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RELATED: Duke Nukem 3D Player is Creating a Mod That Encapsulates All Things BritishĪllegedly, Duke Nukem Forever in this state is pretty much playable, with the majority of its assets in place. According to a report from DSO Gaming, it wasn't supposed to see the light of day until next month, but perhaps the attention it was receiving motivated the leakers to release it early. But for those interested, a build of the game from all the way back in 2001 has leaked and can now be downloaded. The latest entry in the Duke Nukemseries came out in 2011 and was considered a flop, largely because the game spent so long in development that its themes aged, and it couldn't live up to all the changes that it had gone through. Then there was Duke Nukem Forever, which stopped the franchise dead in its tracks, but a very early build of the game has now become public. Sitting up there with the likes of Quake and Doom, this entry into the antics of the titular Duke is considered one of the best FPS games of its era, with its high-octane action, adult themes, and satire on uber-masculine Hollywood. The full package is available to download right now via the Internet Archive.There was a time when 3D Realms/Apogee was part of an early movement in gaming that helped usher in the first-person genre, most notably with the 1996 release of Duke Nukem 3D.

Still, it's impressive for 2001 and features some cool ideas like an Ego meter for Duke and a UI that feels a lot more modern than what we saw at the time. But, with the build and source code, no doubt this will spark a whole suite of mods and updates and even projects from fans to present this long-lost version of the game in a more playable and finished state. According to 3D Realms veteran and Duke creator George Broussard "there is no real game to play", adding "most of what's there are small level snippets, level designer tests, or some fake build out areas for an E3 demo". Which comes with the build, source code, and the Unreal Editor used to create the maps. With reports of the game's E3 2001 era build surfacing in recent days, it's already found its way online.

Which makes sense when you consider that development began at 3D Realms in the 1990s, with the final product finished and released by Gearbox in 2011. Duke Nukem Forever features one of the most troubled, storied, and talked about development periods in the history of games.