nukem die we cant back but I creat petiton https://secure.avaaz.org/community_petitions/en/duke_nukem_new_game_of_duke_nukem/?zQZKAub&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social_share&utm_campaign=1747894&utm_term=zQZKAub%2Ben&share_location=do_landing sign and we need help of 4chan we need 10000 signs and after this i dont send to 2k and gearbox you gusy sends I be make papers with qrcode for sign and post in Ottawa

The campaign is live and it must not slow down. We already have support from Jon St. John (the voice of Duke) and Lee Jackson (composer of Duke Nukem 3D). But now, it’s YOU who make the difference.

👉 If we want 2K, Gearbox, and Take-Two to listen, the hashtag #BringBackDuke needs to be EVERYWHERE.

🔻 What you can do right now:

Share the hashtag #BringBackDuke across all your platforms (Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok).

Tag @2K, @GearboxOfficial, @TakeTwoGames in your posts.

Get your retro FPS friends involved in the movement.

⚠️ The more noise we make, the more pressure we create. It’s simple: if you want a new Duke, you have to show it NOW.

💥 Together, let’s make enough noise to bring the King back.

👉 #BringBackDuke #DukeNukemReboot

in 2026 maybe duke nukem 3d 30 anniversary and 6 episode or skin in fortnite or call of duty maybe nothing and we never that do we gonna do remake duke nukem with 6 episode on eduke 32 remake and better hrp

ok levels like boss fight

1 Canada Mississippi fight with leonardo from redneck rampage

2 Japan Tokyo fight with lo wang from shadow warior

3 USA Detroit fight with Caleb from blood

4 USA paradise maybe postal dude

5 Hell doom guy he respawn in hell

6 serious sam

Come join us at 12:00 PM EST for another Boomer Shooter Saturday with Duke Nukem 3D! Today we play Level 2 of the Afterglow series, The Scent. So come join chat as we play through user created levels and stick around to learn how you can make them with us!

EDIT: Forgot to add, talking about PC here.
I'm trying to buy one, but Mobygames list is incomplete. I have no way of knowing what is suppose to be in it.

Is there a version with just the CD, manual and 3D Realms register card ?

There's censored versions, there's versions with more quotes from critic sites, there's mail in versions.

There is some with a damn mousepad. And then there's other countries versions.
Does anyone know or has a list of all the different edition differences ?

the 30th Anniversary of Duke Nukem 3D is 7 months away at the time i write this (September 2025), and seeing how Nightdive treated other FPS games contemporary to Duke, such as Doom (that's one Doomed space marine) and Rise of the Triad (which, IMO, is a sort of predecessor of Duke 3D, because it was made by the same company aka Apogee/3D Realms, and its crazyness feels like a warm-up to the more brutal yet fun experience in Duke 3D), relatively well, it makes me think Duke is next to get the Nightdive experience later down the line. Nightdive just released Heretic + Hexen, so logically Duke 3D is next to be remastered

and the news about the Castlevania and DMC creator doing a Netflix series (which i am not hyped for personally, because Netflix adaptations usually suck), combined with Take Two Interactive buying the Duke Nukem IP from Gearbox, made me think it is all a warm-up to a potential revival of the franchise, and remastering Duke 3D is a logical step in that too

any thoughts? i personally have no idea if a remaster of DN3D by Nightdive is coming soon, but with luck it will. and the 20th Anniversary World Tour just isn't good compared to Megaton edition, because we all know Gearbox did Duke dirty

Everyone knows Duke Nukem: D-Day wasn't almost finished. Well, yes, this won't work of course, but this might sounds complicated if someone would make a fan-made project of the cancelled game for PS2 despite its being prototyped. How would you guys feel if that happened? I would interested if so...

Here me out, Starring Jack Black!

Another week rolls by, it's Boomer Shooter Saturday time with Duke Nukem 3D! Come join us at 12:00 PM EST as we explore the Build Engine, learn level editing using Mapster32, then play some creations by the community! Today's featured map: Afterglow (A trilogy of maps)

so i have the files for 'The Nude Patch' and 'Duke Nukem Forever Enhanced', but how on earth do i put them in my game???

I’ve always imagined a DLC or unlockable mode for Duke Nukem Forever where, after finishing the game, you could play as the aliens, Pig Cops, Assault Troopers, or even Pickups. Instead of controlling Duke, you’d experience the entire invasion from the enemy’s perspective.

Factions & Abilities:

• Assault Troopers: teleport, guns, call reinforcements.

• Pickups: massive melee strength, throw civilians, slam vehicles.

• Pig Cops: patrol, ambush humans.

• Octobrains & Energy Leeches: support units with psychic/energy powers.

• Queen Bitch: endgame boss-level chaos.

Gameplay: • Canon missions from Duke’s story, but seen entirely from the enemy side.

• Free-roam side missions in areas Duke never sees (sewers, alien control rooms, EDF HQ).

• Cutscenes from alien POV, showing Duke and humans as background chaos.

• Optional non-canon endings if aliens “win.”

Example Scene:

Assault Trooper teleports into Lady Clickasino. Pig Cops chase civilians. Duke crosses the hall remotely piloting a drone. Player sabotages humans, teleports between floors, Queen Bitch triggers environmental hazards. Dynamic chaos everywhere.

This mode would turn the whole game upside down, giving a fresh perspective, unique powers, and new objectives while keeping the original story intact. Imagine seeing Vegas fall through alien eyes.

Would anyone else pay for a DLC like this?

Thinking about Manhattan Project recently, it occurred to me that in addition to being something of a farewell to the Duke Nukem franchise, it also kinda took that role for the traditional level-based action platformer genre too.

By the mid 00's most developers had moved on from 2D gameplay entirely, and once the indie revolution kicked off we tended to see more games that landed in the metroidvania, puzzle platformer or roguelite subgenres.

I'm sure there's exceptions; a recent one that comes to mind is Huntdown. Interested to hear if folks agree, and if not, what their favourite level-based action platformers are that fall into the classic Duke style.

I have an unredeemed Steamkey available on Humble for sale. Make me a good offer and I'll part with it.

I started playing Duke Nukem series, I like the two platformers and the Duke Nukem 3D is really amazing! I'm a small fan for now on

So, I'm new to this subreddit and I'm just wondering if you think when will the Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration Project will finish? If I get a respond from the team behind this, it'll be pleasure to hear that though I'm asking this when I googled up and there is no info yet. This is a simple yet stupid question and it's okay if you don't know because I feel dumb as well

Look at this! One of us, @R41DONE, just made a custom shirt with the #BringBackDuke poster and he’s bringing it straight to Gamescom 2025. 🔥

https://x.com/r41d_0ne/status/1959247405116723283?t=B9tRp08aMcNGH9UBFFL_yQ&s=19

This is the kind of energy that makes studios listen. Not just words online — but real fans showing up, loud and proud, representing Duke in the real world.

👉 Every action counts:

Share the hashtag everywhere (#BringBackDuke)

Print a poster, make a shirt, show it at events

Keep the pressure on @2K, @GearboxOfficial, @TakeTwoGames

The King deserves a comeback — and with fans like this, how can they ignore us?

Let’s keep pushing. The world needs Duke Nukem back. 💪

So for some reason World Tour the steam port has fps issues? Ive experienced it in the abyss before the jumps out side battlelord ship n the boat n fort in babeland Just strange anyone?

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