Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter in which players move through levels from the protagonist's viewpoint, fighting aliens and mutated foes with a varied arsenal. Its environments are highly interactive…
Duke Nukem 3D is a puzzle developed by 3D Realms, released 19 April 1996 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 29 cheat codes for it.
What Duke Nukem 3D is
Duke Nukem 3D is a puzzle game developed by 3D Realms and released in 1996. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Build.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Returning to Earth in his space cruiser hoping for a vacation, action hero Duke Nukem is shot down over Los Angeles by unknown attackers. As he sends out a distress signal, he learns that aliens are invading the city and have mutated the local police. With his plans ruined, Duke ejects and vows to do whatever it takes to stop the invasion, fighting his way through a besieged city and beyond as he uncovers the scope of the alien threat.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Duke Nukem series
Duke Nukem 3D is the fourth of 20 entries we hold in the Duke Nukem series. It arrived 5 years after Duke Nukem. The next entry was Duke Nukem 3D: Plutonium Pak in 1996. Its critic score of 75 is 3 points above the series average of 72. The highest-rated entry is Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour at 81.
How it was received
Duke Nukem 3D holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 451 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 13.5 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Duke Nukem 3D launched on 19 April 1996, within three weeks of Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition, Jumping Flash! 2, Conquest of the New World and Xevious 3D/G. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition, Jumping Flash! 2, Conquest of the New World, Xevious 3D/G.
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 29 cheat entries for Duke Nukem 3D — 26 cheat codes and 3 easter eggs. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
Official trailer
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Duke Nukem 3D cheat codes
God Mode
God mode — Duke becomes invincible
Type during gameplay (no menu needed); type again to switch off
All weapons, ammo and keys
Fills your inventory completely.
Type the letters during gameplay.
Walk through walls
Disables collision.
Type the letters during gameplay.
Jump to a level
Warps to episode and level, for example DNSCOTTY23.
Type the letters during gameplay.
Dlc
Expansions
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