Released Aug 3, 2007 $9.99 Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Quake II

By id Software · published by Bethesda Softworks

FPSClassicAction Boomer Shooter Shooter 1990's Sci-fi SingleplayerGreat SoundtrackGoreMultiplayerFirst-Person

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Followers 12,597

Reviews 8,577 Overwhelmingly Positive

Players yesterday 80 at the busiest moment

Owners 1M–2M estimated

Quake II is a game tagged FPS, Classic and Action by id Software, released Aug 3, 2007. It has 8,577 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). It has an estimated 1M–2M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Quake, Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 and DOOM + DOOM II.

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.

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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Quake II · record updated 22 hours ago

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Overview

App ID2320

Release dateAug 3, 2007Early Access Nov 11, 1997

Last change number39450024

Last record update22 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: Quake
Website: idsoftware.com/games/quake/quake2

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes
German	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes

Windows

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/split screen PvPCo-opOnline co-opShared/split screen co-opShared/split screenCross-platform multiplayerSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily SharingFull controller support

Prices

Price · US$9.99

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Lowest seen · US$9.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked19 hours agoin 40 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
20742936	public	Nov 20, 2025

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
430	Quake II	1	$9.99
27500 Bundle	Quake Collection Bundle	6	$44.95

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
2321	—	All	5.24 GB	3.69 GB	197921167251316881
228989	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	20742936	Nov 20, 2025	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Quake 2

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
rerelease/quake2ex_steam.exe		All
quake2.exe		All	Play Quake II (Original)
quake2.exe	+set game xatrix	All	Play The Reckoning (Original)
quake2.exe	+set game rogue	All	Play Ground Zero (Original)

Space per player1.00 GB

Filesup to 100

Save locations20

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
gameinstall	baseq2/save/current	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save0	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save1	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save2	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save3	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save4	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save5	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save6	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save7	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save8	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save9	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save10	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save11	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save12	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save13	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2/save/save14	*	all
gameinstall	baseq2	config.cfg	all
WinSavedGames	Nightdive Studios/Quake II/baseq2/save	*.pak.gz	All
WinSavedGames	Nightdive Studios/Quake II/	system.cfg	All
WinSavedGames	Nightdive Studios/Quake II/baseq2	*.cfg	All

Achievements

Achievements130 hidden

Most unlocked27.7%Establish Communications

Rarest5.4%Anti-Gravity

Establish Communications Quake II: Establish a communication link to the command ship 27.7%
Destroy Strogg Logistical Train Quake II: Destroy the Strogg logistical train and restore power to key warehouse components 20.2%
Destroy Security Grid Quake II: Enter the security pyramid and destroy the security grid protecting the industrial region 16.2%
Navigate the Mines Quake II: Navigate the mines to find a service entrance to the factory 14.6%
Shut Down Processing Plant Quake II: Shut down all machines in the Strogg processing plant 14.1%
Destroy Strogg Main Reactor Quake II: Infiltrate and destroy Strogg main reactor 13.2%
Destroy the Big Gun Quake II: Find and destroy the Strogg's planetary defense system, the Big Gun 13.1%
Destroy Black Hole Generator Quake II: Close main hangar bay door and destroy the Black Hole Generator 12.5%
Assassinate the Makron Quake II: Neutralize Strogg leader's communication system 12.1%
Disc Collector Call of the Machine: Collect all six Data Discs, and defeat the Strogg Creator 6.4%
Shut Down the Core Quake II 64: Enter an alternate timeline, and destroy the Guardians 6.1%
Destroy the Moon Base The Reckoning: Infiltrate the Strogg Moon Base, and destroy the fleet 6%
Anti-Gravity Ground Zero: Find and eliminate the Strogg's great weapon, the Gravity Well 5.4%