What is the best game similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?

The closest game to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour is Doom II: Hell on Earth, scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?

The three closest games to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour are: 1. Doom II: Hell on Earth (81/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Serious Sam: The Second Encounter (80/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (82/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 11 dimensions.

Is Serious Sam: The Second Encounter similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?

Yes, very much so — Serious Sam: The Second Encounter scores 80/100 similarity to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. They share 10 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?

The best Shooter games similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour are Doom II: Hell on Earth, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.

How is similarity to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour calculated?

We compare Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

Are there free games similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?

Yes — theHunter Classic is free and scores well on similarity to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Few titles capture what makes Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour unique: shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. After measuring 11 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 50 most faithful alternatives. Doom II: Hell on Earth, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition top the ranking, with Doom II: Hell on Earth at number one (81/100).

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Top games similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Doom II: Hell on EarthClosest on genre

iRank91

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2

Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, horror setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour: setting.

It predates Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Serious Sam: The Second EncounterClosest on setting

iRank94

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2

Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with offline, while skipping puzzle design

It predates Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#3Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

iRank82

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone89

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#4Insanely Twisted Shadow PlanetClosest overall match

iRank77

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3

Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, fantasy world and offline, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

###Interesting mix The game is a mixture of 2D shooter and puzzle genres developed by Shadow Planet Production and released by Microsoft Studios for its Xbox360 console. As part of the HumbleBundle pack, a soundtrack for the game is available, which was released separately.

Where it drifts furthest from Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour: visuals.

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#5Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5

Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode89Tone81Setting52

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 84K

Year 2013Dev Team PsykskallarOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour: setting.

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Steam

#8Journey to the Savage Planet

iRank83

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour: tone.

Released 4 years after Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour.

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Steam GOG Epic

#9Resident Evil: Revelations

iRank73

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkFirst Person

IGDB75· 27OC71· 42

Year 2012Dev Capcom

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror setting and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals72Setting0

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour.

Released 9 years after Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#11Syndicate

iRank79

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB79· 6

Year 2012Dev Starbreeze Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting63

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#12Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

iRank86

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 926IGDB77· 2

Year 2010Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with online features and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100Game mode89Visuals73

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Steam

#13Metal Slug

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOffline

Steam👍 89%· 5.1K

Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, offline and visual 2d, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour: visuals.

It predates Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#14Wolfenstein: Youngblood

iRank56

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and setting cyberpunk, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour.

Released 3 years after Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone86Game mode83Setting69

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Steam Xbox PS

#15Ratchet: Deadlocked

iRank70

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB70· 1

Year 2005Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

It predates Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Shooter · FPS

Quake II

Shooter · FPS

Descent

Shooter · FPS

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Shooter · FPS

The Expendabros

Shooter · FPS

Red Faction

Shooter · FPS

Metroid Prime Hunters

Shooter · FPS

Duke Nukem Forever

Shooter · FPS

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Shooter · FPS

PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist

Shooter · FPS

Resistance 2

Shooter · FPS

Superfighters Deluxe

Shooter · FPS

Star Fox Zero

Shooter · FPS

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate

Shooter · FPS

Iron Grip: Warlord

Shooter · FPS

Freelancer

Shooter · FPS

Bulletstorm

Shooter · FPS

theHunter Classic

Shooter · FPS

Resistance 3

Shooter · FPS

Guns, Gore & Cannoli

Shooter · FPS

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Shooter · FPS

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

Shooter · FPS

Battlefield: Bad Company

Shooter · FPS

Titanfall

Shooter · FPS

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Shooter · FPS

Quake Champions

Shooter · FPS

Overwatch

Shooter · FPS

Aliens versus Predator

Shooter · FPS

The House of the Dead 2

Shooter · FPS

Unreal II: The Awakening

Shooter · FPS

Team Fortress Classic

Shooter · FPS

The House of the Dead

Shooter · FPS

Unreal Tournament III

Shooter · FPS

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?: The closest game to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour is Doom II: Hell on Earth, scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?: The three closest games to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour are: 1. Doom II: Hell on Earth (81/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Serious Sam: The Second Encounter (80/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (82/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 11 dimensions.
Is Serious Sam: The Second Encounter similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?: Yes, very much so — Serious Sam: The Second Encounter scores 80/100 similarity to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. They share 10 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?: The best Shooter games similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour are Doom II: Hell on Earth, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.
How is similarity to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour calculated?: We compare Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour?: Yes — theHunter Classic is free and scores well on similarity to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.