Quake II RTX

Buy87%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • Linux

Lightspeed Studios™ · Free to Play · Jun 6, 2019

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Quake II RTX?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
119 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This free graphics overhaul of Quake II is generally pretty good but there is a definite lack of attention to detail throughout.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nevertheless, the combination of classic FPS action and remarkably sophisticated lighting makes it an absorbing technological reinterpretation that respects its origins while demonstrating how dramatically rendering technology has advanced.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game's environments come to life with enhanced details and a heightened sense of realism, elevating the already intense and atmospheric gameplay.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With its implementation of real-time ray tracing, enhanced visuals, improved lighting effects, and optimized performance, it offers an exciting opportunity to experience the classic first-person shooter in a whole new light.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead, it preserves the recognizable combat, level layouts, enemies, weapons, and industrial science-fiction character of the original while using cutting-edge rendering techniques to completely alter its visual atmosphere.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics119 reviews
Performance39 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Combat6 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
88% still recommend
Story
86% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Audio
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

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