# Duke Nukem - Manhattan Project — user reviews > 210 indexed App Store user reviews of Duke Nukem by Spawn Studios, Lda, rated 4.30/5 from 433 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duke-nukem-manhattan-project/id896145747/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duke-nukem-manhattan-project/id896145747.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 295 · 4★ 64 · 3★ 31 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 33 ## What do users think of Duke Nukem? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Nostalgic classic gameplay - 👍 Retains the spirit of the original Duke Nukem - 💥 Satisfying action and explosions - 🕹️ Responsive controls (when working) **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - 🎮 Clunky and unresponsive controls - 🔇 Sound issues (muted audio) - 🔍 Lack of progress saving - 🔋 High battery drain **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes and crashes - Duke gets stuck in the air or unable to move - Weapon switching and firing issues - Levels becoming unplayable after a certain point **Most requested features** - Controller support - Bug fixes and stability improvements - Progress saving and cloud sync - Improved graphics and visuals ## Newest reviews (14 of 210) ### 2/5 — Super glitchy *2026-07-12* Kept glitching within the first 5 mins of play. It was like duke was on a completely different screen then I was playing. Super frustrating. I used to love this game ### 4/5 — Great game *2026-06-13* I enjoyed playing the free version so much I had to purchase the full version. I have played Duke games many years ago and have enjoyed playing this one. However, recently I have been locked out of the full version. I’ve sent a message to see if I can get help. I certainly don’t want to start over and pay again. I’ve paid for some extra lives and jet packs and don’t want to lose them either. Hopefully I’ll be back playing soon. ### 3/5 — Duke Nukem on the IPhone *2026-04-09* Great game but why is it that most of the games I wanna play with my backbone controller not supported! Hard to believe Apple is trying to compete with bigger companies in the gaming industry when this is the experience they have to offer! better get their act together sooner then later ### 4/5 — Great game but to many bugs *2026-03-06* I kept freezing throughout the game and it was really annoying cause I loved the playing it but I had to restart every time ### 4/5 — Backbone one support *2025-06-26, version 1.0.12* Love Duke Nuke em. Please bring Backbone one controller support. Let me be great, let’s rock! ### 4/5 — Come get some! *2025-06-23* Fantastic Duke experience… I bought the paid version because of the surprisingly resent update for fullscreen support on modern devices. Controls are still trash but slightly improved because of the bigger imputes with fullscreen support… Now the big, big issue in this version… audio is reversed. Left and right channels are switched, I really appreciate whoever decided to update this ancient game but reversed sound channels is a pretty stupid thing to do. “Hey kid quit complaining about my game, now flip your headset and go kick some alien a$s” …ahh thanks for the tip Duke! ### 4/5 — Great except no control support *2025-05-30, version 1.0.12* Great but would be better with controller ### 2/5 — Fun, But Buggy *2025-04-09, version 1.0.12* I loved the games in the 90s, and enjoy playing this one. However, the game is buggy. Especially in the subway level. ### 3/5 — Fun with issues *2024-09-22* I got as far as Episode 8 part 1. When I attempt to load this level now it crashes the game. Can you please fix the bugs. ### 2/5 — Fun but… *2024-07-30* This white man cant jump-I die a lot, get burned, fall off buildings…Controls are difficult to master. Update: I found a bug on episode 2 part 3. The Duke Nukem character starts to rise and float around to the top of the screen and you have no control over it. I discovered several bugs. I had advanced quite a bit to the subway underground. Got past this point and the game locked and had no controls at this point. The game had not saved any of my progress. So I ended up many levels back. What a disappointment. I went to app support but could not find a link for help. Please fix the bugs. ### 3/5 — Fun *2024-07-18* This white man cant jump-I die a lot, get burned, fall off buildings…Controls are hard to figure out. Update: I found a bug on episode 2 part 3. The Duke Nukem character starts to rise and float around to the top of the screen and you have no control over it. Please fix. I went to app support but could not find a link for help. ### 4/5 — Fun *2024-07-10* I remember the first game. This is a lot of fun once you figure out the controls. Update: I found a bug on episode 2 part 3. The Duke Nukem character starts to rise and float around to the top of the screen and you have no control over it. Please fix. I went to app support but could not find a link for help. ### 4/5 — Has Potential *2024-07-07, version 1.0.12* I didn’t get through the whole thing as I only played the beginning to see if it’d be good on mobile. The controls for moving duke aren’t the best I’ll be honest. If that gets fixed in this and the payed version (probably won’t, wishful thinking on my part), then this would be great on mobile. I heard this was one the last of the better duke games, never played it, but I’ll see how far I get until the controls annoy me. Shame really castlevania SOTN had descent controls, even though I played that on my old android and it may be different on iOS. Still… would be nice to have better controls to move duke around. ### 3/5 — I enjoyed but.. *2024-06-15* I liked the game the first 3 levels, but the next few levels I didn’t, why? Because I can’t even play them!!! The game won’t even open after a certain point and will just kick me out. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — MiG *2026-06-19, version 1.0.12* As soon as I passed the first half of the game and purchased to continue the game it started to glitch the character gets stuck in the air when I jump and won’t come down and if I double jump he disappears ### 1/5 — I’m not going to be able to play today because *2026-03-24, version 1.0.12* I’m just trying to play the game and I can’t get the game to work ### 1/5 — Игру забросили. *2024-12-13* Игра лучшая в своем жанре, но она не дружит с последними версиями ios. ### 1/5 — Game frozen *2024-10-13, version 1.0.12* Not sure what’s happening, but the game won’t allow me to complete part 1. It does weird stuff. When I jump duke goes flying and is stuck mid air like a bird. ### 1/5 — Почему? *2024-07-14* Игра хорошая но почему у меня вылетает после прохождение 2 уровня на iOS 16? ### 1/5 — Cannot play while Mobile data or Wifi is ON ! *2024-06-23* Cannot play this game while net connection is ON, have to turn off mobile data. Cannot buy Level 2 as mobile data is off and as soon as connection is turned On, game disappears and mobile homescreen appears ### 1/5 — Keep on crashing after 2 level *2023-10-28* Fix it plz ### 1/5 — App showing error after episode 2 *2023-02-13* App showing error after episode 2 ### 1/5 — Support game controller play *2023-01-07, version 1.0.12* Support game controllers please like the backbone. This will make game play so much easier and better! ### 1/5 — Дрянь полная. *2022-10-20* То герой зависает где-то в текстурах, то заходит в комнату, а экран не движется за ним. И это на первых минутах игры. Нет сохранения. Если выгрузил игру из памяти, всё, начинай сначала. Дрянная поделка с попыткой заработать бабок на олдскулах. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This game is arguably the best in the duke nukem series *2026-08-14* This game is my personal fav and always has been. I finished both on mobile and on Xbox both are phenomenal I highly recommend giving this a try. ### 5/5 — Moin *2026-07-15* Geiles spiel für zwichendurch und es ist sehr cool ### 5/5 — Addictive delight *2026-05-02* Never fails to please ### 5/5 — Got it to see if it was bad I was surprised *2025-09-24, version 1.0.12* Very fun ### 5/5 — For kids pls *2025-09-19, version 1.0.12* So I was playing a Duke Nukem game for the first time ever and it was this one.When Duke said”Son of a @#&$#! my mom told me to delete this game. So make a remake that has NO BAD WORDS!!!! ### 5/5 — Fun with issues *2024-09-25* I got as far as Episode 8 part 1. When I attempt to load this level now it crashes the game. Can you please fix the bugs. Update: looks like I got past the bug. All works fine ### 5/5 — Come get some! *2024-07-17* Awesome game, getting old but glad to see it here on the app store. For such an aging game it still has sweet tiny details like bullet/shell casings, bullet holes, blood on walls, good physics and lighting. The gameplay is fun key card/secret hunting and classic Duke one-liners that can be pretty amusing. Unfortunately controls are trash and no full screen support. Even then its still very fun because its classic Duke to the core... and remains one of the best side-scrollers on the go. “Hail to the king baby” ### 5/5 — LOVE THIS GAME *2024-06-06, version 1.0.12* Please please please add controller support, I would absolutely love this game on my backbone. But I still give it 5/5 bc I’m optimistic you guys will add controller support to make this game a 6/5 !! ### 5/5 — LOVE THIS GAME *2024-05-29* Please please please add controller support, I would absolutely love this game on my backbone. But I still give it 5/5 bc I’m optimistic you guys will add controller support to make this game a 6/5 !! ### 5/5 — Why are there two versions of this game on the app store *2024-05-02* Why are there two versions of this game here on the app store --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*