Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DPixel Art
IGDB87· 1
Year 1994Dev Epic Games
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping melee combat
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Within the “Shooter” category, the closest game to Duke Nukem is Jazz Jackrabbit — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Mega Man 8 and Mega Man 5 follow close behind.
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The best shooter games like Duke Nukem
19 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Duke Nukem. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DPixel Art
IGDB69· 2
Year 1996Dev Capcom · Ocean SoftwareOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: melee combat.
97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DPixel Art
Year 1992Dev Capcom · Playtronic
97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DPixel Art
Year 1995Dev Capcom
97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DPixel Art
Year 1991Dev Capcom
#6Mega Man
97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DPixel Art
Year 1987Dev Capcom · Playtronic
97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DPixel Art
Year 1990Dev Capcom
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB85· 1
Year 1993Dev CapcomOn iOS
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB76· 2
Year 1994Dev Shiny Entertainment · Tec Toy
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: melee combat.
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB60· 1
Year 1991Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo
#11Mega Man X5
97
iRank50
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB50· 1
Year 2000Dev Value Wave · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: melee combat.
#12Mega Man X2
97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
Year 1994Dev Capcom
#13Mega Man X4
97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
Year 1997Dev CapcomOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: melee combat.
#14Mega Man 6
97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
Year 1993Dev Capcom · Playtronic
95
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DDarkHorror
Year 1993Dev BlueSky Software · Sega
✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping melee combat
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