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Quake III Arena cover art

Quake III Arena

id Software · Bethesda Softworks · 2007-08-03

SteamMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Oct 22, 2000 (Dreamcast), Dec 15, 2010 (Xbox 360), Dec 02, 1999 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 27, 1999 (Mac), Dec 27, 1999 (Linux)

The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.

35
playing now
96%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (417 ratings)
6h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

35 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

In Quake III Arena, the greatest warriors of all time are pulled from their own worlds to fight for the amusement of a powerful race known as the Vadrigar within the Arena Eternal. The player takes the role of one such combatant, battling through tiers of opponents in an endless contest of skill and survival.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 35 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 201 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~25/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 164k–328k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,095 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.31-11%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Microsoft Store (2021-12-18) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 48 of 121 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

57112026-08-06 22:00 — 33 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 34 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 44 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 42 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 39 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 40 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 39 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 29 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 40 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 12 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 36 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 22 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 23 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 36 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 17 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 44 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 24 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 35 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.492015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-11-30 — best price $19.992016-06-24 — best price $14.992017-06-06 — best price $5.992017-12-27 — best price $14.992019-04-26 — best price $13.492019-12-16 — best price $4.492020-03-30 — best price $14.992020-06-16 — best price $13.492020-07-23 — best price $13.492020-08-28 — best price $14.992020-10-05 — best price $13.492020-11-09 — best price $14.992020-12-15 — best price $14.992021-01-21 — best price $13.492021-02-26 — best price $13.492021-04-07 — best price $14.992021-05-13 — best price $14.992021-07-01 — best price $13.492021-11-21 — best price $14.992022-03-21 — best price $8.992022-06-23 — best price $3.492022-09-26 — best price $14.992023-01-10 — best price $13.492023-05-03 — best price $5.992023-07-14 — best price $8.702023-12-01 — best price $14.992024-02-20 — best price $5.992024-05-25 — best price $14.992024-09-25 — best price $5.992025-01-13 — best price $14.992025-05-01 — best price $5.992025-08-16 — best price $14.992025-11-19 — best price $5.992026-02-02 — best price $4.942026-04-01 — best price $5.992026-05-27 — best price $14.992026-08-21 — best price $13.312026-08-26 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

FPSGore1990'sActionSci-fiClassicShooterModdableDifficultFast-Paced

Census log

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

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