3D Realms · Gearbox Software^*

Duke Nukem Forever

2011 first-person shooter · science fiction video game · shooter game^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Game facts

Developers

3D Realms
Gearbox Software^*

Publishers

2K
2K Games^*

Engines

Unreal Engine 1

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8^*
PlayStation 3^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8^*

Content classifications

ESRB · PlayStation 3^*
Classification
M - Mature^*
ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver^*
Reports
110^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*

System requirements

macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
10.12 (Sierra)^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core) 2.4 GHz^*
Memory
2 GB Hard Disk Space: 10 GB free disk space Video Card: ATI Radeon 2600/NVidia Geforce 8600 256MB or better. NVIDIA GeForce 9400M not supported. Intel integrated video chipsets (including GMA 950) are not supported. Other Requirements: Mouse and keyboard. Apple original CPU's only, CPU upgrades not supported. NVIDIA GeForce 9400M not supported. This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows XP/Vista/7^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.0 Ghz^*
Memory
1 Gb Hard Disk Space: 10 Gb free Video Memory: 256 MB Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600^*
Audio hardware
DirectX Compatible OTHER REQUIREMENTS & SUPPORTS: Initial installations required (included with the game) are Microsoft DirectX, Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (ATL), Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, and AMD Dual Core Optimizer. (AMD optimizer required only for specific AMD processors to run the game correctly, but installs for all of them.) OTHER REQUIREMENTS & SUPPORTS: Does not support Windows XP 64^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Memory
2 GB^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.6 Ghz^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
2 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Custom Volume Controls^*
Adjustable Difficulty^*
Save Anytime^*
Subtitle Options^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Stats^*
Steam Leaderboards^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Duke Nukem Forever

Screenshot 2 from Duke Nukem Forever

Screenshot 3 from Duke Nukem Forever

* Provisional data