Quake (1996)
The follow-up to id's 1993 game Doom, and one of the earliest first-person shooters to make full use of 3D polygonal graphics and level design. Featuring a dark and gritty atmosphere inspired by gothic and Lovecraftian fiction, players traverse numerous dimensions in an attempt to stop the invasion of eldritch forces led by the mysterious "Quake".
First released
Jul 23, 1996
Aliases
Q1
Franchises
Quake
Developed by
id Software, Lobotomy Software, Inc., Pulse Interactive, Inc., Westlake Interactive, Atari Games, Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A., Nightdive Studios, MachineGames
Published by
id Software, GT Interactive Software Corp., MacSoft, Zenimax Media Inc, Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A.
Platforms
Amiga, Mac, Saturn, Nintendo 64, PC, Zeebo, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genres
First-Person Shooter
Themes
Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Medieval
Rating
ESRB: M, ESRB: T
Releases
- AMI - Quake United States
- AMI - Quake United Kingdom
- LIN - Quake: The Offering United States
- MAC - Quake United States
- N64 - Quake United States
- PC - Quake United States
- PC - Quake United States
- PC - Quake United States
- PC - Quake United States
- PC - Quake United States
- PC - Quake (Steam) United States
- PC - Quake United States
- PC - Quake (Steam) United Kingdom
- PC - The Quake Collection (Steam) United Kingdom
- PC - id Super Pack (Steam) United Kingdom
- PC - Quake: The Offering United States
- SAT - Quake United States
Community reviews
Quake is one of the greatest classic shooters that paved way to future generations of the genre
Game: Quake
Genre: First Person Shooter/Horror
Publisher/Developer: Id Software
System: Steam (PC)
Total Score: 75/100
Value Score: 7.5/10
• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 7/10
• Music: 4/10
• Length: 8/10
• Replay Value: 8/10
• Player Value: 8/10
Pros
+Includes all 4 episodes (32 stages) and the final boss
+Also includes 6 deathmatch levels
+Includes expansions such as Winquake and support for further mods and expansions with great support
+3 difficulty modes (Easy, Normal and Hard) with a Nightmare difficulty only unlocked by doing certain steps at the beginning of the game
+Multiplayer support to co-op the single player mode or to play other types of matches
Cons
-No Music comes with the game, you have to use a mod to enable the music , the reason for that is because originally the music was on disc and you had to use the disc to listen to music while playing the game
-Have to use patches to improve the visuals, since there are no graphic options
Genre: First Person Shooter/Horror
Publisher/Developer: Id Software
System: Steam (PC)
Total Score: 75/100
Value Score: 7.5/10
• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 7/10
• Music: 4/10
• Length: 8/10
• Replay Value: 8/10
• Player Value: 8/10
Pros
+Includes all 4 episodes (32 stages) and the final boss
+Also includes 6 deathmatch levels
+Includes expansions such as Winquake and support for further mods and expansions with great support
+3 difficulty modes (Easy, Normal and Hard) with a Nightmare difficulty only unlocked by doing certain steps at the beginning of the game
+Multiplayer support to co-op the single player mode or to play other types of matches
Cons
-No Music comes with the game, you have to use a mod to enable the music , the reason for that is because originally the music was on disc and you had to use the disc to listen to music while playing the game
-Have to use patches to improve the visuals, since there are no graphic options