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Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition
Unreal Tournament 2004 is a multiplayer first person shooter that combines the kill-or-be-killed experience of gladiatorial combat with cutting-edge technology. Ten game modes - both team-based and "every man for himself" -- provide even the most hardcore gamer with palm-sweating challenges through
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
48 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Still an amazing game to play, if you want to jam in 2026, Follow this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2902411820 Run the game once, to create the UT2004.ini -> then quickly update the…”
9 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Still an amazing game to play, if you want to jam in 2026, Follow this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2902411820 Run the game once, to create the UT2004.ini -> then quickly update the…”
“GET THE NEW PATCH! ALSO CHANGE THE SERVERS, WE GOT SERVERS BACK ONLINE”
“Absolutely packed with content, challenging rewarding gameplay, a killer soundtrack, an awesome art-style, a prolific modding scene...It's easy to ramble about this one, pure arena shooter bliss that remains infinitely…”
7 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“Still an amazing game to play, if you want to jam in 2026, Follow this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2902411820 Run the game once, to create the UT2004.ini -> then quickly update the…”
“One of the most fun games of its time. I have probably over 3K+ hrs on this masterpiece (purchased the CD-ROM box set, 6 CD's in total) and played the absolute sh!t out of it. I remember playing this at LAN parties…”
“this is the only true balanced lan tounament game ut3 is not balanced and this game can play nearly all the same modes as 3”
7 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“One of the most fun games of its time. I have probably over 3K+ hrs on this masterpiece (purchased the CD-ROM box set, 6 CD's in total) and played the absolute sh!t out of it. I remember playing this at LAN parties…”
“Nice retro game, spend many many hours on it back then.”
“Absolutely packed with content, challenging rewarding gameplay, a killer soundtrack, an awesome art-style, a prolific modding scene...It's easy to ramble about this one, pure arena shooter bliss that remains infinitely…”
4 of the 69 reviews raise this.
“10/10 campaign with finances & teambuilding Teammates can be commanded individually allowing for coordination & strategy in a single player game Fun attack/defence modes Atk/def maps are way too open but at least bots…”
“Absolutely packed with content, challenging rewarding gameplay, a killer soundtrack, an awesome art-style, a prolific modding scene...It's easy to ramble about this one, pure arena shooter bliss that remains infinitely…”
“this is the only true balanced lan tounament game ut3 is not balanced and this game can play nearly all the same modes as 3”
11 of the 69 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 69 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“New community patch on OldUnreal's Github: Look for 3374 Preview 9 https://github.com/OldUnreal/UT2004Patches/releases/tag/3374-preview-9 4K seems bugged despite the option existing; it over-extends the whole window. 2560x1440 works best for now You can also download this game…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Love this game! But...... Still nobody is playing. Sad. Also ♥♥♥♥ Epic Games for delisting and not supporting this IP any more when it is what made them who they were today.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“This game is now free on OldUnreal and patched in 2026 for modern settings.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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.
Latest official news
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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 · Arena Shooter · Action · Classic · Multiplayer · Fast-Paced · Sci-fi · Competitive · First-Person · Shooter · Moddable · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | http://www.ut2004.com/ut2004/index.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP Processor: Pentium III 1.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz or faster (Pentium® or AMD 1.2GHz or greater recommended) Memory: 128MB RAM (256MB RAM or greater recommended) Graphics: 32 MB video card required (64 MB NVIDIA or ATI hardware T&L card recommended) Sound: Windows-compatible sound card DirectX: DirectX 9.0b Hard Disk Space: 5.5 GB Free Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Internet play requires a 33.6 kbps or faster modem (broadband recommended)