28BANG SCORE
Duke Nukem Forever
skip · shooter · 2011
Light on value at this price: about 9.2h, $19.99 (~$2.17/hr), 69% positive.
Better value than 11% of shooter games
The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!
BANGER threshold
Worth it at $3.48
83% off, though reviews keep it under BANGER.
Real value
$2.17/hr over the 9.2h main story, $0.91/hr if you 100% it (21.9h).
3% of players see the credits.
Finish rate
3.1%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
9.2h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
21.9h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$2.17/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$19.99
Reviews
69%
11,521 reviews
Metacritic
54
critic score
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2011
What drives the score
Value$2.17/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews69% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate3.1%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperGearbox Software
Publisher2K
Genreshooter
Achievements62
Trailer & screenshots
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