Quake overview

Overview

Quake comes from id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames and is published by Bethesda Softworks. It arrived on Steam on Aug 3, 2007, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Quake's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 259 players at 21 September 2026 - 20:48:19 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2,797. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 96% positive across 16,308 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Quake is available in 6 languages including:

9 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Quake has sold up to 498,000 units and has 13,971 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,800,000. On Twitch, 3 streamers are live with around 3 total watchers.

Quake overview details

Quake combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original. Experience the Original Game, Enhanced Enjoy the original, authentic version of Quake, now with up to 4K* and widescreen resolution support, enhanced models, dynamic and colored lighting, anti-aliasing, depth of field, the original, atmospheric soundtrack and theme song by Trent Reznor, and more. There’s never been a better time to play Quake. Play the Dark Fantasy Campaign You are Ranger, a warrior armed with a powerful arsenal of weapons. Fight corrupted knights, deformed ogres and an army of twisted creatures across four dark dimensions of infested military bases, ancient medieval castles, lava-filled dungeons and gothic cathedrals in search of the four magic runes. Only after you have collected the runes will you hold the power to defeat the ancient evil that threatens all of humanity. Get the Original & New Expansion Packs Quake also comes with both original expansion packs: “The Scourge of Armagon” and “Dissolution of Eternity,” as well as three expansions developed by the award-winning team at MachineGames: “Dimension of the Past,” “Dimension of the Machine,” and the all-new “Dawn of the Machine.” Discover the All-New “Dawn of the Machine” Expansion Ranger is trapped in a dimension of endless illusion—reliving the same violent cycles for what feels like lifetimes, dying thousands of times in a futil…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Quake is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 259 players at 21 September 2026 - 20:48:19 UTC, a tracked peak of 2,797, and 96% positive reviews.

Overview tags

FPSClassicActionShooter1990'sMultiplayerSingleplayerFirst-PersonOld SchoolGoreRetroHorrorGreat SoundtrackFast-PacedAtmospheric

Content descriptors

This game contains frequent violence, blood, and gore. Players use a variety of weapons to fight monsters and hostile enemies. Combat can result in blood effects and enemies exploding into gory remains. The game also contains horror-themed imagery, including grotesque creatures and disturbing environments.

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Support and legal notes

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