What is the best game similar to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project?

The closest game to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project is Pragmata, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project?

The three closest games to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project are: 1. Pragmata (97/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (97/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Jak II (97/100, 7 shared attributes). All share Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 8 dimensions.

Is Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction similar to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project?

Yes, very much so — Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction scores 97/100 similarity to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project. They share 6 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project?

The best Shooter games similar to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project are Pragmata, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Jak II and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project calculated?

We compare Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project against every game in our catalog using 8 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: Manhattan Project experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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If Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooter, melee combat and setting scifi — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 8 attributes. Pragmata comes closest (97/100).

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Top games similar to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1Pragmata

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonNarrative

Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189

Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

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#2Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

iRank92

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration

IGDB92· 4

Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#3Jak II

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonOpen WorldExploration

IGDB90· 1

Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

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#4Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2001Dev Factor 5 · Activision

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: precision platforming.

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#5Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2003Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: melee combat.

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#6Sleeping Dogs

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonNarrativeOpen World

Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13

Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom, while skipping precision platforming

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird Person

IGDB84· 18OC86· 89

Year 2016Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: melee combat.

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#8Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

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SoloMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 1.4K

Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping setting scifi

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration

IGDB80· 1OC86· 89

Year 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

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#10Dino Crisis 2

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonNarrativeDark

IGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

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#11Tomb Raider: Legend

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SoloMeleeThird PersonExploration

Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6

Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, first-person shooting and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

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#12Infamous: First Light

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World

IGDB76· 7OC76· 50

Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping melee combat

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#13Tomb Raider II

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonRangedNarrative

Steam👍 87%· 2.4K

Year 1997Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

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#14MDK

iRank79

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonCyberpunk

Steam👍 79%· 361

Year 1997Dev Shiny Entertainment · Playmates Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

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Steam GOG

#15Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty

iRank71

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration

IGDB71· 4

Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

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