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Quake

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

FPS Classic Action Shooter 1990's
Last tracked players
179
All-time peak
256
24-hour change
Unavailable
Steam reviews
96.5% positive
14,130 reviews · via SteamSpy

Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.

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Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

Experience the Original Game, Enhanced

Enjoy the original, authentic version of Quake, now with up to 4K* and widescreen resolution support, enhanced models, dynamic and colored lighting, anti-aliasing, depth of field, the original, atmospheric soundtrack and theme song by Trent Reznor, and more. There’s never been a better time to play Quake.

Play the Dark Fantasy Campaign

You are Ranger, a warrior armed with a powerful arsenal of weapons. Fight corrupted knights, deformed ogres and an army of twisted creatures across four dark dimensions of infested military bases, ancient medieval castles, lava-filled dungeons and gothic cathedrals in search of the four magic runes. Only after you have collected the runes will you hold the power to defeat the ancient evil that threatens all of humanity.

Get the Original & New Expansion Packs

Quake also comes with both original expansion packs: “The Scourge of Armagon” and “Dissolution of Eternity,” as well as three expansions developed by the award-winning team at MachineGames: “Dimension of the Past,” “Dimension of the Machine,” and the all-new “Dawn of the Machine.”

Discover the All-New “Dawn of the Machine” Expansion

Ranger is trapped in a dimension of endless illusion—reliving the same violent cycles for what feels like lifetimes, dying thousands of times in a futile attempt to escape. Wearied but unbroken, he has heard rumor of The Nightmare Machine.

Beyond the hordes of monsters—twisted by an eternity in the Elder realms—lies the Machine. It is believed its destruction will shatter the illusion, finally breaking the loop.

Enjoy Online & Local Multiplayer and Co-op

Fight through the dark fantasy base campaign and expansions in 4-player online or local split-screen co-op, and compete in pure, retro-style combat with support for 8-player (online) or 4-player (local split-screen) matches. Featuring dedicated server support for online matchmaking and peer-to-peer support for custom matches.

Download Additional, Free Mods & Missions

Expand your experience with free, curated, fan-made and official mods and missions such as Quake 64, which is available to download and play now. More fan-made and official mods and missions coming soon.

Play together With Crossplay

Play the campaign and all expansion packs cooperatively or go toe-to-toe in multiplayer matches with your friends regardless of platform! Crossplay is supported among PC (controller-enabled), Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch.

Get the “original” and “enhanced” Versions

Play whichever version of Quake you prefer. Ownership of Quake gives you access to Quake (Original), the fully-moddable, untouched version of the game that has been available for years , and Quake (Enhanced), the recently released version of the game with improved visuals, curated add-ons, enhanced multiplayer support, crossplay, controller support, and more.

*Maximum display resolutions vary by platform.

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum Spec (1080p/60 HZ)
  • Win 10 64-bit version
  • Intel Core i5-3570 @3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @3.5 GHz
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 TI (2GB) or AMD HD 7750 (1GB)
  • 8GB System RAM
  • Minimum 2GB free space on hard drive (additional space required for add-on downloads)
  • High speed broadband connection required for online play

Recommended

Recommended Spec (*4K/120 HZ)
  • Win 10 64-bit version
  • Intel Core i5-6600k @3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @3.2 GHz
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) or AMD RX Vega 56 (8GB)
  • 8GB System RAM
  • Minimum 2GB free space on hard drive (additional space required for add-on downloads)
  • High speed broadband connection required for online play
*Compatible display required
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
USK rating
16
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
18
Content warning
This game contains frequent violence, blood, and gore. Players use a variety of weapons to fight monsters and hostile enemies. Combat can result in blood effects and enemies exploding into gory remains. The game also contains horror-themed imagery, including grotesque creatures and disturbing environments.
Achievements
38
Controller support
full
Metacritic
94
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

Sources fresh
Native Steam builds
Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
verified
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (6)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
FrenchYesNoNo
ItalianYesNoNo
GermanYesNoNo
Spanish - SpainYesNoNo
RussianYesNoNo

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Quake EULA
Steam store page fresh · checked 2026-10-02 PCGamingWiki technical notes External link only; SteamIQHQ does not ingest PCGamingWiki content.
Achievement progress Rarity & completion patterns

Achievement Difficulty

Global unlock percentages are not exact completion or retention metrics.

Steam source
Achievements measured
38
Hunter score
75.1 / 100
SteamIQHQ inference from rarity and count
Progression analysis
Achievement rarity is available, but milestone order is not defensible.

Rarest achievements

ACH_COMPLETE_MG3_NIGHTMARE 0.8%
ACH_FIND_MG3_SECRET 0.8%
ACH_COMPLETE_MG3 1.6%
ACH_COMPLETE_MGEND_NIGHTMARE 2.1%
ACH_COMPLETE_R2M8_NIGHTMARE 2.1%

Difficulty distribution

Ultra rare (<1%)2
Very rare (1–5%)19
Rare (5–20%)13
Uncommon (20–50%)2
Common (50%+)2
Observed Nov 09, 2026 02:15 UTC · fresh
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Buy Verdict

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Value Score

Great Value — 90th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 90th percentile. Priced as Market at $9.99.

▲ Market pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 35%
Value Ratio Top 10%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Quake worth buying right now?
Wait — $9.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~12 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Quake go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~12 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Quake free to play?
Quake costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Quake?
Quake is a Action game.
Who developed Quake?
Quake was developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks.
What platforms does Quake support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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