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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
72 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[h1] RIBBIT !! [/h1] Quake II feels at least one and a half times better than its predecessor. It's still the same corridor-shooter maze, but now it finally has a proper story. Instead of dry text summaries at the end…”
“Bit ashamed to say that I never played the OG Quake 2 back in the day (was too obsessed with Half-Life and Dark Forces 2, probably), but man does this game still feel good today. Waves and waves of enemies, ultra fast…”
“Quake II --------------------- this game is just pure, unadulterated aggression. The Super Shotgun has this beefy, mechanical "thwack" that makes turning cyborgs into red mist feel incredibly visceral and punchy. I…”
32 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[h1] The humans watching in absolute terror as the Strogg soldiers duck under their slow as hell Blaster projectiles [/h1] [b] Quake II [/b] is a follow up to 1996's Quake in nothing but name (aside from a few levels in…”
“It's Quake 2. It's not as good as Quake 1. The railgun is fun in multiplayer. It's still a fun game. I never really cared for the single player campaign back in the day but it's ok to go through at least once, and I…”
“The expension call of the machine is fantastic! If you played the first Quake you will love it! They made better a game that, in my opinion, it's not as solid as the first quake”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Quake 2 overall is a fun time. While not necessarily a direct sequel to the absolutely fantastic earth-shaking Quake, the sci-fi body horror and vague cyber-WWII influences are still pretty cool. The remaster has a…”
“It's Quake 2. It's not as good as Quake 1. The railgun is fun in multiplayer. It's still a fun game. I never really cared for the single player campaign back in the day but it's ok to go through at least once, and I…”
“Quaite a good sequel to Quake I, I mean are they even correlated tho? Not really, but if you do play the Call of the Machine campaign it will be referencing Quake I. So I definitely recommend playing it, if you enjoyed…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Bit ashamed to say that I never played the OG Quake 2 back in the day (was too obsessed with Half-Life and Dark Forces 2, probably), but man does this game still feel good today. Waves and waves of enemies, ultra fast…”
“Quake 2 overall is a fun time. While not necessarily a direct sequel to the absolutely fantastic earth-shaking Quake, the sci-fi body horror and vague cyber-WWII influences are still pretty cool. The remaster has a…”
“Quaite a good sequel to Quake I, I mean are they even correlated tho? Not really, but if you do play the Call of the Machine campaign it will be referencing Quake I. So I definitely recommend playing it, if you enjoyed…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“For many decades people have developed many games such as Valorant, Counter-Strike, Paladins, Overwatch, Halo, Battlefield and so many more trying to improve on the perfect multiplayer experience and design which is…”
“It's Quake 2. It's not as good as Quake 1. The railgun is fun in multiplayer. It's still a fun game. I never really cared for the single player campaign back in the day but it's ok to go through at least once, and I…”
“The fact this has been updated to continue to function on modern hardware is awesome. Seriously, I recommend playing through the classic. Multiplayer is available via P2P if you have some friends that still get down on…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“this isn't a sequel to Quake. it was only named that because the original title was copyrighted by someone else, and apparently the only logical step after that is cashing in on the brand of an actually good game. so,…”
“Very fun boomer shooter. Doesn't have the same "atmosphere" as quake 1, but it's still enjoyable. Very short (I completed it in a couple afternoons when I played it on my xbox).”
“I haven't played the original Quake 2 so I'm not sure if this remaster changes anything but I was able to beat the game without any issues. Quake 2 itself is okay, not a fan of the setting but clearing levels is fun,…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Not bad, but too repetetive and has a ton of cheap shots with spawning enemies behind you. Sure are a ton of levels though, but almost all end up feeling very samey.”
“this isn't a sequel to Quake. it was only named that because the original title was copyrighted by someone else, and apparently the only logical step after that is cashing in on the brand of an actually good game. so,…”
“I've always loved quake 2, but I fully understand the Q1 fans when it comes to criticism of the original quake 2 campaign. It has back tracking, empty segments, poor balancing (some segments early on are very…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“[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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
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 2026-05-12.
| 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 |
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