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We filtered the 50 games similar to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour down to the 39 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Doom II: Hell on Earth top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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DarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2016Dev Nerve Software, LLC

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour is Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Doom II: Hell on Earth follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour

39 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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 Planet
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ShooterFPS
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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Setting71Visuals0
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
ShooterFPS
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
Doom II: Hell on Earth
ShooterFPS
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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals80Setting48
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
ShooterFPS
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.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode77
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
ShooterFPS
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
F.E.A.R. 3
ShooterFPS
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
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
ShooterFPS
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
Borderlands 4
ShooterFPS
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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
Ratchet: Deadlocked
ShooterFPS
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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals72
Lost Planet 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6
Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, online features and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

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

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

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode89Visuals0
Journey to the Savage Planet
ShooterFPS
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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone0
Syndicate
ShooterFPS
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
Duke Nukem Forever
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 69%· 11KIGDB55· 8
Year 2011Dev Triptych Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, PvP competition and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

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

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone75Visuals73Game mode60
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
ShooterFPS
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
Duke Nukem 3D
ShooterFPS
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.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode70

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