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Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
Unreal Tournament is the original King of the Hill in the frag-or-be-fragged multiplayer gaming world. As the undisputed 1999 Game of the Year, Unreal Tournament grabbed the first person shooter genre by the soiled seat of its pants and knocked it around the room with its never-before-seen graphics,
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
30 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“As the decades pass Unreal Tournament will still remain timeless. Creative weapons and maps, an art style that allows the now dated graphics to still be endearing, tons of customization for setting up your preferred bot…”
“This was the first game I ever lanned. That was 24 years ago and I still know every map. Still so much to fire up and run round with bots for half an hour.”
5 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“As the decades pass Unreal Tournament will still remain timeless. Creative weapons and maps, an art style that allows the now dated graphics to still be endearing, tons of customization for setting up your preferred bot…”
“Thats not just a game thats a work of art.”
“THE BEST CLASSIC DEATHMATCH EXPERIENCE BETWEEN DOOM AND QUAKE. In fact I prefer it, The beautiful maps, the soundtrack, the excellent gun play and weapon selection, the visceral but basic gameplay with a simple…”
4 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“THE BEST CLASSIC DEATHMATCH EXPERIENCE BETWEEN DOOM AND QUAKE. In fact I prefer it, The beautiful maps, the soundtrack, the excellent gun play and weapon selection, the visceral but basic gameplay with a simple…”
“The definitive FPS. Almost infinite replayability, offline AI that is actually competent, endless customization via community made maps and mods and much more. Amazing visual design, not to mention the legendary OST.…”
4 of the 71 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A relic of it's time and an engine almost entirely made by 1 very smart dude. Can't be bought now but you can get it for free with a community patch on oldunreal.com”
“The definitive FPS. Almost infinite replayability, offline AI that is actually competent, endless customization via community made maps and mods and much more. Amazing visual design, not to mention the legendary OST.…”
Counted across 71 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“If Epic Games wasn't a ♥♥♥♥ company they could have sold you a $30 lazy remaster of this game and you will have bought it becasue the gameplay is still great to this day”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“I'm glad Fortnite is dying. It's karma for taking Unreal games off of Steam and GOG.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“The best arena FPS. Full stop. Games today continue to chase its' glory and they will probably never manage to catch it.”
— 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.
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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
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96.2% · 19,095 reviews
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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 | Classic · FPS · Action · Arena Shooter · Fast-Paced · Multiplayer · Great Soundtrack · Shooter · Competitive · Old School · Sci-fi · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | http://www.ut2004.com/utgoty/index.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: A 100% Windows 2000/XP/Vista-compatible computer system.