Duke Nukem Forever

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Duke Nukem Forever

Short description

The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!

Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
2K
Release
Mon, Jun 13, 2011
Price
$19.99
Reviews
6,322
Positive
70%
Followers
14,248
Owners (estimated)
1M – 2M
Concurrent players
24
Genres
Action
Features
Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Stats, Steam Leaderboards
Tags
FPS Action Nudity Shooter Aliens Singleplayer Comedy Multiplayer First-Person Sci-fi Mature Funny Gore Dark Humor Classic Adventure Memes Old School Linear Atmospheric
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$4.9msomewhere between $2.2m and $34.2m · roughly 126K–2M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $17.10, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $19.99 launch price. That is 14% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

6 data points since Aug 10, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$4.9m → ~$4.9m
Reviews 6,320 → 6,322
Followers 14,238 → 14,248
Concurrent players 24 → 24
Price $19.99 → $19.99
Positive reviews 70.4% → 70.4%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 371 further data points reach back to Jun 1, 2011 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $2.99 on Jul 11, 2017.

How crowded is this niche?

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