How many people are playing Quake II right now?

52 people are playing Quake II on Steam right now, making it the 2991st most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 114 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Quake II's all-time peak player count?

Quake II's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 2,762, reached in August 2023.

Is Quake II good? What do Steam reviews say?

95% of 8,585 Steam user reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).

How much does Quake II cost on Steam?

Quake II costs $9.99 on Steam (US).

Does Quake II work on Steam Deck?

Quake II is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Quake II

by id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames · published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Aug 3, 2007

Steam Deck VerifiedLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#2,991

▲ 18.2%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

95% positive

Overwhelmingly Positive8,585 reviews

Owners (est.)1M–2M

24h peak

114

Highest seen2,762

Aug 10, 20233.2 years ago

Price on Steam

$9.99

Lowest ever $9.99 Oct 2026

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Players +18.2% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 12:14 UTC · tracking since 2012-07-01

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Reviews

95% positive of 8,585 · Overwhelmingly Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works great on Steam Deck. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Verified

✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant
iExternal controllers not supported primary player

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Nov 20, 2025, 3:57 PM UTC
Build 20742936the current build when we started tracking5.6 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Nov 20, 2025
PatchQuake II is now Steam Deck Verified!
Quake II is now Steam Deck Verified and Handheld Optimized on Xbox ROG Ally devices.
Oct 9, 2023
PatchQUAKE II - UPDATE 1 (HOTFIX)
We have released an update that should resolve stuttering issues when jobs_enable was set to 1. Please let us know below in the Comments section if you are still seeing stuttering issues after installing this Hotfix update. To read the previous Update 1 Releas…
Oct 3, 2023
PatchQUAKE II - UPDATE 1 RELEASE NOTES
This is the first major update to the enhanced Quake II re-release. Update 1 includes multiple quality of life improvements, some balance changes, and several notable bug fixes. Thanks to everyone who provided valuable feedback at launch! QUALITY OF LIFE IMPRO…
Aug 10, 2023
PatchQUAKE II RE-RELEASE PATCH NOTES & FAQ
The legendary sci-fi action FPS is enhanced and now available on modern platforms! Take the fight to the Strogg with our enhanced re-release of Quake II, now available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch, in addition …

Other news (16)

Nov 21, 2025
The Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified
With the latest minor update, the newer Quake II re-release that saw Nightdive Studios jump in to improve it is now Steam Deck Verified. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-nightdive-studios-enhanced-quake-ii-re-release-is-now…
Apr 6, 2025
Quake's AI tech demo is the new worst way to play id's classic FPS
Microsoft has turned Quake 2 into a generative AI tech demo, and people do not like it. Using the company's new videogame gen AI model Muse, which can make game visuals and assign controller actions, id's classic FPS has been turned into a brief, in-browser ex…
Mar 23, 2024
Grab 7 of the best boomer shooters on PC for just $18 right now
'Boomer shooters' is a new moniker for a retro style of first-person shooter game, one that harkens back to the '90s, typically with vintage graphics and stylization from that era, or just straight up an FPS from that period. While this genre wasn't formally r…
Mar 8, 2024
Step aside graphics cards, you can now run ray tracing on a CPU
Ray tracing may well be more commonplace in games these days but it's still seen as a hugely difficult graphics feature to process, requiring powerful graphics cards with dedicated ray tracing processors. However, one developer has shown that maybe there's ano…
Nov 21, 2023
The Steam Awards 2023, Nominate Quake II!
We humbly ask you consider nominating Quake II for Labor of Love in The Steam Awards 2023!
Aug 10, 2023
Quake 2 enhanced is here: Relive the classic with updated graphics and new content
Quake 2 , id Software's legendary 1997 FPS, is back and spruced up for the current generation of consoles and PC. Enhanced for modern platforms, the shooter is feature-complete with all-new campaign content, Quake 2 64, online multiplayer, co-op support, cross…
Aug 10, 2023
One of the greatest FPS games of the '90s just got remastered
Quake 2 Remastered is real, it's here, and it's the return of one of the best FPS games of the '90s. Quake 2 Remastered revives the iconic id Software shooter with a total visual overhaul and all manner of performance improvements, bringing the successor to Do…
Aug 10, 2023
Quake 2 remaster released, includes Quake 2 64 and new expansion
Surprising few but delighting many, id Software and Bethesda have released a Quake 2 remaster to inaugurate this year's Quakecon. An enhanced edition of the 1997 game, it includes the mission packs The Reckoning and Ground Zero alongside a PC version of Quake …
Jun 22, 2023
South Korea leaks the existence of Quake 2 Remastered a mere 2 years after it leaked the existence of Quake 1 Remastered
The South Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) has done it again, folks. With just under two months to go until this year's QuakeCon event, the agency has gone and rated Quake 2 Remastered (via Gematsu ), which we can probably assume doe…
Jun 16, 2023
Get Bethesda's best games for dirt cheap ahead of Starfield
The Elder Scrolls , Doom, Fallout, Dishonored, Wolfenstein, Quake, The Evil Within - you name it, Bethesda has some of the best PC games in its catalog, and you can get most of them for next to nothing right now thanks to a sale with up to 85% off the likes of…
Aug 11, 2022
We’re simplifying the id Software Steam Store Listings
Spanning across multiple decades, id Software’s library of work is as vast as it is full of amazing games. However, this means a number of the id’s offerings have been released or reiterated in ways that can make our digital storefronts a touch…confusing. Rath…
Jun 9, 2022
Action Quake 2, ancestor of CSGO, now has standalone Steam release
The Quake mod AQtion Quake 2 is on Steam as a standalone release , making it for the first time since the FPS game mod came onto the scene in disc form back in 1998. AQtion's creators credit it as the game that inspired Counter Strike, itself originally a spin…
Feb 21, 2022
Quake 4 in Quake 2 does exactly what it says on the tin.
If you've occasionally thought to yourself "I'd like to play the worst Quake game, but in the engine of the second-worst Quake game", then do I have the mod for you. "Quake 4 in Quake 2" takes Raven Software's somewhat maligned attempt to bring …
Oct 19, 2021
Episode 1 of The New Eurogamer Podcast now available to all
Episode 1 of The New Eurogamer Podcast, featuring Quake legend Sujoy Roy, is now available to all. This took a little longer than expected due to faffing with RSS feeds, but you should now be able to find it in all the places you podcast. If you can't, please …
Aug 20, 2021
Quake 2 and Quake 3 Arena are now on Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass has gained two more Quake games. Following yesterday’s reveal (and release) of the Quake remaster , Microsoft added both Quake 2 and Quake 3 Arena to the line-up. Both games are only available on PC at this time, unlike the new Quake re-release,…
Jan 12, 2021
Here are all the confirmed ray tracing and DLSS games so far
Ray tracing is the hot new graphics tech of 2021, and Nvidia have just announced another fresh crop of ray tracing and DLSS games that are coming to PC later this year. To help you keep track of them all, I’ve created this list of all the confirmed ray tracing…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 95% on 2026-11-01 → 95% today (8,585 reviews)

Oct 31, 2026Price$9.99

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Trading cards

5 cards. Buying one of each costs $0.71, which crafts this game's badge; the foil set costs $13.10.

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Prices checked 2026-11-02, lowest Steam Community Market listing in US dollars.

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Quake II player count and quick facts

How many people are playing Quake II right now?: 52 people are playing Quake II on Steam right now, making it the 2991st most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 114 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is Quake II's all-time peak player count?: Quake II's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 2,762, reached in August 2023.
Is Quake II good? What do Steam reviews say?: 95% of 8,585 Steam user reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive).
How much does Quake II cost on Steam?: Quake II costs $9.99 on Steam (US).
Does Quake II work on Steam Deck?: Quake II is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Live data from Steam, tracked by SteamPlayerBase.

Store info

You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.

Developer: id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release date: Aug 3, 2007
Install size: —
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action
Steam app ID: 2320

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