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Quake Live cover art

Quake Live

id Software · Bethesda Softworks · 2014-09-17

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 06, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Experience the most exciting and fast-paced FPS gameplay while competing with players from around the world in over 100 arenas, a dozen game modes, and with persistent career stats tracking, in this online features-focused successor to Quake III Arena.

Quake Live is an Action title released in 2014, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 15881 reviews).

174
playing now
87%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
IGDB user rating (68 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

174 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Quake Live is a first-person arena shooter video game by id Software. It is an updated version of Quake III Arena that was originally designed as a free-to-play game launched via a web browser plug-in. On September 17, 2014, the game was re-launched as a standalone title on Steam.

Trailer

Quake Live trailer thumbnail

Quake Live - Official Steam Launch Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 174 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 294 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~37/week).
  • · Review velocity up 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 398k–954k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,901 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2015-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 22 of 47 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
959520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5091342026-09-15 11:00 — 213 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 464 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 199 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 265 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 509 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 221 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 155 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 363 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 264 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 183 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 281 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 259 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 146 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 277 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 455 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 152 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 200 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 365 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 185 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 265 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 496 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 217 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 174 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.4k222Sep 2014Aug 2026Sep 2014 — avg 2,350 · peak 6,154Jan 2015 — avg 468 · peak 856May 2015 — avg 374 · peak 691Sep 2015 — avg 359 · peak 668Jan 2016 — avg 698 · peak 1,396May 2016 — avg 574 · peak 1,133Sep 2016 — avg 528 · peak 1,002Jan 2017 — avg 546 · peak 1,075May 2017 — avg 477 · peak 1,012Sep 2017 — avg 366 · peak 698Jan 2018 — avg 387 · peak 751May 2018 — avg 323 · peak 632Sep 2018 — avg 279 · peak 539Jan 2019 — avg 297 · peak 575May 2019 — avg 273 · peak 565Sep 2019 — avg 253 · peak 488Jan 2020 — avg 316 · peak 628May 2020 — avg 373 · peak 705Sep 2020 — avg 260 · peak 581Jan 2021 — avg 319 · peak 582May 2021 — avg 282 · peak 536Sep 2021 — avg 274 · peak 533Jan 2022 — avg 296 · peak 608May 2022 — avg 248 · peak 479Sep 2022 — avg 254 · peak 473Jan 2023 — avg 263 · peak 537May 2023 — avg 229 · peak 465Sep 2023 — avg 243 · peak 475Jan 2024 — avg 305 · peak 603May 2024 — avg 257 · peak 518Sep 2024 — avg 250 · peak 546Jan 2025 — avg 271 · peak 535May 2025 — avg 270 · peak 512Sep 2025 — avg 249 · peak 486Jan 2026 — avg 296 · peak 584May 2026 — avg 258 · peak 497Aug 2026 — avg 272 · peak 510
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
552026-09-252026-10-142026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $0.002016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-12-22 — best price $3.292017-08-29 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $2.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $2.992021-05-16 — best price $9.992021-11-20 — best price $2.492022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-08-16 — best price $3.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-08-02 — best price $2.992023-12-18 — best price $2.642024-02-08 — best price $2.592024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-05-16 — best price $9.992024-07-18 — best price $2.692024-08-23 — best price $9.992024-11-01 — best price $2.692024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-06 — best price $2.692025-02-07 — best price $2.402025-03-21 — best price $9.992025-06-20 — best price $2.642025-08-13 — best price $9.992025-09-05 — best price $9.992025-11-03 — best price $2.542025-12-02 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $2.552026-02-09 — best price $2.582026-03-10 — best price $8.702026-04-18 — best price $2.642026-05-21 — best price $2.692026-06-29 — best price $2.642026-07-28 — best price $9.992026-08-21 — best price $8.872026-08-27 — best price $3.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

153332026-05-30 — 46 pageviews2026-06-03 — 49 pageviews2026-06-07 — 48 pageviews2026-06-11 — 46 pageviews2026-06-15 — 40 pageviews2026-06-19 — 34 pageviews2026-06-23 — 65 pageviews2026-06-27 — 65 pageviews2026-07-01 — 73 pageviews2026-07-05 — 84 pageviews2026-07-09 — 104 pageviews2026-07-13 — 64 pageviews2026-07-17 — 72 pageviews2026-07-21 — 69 pageviews2026-07-25 — 53 pageviews2026-07-29 — 60 pageviews2026-08-02 — 54 pageviews2026-08-06 — 112 pageviews2026-08-10 — 130 pageviews2026-08-14 — 100 pageviews2026-08-18 — 49 pageviews2026-08-22 — 58 pageviews2026-08-26 — 76 pageviews2026-08-30 — 65 pageviews2026-09-03 — 62 pageviews2026-09-07 — 42 pageviews2026-09-11 — 33 pageviews2026-09-15 — 46 pageviews2026-09-19 — 47 pageviews2026-09-23 — 89 pageviews2026-09-27 — 69 pageviews2026-10-01 — 35 pageviews2026-10-05 — 61 pageviews2026-10-08 — 55 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

31312026-10-01 23:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-04 13:34 — 313 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 81 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-13 13:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-13 17:34 — 79 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 11 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

58
achievements tracked
29.7%
earned "Testing One..Two.."
2.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)19,9651%58

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

FPSFunnyActionClassicParkourShootere-sportsDifficultFast-PacedOld School

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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