Duke Nukem Forever

Last updated: 2026-05-08
  • Enjoyable and fun gameplay experience.
  • Duke's character and humor appreciated.
  • Variety in gameplay and levels noted.
  • Outdated and poor graphics criticized.
  • Poor level design and terrible writing.
  • Frequent crashes and technical issues reported.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
11,474
Positive
7,94269.2%
Negative
3,53230.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
764,933
Estimated revenue
$15,291,011
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
385.05%
Estimated copies lost
2,533
Estimated revenue lost
$50,635
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
415.5%
Avg playtime 1.1h
526.9%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
16421.8%
Avg playtime 12.2h
49565.8%
Avg playtime 56.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d1.7 rev/day
Quarterly10.3 rev/qtr
Days covered4,703.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
752 total
Organic purchasers43157.3%
Voted up: 74%
Key activations32142.7%
Voted up: 72%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
752 total
First impression0-2h10714.2%
Voted up: 61%
Mid game2-10h31041.2%
Voted up: 67%
Late game10-20h20527.3%
Voted up: 82%
Endgame20h+13017.3%
Voted up: 81%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.06% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
73.9%
Global baseline 72.7%
23 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 11,474 total.