Quake II

Platforms

• Classic Mac OS

• Microsoft Windows

• Nintendo 64

• Linux
• AmigaOS, Mac OS, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Linux, Xbox 360, Zeebo, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, BeOS · Windows^*

Genres

• first-person shooter

• science fiction video game

• action game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

• Single-player^*
• multiplayer^*

Series

• Quake

Engines

• id Tech 2

Localized titles

• Quake II

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Shared/Split Screen PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Shared/Split Screen Co-op^*
• Shared/Split Screen^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Save Anytime^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Surround Sound^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play Together^*
• Family Sharing^*
• Local co-op^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Russian^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Russian^*

Community tags · historical

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  206^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  162^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  151^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  101^*

• Boomer Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  100^*

• 1990's^*

  Votes · historical

  99^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  94^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  92^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  90^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  76^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  75^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  70^*

• Fast-Paced^*

  Votes · historical

  60^*

• Retro^*

  Votes · historical

  60^*

• Old School^*

  Votes · historical

  53^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  47^*

• Arena Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  37^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  29^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  28^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Requirements

  Minimum Spec (1080p/60 HZ) Win 10 64-bit version Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.4GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.5GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 TI (2GB) or AMD HD 7750 (1GB) 8GB System RAM Minimum 2GB free space on hard drive High speed broadband connection required for online play^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 9.0c compatible video card^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Pentium 90 MHz^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  88^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• id Software^*
• Nightdive Studios^*
• MachineGames^*
• Raster^*

Publishers

• Bethesda Softworks^*

• 1997-12-09

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 1999-05-31 · Nintendo 64 · Europe^*

  Release date

  1999-05-31^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Nintendo 64^*

  Market

  Europe^*

• 1999-05-31 · Nintendo 64 · USA^*

  Release date

  1999-05-31^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Nintendo 64^*

  Market

  USA^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 3, 2007^*

Detailed specifications