Quake Live

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• first-person shooter

• arena shooter

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Series

• Quake

Engines

• id Tech 3

Localized titles

• Quake Live

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

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

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  480^*

• Arena Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  403^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  397^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  376^*

• Fast-Paced^*

  Votes · historical

  322^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  292^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  278^*

• e-sports^*

  Votes · historical

  217^*

• Competitive^*

  Votes · historical

  206^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  179^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  125^*

• Cult Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  72^*

• Old School^*

  Votes · historical

  66^*

• Parkour^*

  Votes · historical

  31^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  29^*

• Violent^*

  Votes · historical

  25^*

• Nostalgia^*

  Votes · historical

  24^*

• Addictive^*

  Votes · historical

  22^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  16^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  15^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• id Software^*

Publishers

• Bethesda Softworks

• 2010-08-06

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2010-08-06 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2010-08-06^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Sep 17, 2014^*

Detailed specifications