id Software^*

Quake Live

2010 first-person shooter · arena shooter · shooter game^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Series

Quake

Game facts

Developers

id Software^*

Publishers

Bethesda Softworks

Engines

id Tech 3

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Platforms

Microsoft Windows

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
139^*
Community confidence
strong^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 7 or later^*
Processor alternatives
2 GHz Intel Processor or better^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX or better, ATI Radeon 8500 or better, Intel i915 chipset or better 1024x600 resolution^*
Graphics API
Version 9.0^*
Network
Broadband Internet connection^*
Storage
1 GB available space^*
Audio hardware
Stereo Soundcard^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Memory
2 GB^*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series or better, ATI Radeon X1800 series or better 1920x1080 resolution^*
Processor alternatives
2 GHz Intel Quad Core Processor or better^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
2 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Workshop^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Stats^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Quake Live

Screenshot 2 from Quake Live

Screenshot 3 from Quake Live

* Provisional data