4 Puzzle games like Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour that you should try

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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.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour down to the 4 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Doom II: Hell on Earth and Syndicate top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour.

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The best puzzle games like 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.

#1Insanely Twisted Shadow PlanetClosest overall match

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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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#2Doom II: Hell on EarthClosest on game mode

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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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#3SyndicateClosest on visuals

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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

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#4Duke Nukem 3DClosest on setting

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 21IGDB75· 1

Year 1996Dev 3D Realms · MacSoft GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

The 1996 shooter that made levels feel like places: working light switches, destructible scenery, shrink rays and jetpacks, with Duke's one-liners over the top of it all. It remains genuinely inventive level design. Note which release you are buying — this is the barebones Anthology version, and it lacks the controller support, extra episodes and multiplayer options the Megaton Edition carries at a similar price.

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

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