Ranking by series

The Duke Nukem games, ranked.

7 games compete in this selection. Duke Nukem 3D tops it with 1,643 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Duke Nukem 3D 1996 · FPS 1,643
  2. 2 Duke Nukem II 1993 · Platformer 1,524
  3. 3 Duke Nukem Forever 2011 · FPS 1,489
  4. 4 Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour 2016 · FPS 1,489
  5. 5 Duke Nukem 1991 · Platformer 1,405
  6. 6 Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project 2002 · Platformer 1,405
  7. 7 Duke Nukem: Time to Kill 1998 · TPS 1,344

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In detail

The Duke Nukem games ranked, what this ranking says

Duke Nukem 3D leads this selection with 1,643 ELO points, ahead of Duke Nukem II and Duke Nukem Forever. The 7 games competing in it have played 782 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 7
Duels played by those games 782
Game in the lead Duke Nukem 3D (1996)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,643
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 7 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Duke Nukem II +47 1,524
Duke Nukem: Time to Kill +14 1,344
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour +10 1,489

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Duke Nukem series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Duke Nukem series is Duke Nukem 3D, with 1,643 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Duke Nukem II and Duke Nukem Forever, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Duke Nukem games are ranked?

7 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 782 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Duke Nukem game is climbing right now?

Duke Nukem II is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 47 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 7 games in the selection moved.

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