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Duke Nukem

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First release
Jul 01, 1991
Genres
Platform, Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Mac

Duke Nukem is the debut of the world’s greatest wise-cracking, alien-punching, gun-toting badass - a man who would later go on to combine both ass-kicking and bubblegum in a revolutionary way. In a world ravaged by Dr. Proton’s villainous ambitions, the original video game action hero must rise against the evil scientist’s army of sinister Techbots. And although Duke isn’t exactly what the Doctor ordered, he’s exactly what the world needed.

Also known as Duke Nukum, Duke Nukem 1

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Release dates
DOS
Jul 01, 1991
DOS
1992
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 06, 2012
All 4 release dates
Mac
Dec 06, 2012
Age ratings
ESRB M
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
aliens, helicopter, soccer, football, mech
… All 35, mascot, death, robots, futuristic, side-scrolling, steam, shareware, pixel art, teleportation, high score, copyright infringement, explosion, digital distribution, protagonist's name in the title, human, upgradeable weapons, pop culture reference, turkey, white noise, secret area, self-referential humor, recurring boss, surveillance camera, falling object, sociopathy, zoom platform, removed from gog.com, title changed after release, plagiarism, male protagonist
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  • Englishinterface, audio
IGDB · recorded 23 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 23 Oct 2026