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Deathmatch Classic
Enjoy fast-paced multiplayer gaming with Deathmatch Classic (a.k.a. DMC). Valve's tribute to the work of id software, DMC invites players to grab their rocket launchers and put their reflexes to the test in a collection of futuristic settings.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Servers are dead, but there are bots at least”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Who could guess that a fast paced showdown can be so much fun and thrilling! Lively gameplay, bright graphics and unexpected twists of fate and pure joy!”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“so its quake, in the goldsrc engine. even though goldsrc is just the quake engine this game sucks also. anyways mr wolf from the bad guys is hot”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Deathmatch Classic update released
A Half-Life update is now available that affects Deathmatch Classic through shared resources. Please see the Half-Life update notes for details.
Deathmatch Classic update released
A small update for Deathmatch Classic is now available: Engine Fixed bug in skybox image loading Fixed bug in demo command processing Prevent certain path characters from being used in commands Enforc
Deathmatch Classic Update released
We have updated the public release of Deathmatch Classic. Changes in this update are: Fixed crash when entering certain malformed strings into the game console. Thanks to Marshal Webb from BackConnect
Deathmatch Classic Update released
We have updated the public release of Deathmatch Classic. Changes in this update are: Fixed crash when entering certain malformed strings into the game console. Thanks to Marshal Webb from BackConnect
Deathmatch Classic Update released
We have updated the public release of Deathmatch Classic. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new featur
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · FPS · Classic · Multiplayer · Shooter · First-Person · Arena Shooter · Old School · Sci-fi · Competitive · Fast-Paced · Retro (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Stereo Sound |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 500 mhz processor, 96mb ram, 16mb video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection Recommended: 800 mhz processor, 128mb ram, 32mb+ video card, Windows XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection