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Quake cover art

Quake

id Software · Bethesda Softworks · 2007-08-03

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 2005 (Legacy Mobile Device), Jun 22, 1996 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), 1998 (Amiga), Jun 22, 1996 (DOS), Jul 05, 1996 (Linux), Aug 28, 1997 (Mac)

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.

Quake is a $3.99 Action game released in 2007, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 15,808 reviews).

404
playing now
96%
positive of 16k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
96
twitch viewers (latest)
82/100
IGDB user rating (400 ratings)
6h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

404 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Quake is a 1996 first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive. The first game in the Quake series, it was originally released for MS-DOS and Windows, followed by Mac OS, Linux, and Saturn in 1997 and Nintendo 64 in 1998. The game's plot is centered around teleportation experiments, dubbed slipgates, which have resulted in an unforeseen invasion of Earth by a hostile force codenamed Quake, which commands a vast army of monsters. The player takes the role of a soldier, whose mission is to travel through the slipgates in order to find and destroy the source of the invasion. The game is split between futuristic military bases and medieval, gothic environments, featuring both science fiction and fantasy weaponry and enemies as the player battles possessed soldiers and demonic beasts such as ogres or armor-clad knights. Quake heavily takes inspiration from gothic fiction and in particular the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The game went through many revisions during development, and had originally been inspired by a Dungeons & Dragons campaign held among id Software staff.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 404 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 787 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~98/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 632k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,808 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$3.44-66%
GOG$3.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.06 at Savemi (2018-11-21) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 73 of 133 observed days · $2.38 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.8k1.8k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,849 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.7k2412026-08-06 21:00 — 1,314 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 793 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,034 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,565 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 996 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,330 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,708 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 925 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,325 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,690 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 644 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 877 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,231 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 545 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 782 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,036 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 495 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 755 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,051 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 431 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 388 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 707 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 459 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 434 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 579 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 394 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 241 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 430 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 404 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.132015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.492015-12-22 — best price $2.492016-06-30 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $1.242018-02-13 — best price $1.692018-09-16 — best price $4.242019-04-19 — best price $1.642019-11-24 — best price $4.992020-02-08 — best price $4.632020-04-14 — best price $4.452020-06-16 — best price $4.282020-08-02 — best price $4.392020-09-13 — best price $4.392020-10-24 — best price $4.992021-01-05 — best price $4.992021-05-25 — best price $4.992021-09-09 — best price $8.492021-12-01 — best price $4.992022-03-06 — best price $9.992022-05-26 — best price $8.492022-08-22 — best price $4.992022-11-18 — best price $1.992023-02-27 — best price $3.992023-05-07 — best price $3.782023-07-06 — best price $8.492023-11-06 — best price $8.492024-01-20 — best price $9.992024-04-22 — best price $9.992024-08-05 — best price $3.492024-12-03 — best price $9.992025-03-06 — best price $3.992025-06-04 — best price $8.492025-08-14 — best price $4.002025-11-10 — best price $8.492026-01-20 — best price $9.992026-03-27 — best price $3.992026-05-22 — best price $8.692026-07-30 — best price $3.072026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5.2k6152026-05-29 — 651 pageviews2026-06-01 — 782 pageviews2026-06-04 — 716 pageviews2026-06-07 — 711 pageviews2026-06-10 — 757 pageviews2026-06-13 — 688 pageviews2026-06-16 — 709 pageviews2026-06-19 — 751 pageviews2026-06-22 — 2,316 pageviews2026-06-25 — 1,469 pageviews2026-06-28 — 890 pageviews2026-07-01 — 749 pageviews2026-07-04 — 784 pageviews2026-07-07 — 1,287 pageviews2026-07-10 — 1,025 pageviews2026-07-13 — 967 pageviews2026-07-16 — 1,019 pageviews2026-07-19 — 806 pageviews2026-07-22 — 747 pageviews2026-07-25 — 726 pageviews2026-07-28 — 735 pageviews2026-07-31 — 862 pageviews2026-08-03 — 809 pageviews2026-08-06 — 3,027 pageviews2026-08-09 — 2,822 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1,783 pageviews2026-08-15 — 1,283 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1,348 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1,065 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,233 pageviews2026-08-26 — 978 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

15312026-08-26 19:15 — 10 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 21 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 76 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 66 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 83 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 96 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
55.2%
earned "Secret Sleuth"
4.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform Multiplayer

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)28,8601%38
Steam (Steam)21,4451%38
PS5 (PlayStation)4,4542%39
PS4 (PlayStation)3,8881%39
Switch (Nintendo)5750%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreRetro1990'sActionHorrorClassicShooterFast-PacedOld School

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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