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Released Aug 3, 2007 $14.99 Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Quake III Arena

By id Software · published by Bethesda Softworks

Followers 14,877
Reviews 3,481 Overwhelmingly Positive
Players yesterday 17 at the busiest moment
Owners 500K–1M estimated

About Quake III Arena

Quake III Arena is a game tagged FPS, Arena Shooter and Action by id Software, released Aug 3, 2007. It has 3,481 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). It has an estimated 500K–1M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Quake Live, Quake and Quake II.

The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Quake III Arena · record updated 19 hours ago

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Overview

App ID2200
Release dateAug 3, 2007Early Access Dec 5, 1999
Last change number37800060
Last record update19 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
id Software
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 18 hours ago
Franchise
Quake

Languages

1 · 0 with full audio
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English Yes

Platforms

Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported

Features

7
Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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Prices

Price · US$14.99
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Lowest seen · US$14.99Oct 26, 2026
Checked20 hours agoin 39 regions

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Patches

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
242358publicOct 25, 2026

Packages & DLC

Packages

2
IDNameGamesPrice (US)
433 Quake III Arena 1 $14.99
27500 Bundle Quake Collection Bundle 6 $44.95

Depots

Depots

1
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
2201 — All 489.6 MB — 8575178398231350170

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 242358 — Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Quake 3 Arena

Launch options

1
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
quake3.exe All

Cloud saves

Space per player50.0 MB
Filesup to 1
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
gameinstallbaseq3q3config.cfgall

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