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Quake II
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“[i]Quake 2[/i] was the most anticipated game in 1997. As the successor of [url=steamcommunity.com/id/atisz2/recommended/2280/]Doom[/url] and [url=steamcommunity.com/id/atisz2/recommended/2310/]Quake[/url] it's no surprise. High expectations come with a heavy burden however: just…”
— a player, Steam review · 88 hrs played“This review is for the remaster rather than the game itself. This might be Nightdive's best remaster so far, which I like to think was made with the attitude of "OH, YOU PEOPLE DON'T THINK QUAKE II WAS VERY GOOD, DO YOU? WELL TAKE THIS YOU MOTHERS." It plays and feels GREAT.…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“An absolutely outstanding FPS that has stood the test of time and inspired many others to follow in its footsteps. The original Quake was a ground-breaking game when it first released, it absolutely changed the face of FPS gaming forever, and was the final nail in the coffin for…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:38 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Quake II is now Steam Deck Verified!
Quake II is now Steam Deck Verified and Handheld Optimized on Xbox ROG Ally devices.
The Steam Awards 2023, Nominate Quake II!
We humbly ask you consider nominating Quake II for Labor of Love in The Steam Awards 2023!
QUAKE II - UPDATE 1 (HOTFIX)
We have released an update that should resolve stuttering issues when jobs_enable was set to 1. Please let us know below in the Comments section if you are still seeing stuttering issues after install
QUAKE II - UPDATE 1 RELEASE NOTES
This is the first major update to the enhanced Quake II re-release. Update 1 includes multiple quality of life improvements, some balance changes, and several notable bug fixes. Thanks to everyone who
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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 | FPS · Classic · Action · Shooter · Boomer Shooter · 1990's · Sci-fi · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Multiplayer · Gore · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum Spec (1080p/60 HZ) Win 10 64-bit version Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.4GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.5GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 TI (2GB) or AMD HD 7750 (1GB) 8GB System RAM Minimum 2GB free space on hard drive High speed broadband connection required for online play