Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour

For the original DOS version, see Duke Nukem 3D.

Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem	1991
Duke Nukem II	1993
Duke Nukem 3D	1996
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project	2002
Duke Nukem Forever	2011
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition	2013
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour	2016
Duke Nukem Forever (2001)	2022
Duke Nukem Forever: Restoration Project (unofficial)	Early access

Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour is a re-release of the 1996 first-person shooter Duke Nukem 3D with its Plutonium Pak expansion, a new episode with levels designed by former 3D Realms members, and the original and re-recorded "Duke Talk" by the voice of Duke Nukem, Jon St. John. However, it does not include Duke Caribbean, Duke It Out in D.C., Duke Xtreme, Duke! ZONE and Nuclear Winter expansion packs.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability • Link

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
(unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements • Link

Skip intro video • Link

Delete/rename video file^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\videos`. Delete or rename `Gearbox_logo.bk2`.

Source ports • Link

Name	Description	Expand
EDuke32	Adds many modern features to Build engine such as high and widescreen resolution, dynamic lighting and shadows and expands the modding capabilities. It doesn't properly support multiplayer yet. Stopgab is required to make World Tour fully compatible e.g. fifth episode, dev commentary support
NetDuke32	A multiplayer branch of an old EDuke32 build. Formerly EDuke32-OldMP.
JFDuke3D	Allows for OpenGL rendering. Supports high resolution textures.
Duke3dw	Port by Ben "ProASM" Smit based on JFDuke3D
Rednukem	Branch of EDuke32. Supports games based on Duke Nukem 3D codebase such as Redneck Rampage and Duke Nukem 64.
xDuke	Straight port from the original DOS release that only adds a console and the ability to load music packs.
hDuke	Based off xDuke. Focused on multiplayer, it features extra parameters such as frag limit and an anti-cheat system.
nDuke	Based off xDuke. Similar to hDuke, it also features a team deathmatch mode.
rDuke	Based off xDuke.
Icculus Duke3D	Straight port from the original DOS release for all platforms.
Duke3d_w32	A Windows 32-bit port by Rancidmeat, based on the Icculus port.
BuildGDX	Source port based on Java's libGDX framework. Adds high resolutions support, OpenGL renderer, and improved mouse controls. Can run official addon and custom made campaigns straight from the main menu without the need to use installers or replace any original files. Supports multiplayer.
NuBuildGDX	Fork of BuildGDX aiming for stability, bug fixing and performance improvements.
Raze	Fork of various Build Engine ports to GZDoom architecture. Also supports Shadow Warrior, Blood, Redneck Rampage, and PC Powerslave/Exhumed.
Fusion	Fusion is a 32bit OpenGL port of Duke Nukem 3D with a focus on peer to peer network stability and ease of use.

All source ports (except later builds of EDuke32) will require to manually copy DUKE3D.GRP and DUKE.RTS into their root folders.

EDuke32 in particular will automatically recognize an existing Duke Nukem 3D install (either from Steam as the Megaton Edition or 20th Anniversary World Tour, or from GOG.com) and will pull from there.

Roland SC-55 music packs • Link

Soundtrack for Duke Nukem 3D recorded on an authentic SC-55 for use with EDuke32 or the Megaton Edition. Choose either OGG or FLAC; MP3 does not support proper looping.

High Quality Sound Effects • Link

Replacement of the original sounds effect with high quality equivalents from original sources, console releases and other sources for EDuke32, RedNukem, Raze and 20th Anniversary World Tour.

Improved mouse controls/Disable framerate cap • Link

Disable Vsync for the game in the GPU control panel or use a source port to disable vsync^[2]

Game data • Link

Game settings.

Configuration file(s) location • Link

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\DUKE3D.CFG^{[Note 1]} %LOCALAPPDATA%\Gearbox\DukeNukem\profile.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/434050/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location • Link

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Gearbox\DukeNukem\savedata*.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/434050/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing • Link

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Currently Broken.^[3]

Video • Link

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Widescreen is Hor+.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		^[4]^[5]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use a source port to customize fov
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Running the game with integrated graphics may lock the frame rate to 30 FPS regardless of iGPU power.^{[citation needed]}
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input • Link

Mouse settings

Keyboard bindings

Controller settings

Controller bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration is force-enabled by default. Use a Source Port.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Expand
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information		Expand
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio • Link

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound effects and Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations • Link

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Croatian				Fan translation Download.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Ukrainian				Fan translation and full dubbing by TSF, download.

Network • Link

Multiplayer types • Link

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	8	Versus, Co-op

VR support • Link

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Dual-View Rendering Use Geo-11 fix in 3D Fix Manager for SBS, TAB, Interleaved and Anaglyph. Or Geo-11 fix with 3D Game Bridge GUI for Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays.
Nvidia 3D Vision		Dual-View Rendering Use Geo-11 fix for Frame Sequential or Row Interleaved displays.

Other information • Link

API • Link

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware • Link

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video	2.5n/1.100n

Mods • Link

Health Pack Restoration • Link

Health packs were changed to have pill logos on them instead of crosses. This mod changes them back to the crosses.

To install, extract the .ART files to World Tour's main folder.

System requirements • Link

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium Dual Core E2220 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz	Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 4670 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GT 610 AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM

Notes • Link

Jump up ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^{Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (434050) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References • Link

Jump up ↑ Verified by User:Anon on June 28, 2019
Jump up ↑ Solving mouse delay / forced Vsync / 60fps capped/Support - last accessed on May 2023
Jump up ↑ Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour :: Steam Community - last accessed on 2025-08-30
Jump up ↑ How do I run this game in 21:9 ( 2560x1080) - last accessed on 2019-07-01
Jump up ↑ Ultra Widescreen - last accessed on 2019-07-01

[gamedir-3] Jump up ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-4] {Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (434050) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (434050) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[refcheck_Anon-1] Jump up ↑ Verified by User:Anon on June 28, 2019

[2] Jump up ↑ Solving mouse delay / forced Vsync / 60fps capped/Support - last accessed on May 2023

[5] Jump up ↑ Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour :: Steam Community - last accessed on 2025-08-30

[6] Jump up ↑ How do I run this game in 21:9 ( 2560x1080) - last accessed on 2019-07-01

[7] Jump up ↑ Ultra Widescreen - last accessed on 2019-07-01

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Developers

	Nerve Software
	Gearbox Software
Publishers
	Gearbox Software
Engines
	Build
Release dates
Windows	October 11, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	72
OpenCritic	76
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Themes	Adult, North America, Sci-fi
Series	Duke Nukem