# Freenukum: a Duke Nukem 1 clone

> Freenukum recreates the 1991 DOS game Duke Nukem 1 using Rust and the original game's graphics data. It provides a data installation tool and is still missing opponents and some level items.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://gitlab.com/silwol/freenukum>
- Primary source: <https://gitlab.com/silwol/freenukum/-/blob/60c2d6159fea73c7e2c5c6b3f6846bf66766a8a3/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/freenukum-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/freenukum-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/freenukum-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Building from source requires a Rust compiler and SDL2 and SDL2_ttf development libraries.
- **Prerequisites:** Original Duke Nukem 1 graphics data is required; freenukum-data-tool can install it.
- **Limits:** Opponents and some level items are unfinished.
- **License:** The README declares AGPL-3.0-or-later in its SPDX header.

## Primary sources

1. <https://gitlab.com/silwol/freenukum/-/blob/60c2d6159fea73c7e2c5c6b3f6846bf66766a8a3/README.md>

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