J.A.C.K. overview

Overview

J.A.C.K. comes from Crystice Softworks and is published by Crystice Softworks. It arrived on Steam on Dec 15, 2016, and it sits naturally among Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, and Includes level editor. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

J.A.C.K.'s latest SteamPulse observation recorded 16 players at 3 October 2026 - 12:55:46 UTC, with a tracked peak near 23. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 296 reviews.

Language and system requirements

J.A.C.K. is available in 5 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

J.A.C.K. has sold up to 2,426 units and has 268 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $27,082. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

J.A.C.K. overview details

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

Steam Store description

What is J.A.C.K.? J.A.C.K. (Just Another Creation Kit; previously known as Jackhammer ) is a brand new level editor for games with a Quake-style BSP architecture. The aim is to develop a convenient cross-platform tool capable of incorporating the best features of existing editors, such as Valve Hammer Editor, Q3Radiant and others. Despite Quake and Half-Life having been released a long time ago, the large community have arisen around, still developing mods and games on their bases. However the existing editors suffer from fundamental disadvantages their users are well familiar with. J.A.C.K. does aspire to be the universal level design tool for classic games. But not only the classics! The editor evolves, there are plans to support Source Engine and Unity. Supported Games Half-Life (including mods and Gunman Chronicles) Quake (including mods and some Quake-based games, e.g. Hexen II ) Quake II (including mods) Quake III (including mods and idTech3 based games, e.g. Tremulous ) Main Features Cross-Platform Editing : the editor is available both for Windows and Linux users. Large memory addressing support : 64-bit version of the editor overcomes the 2 Gb available memory limit. Large Map Support : you can create and edit levels with dimensions up to 262144 х 262144 units. Extensibility : the editor supports plugins to extend its abilities. Multiple Game Formats Support : preview models and sprites of different games, open different map formats, from MAP to VMF. Realtime Texture Effects : support of transparency, texture animation and scrolling, and Quake III shader s…

SteamPulse editorial summary

J.A.C.K. is listed as a game with $7.49 (50% off from $14.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, and Includes level editor, and is associated with Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Utilities, and Game Development. SteamPulse's latest observation records 16 players at 3 October 2026 - 12:55:46 UTC, a tracked peak of 23, and 93% positive reviews.

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