Quake Live

Quake Live

Steam Deck Playable

id Software · FPS · Sep 17, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.99.

87%
Very Positive
16k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Performance: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Cheating: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 16k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

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
40% of themes are praise50% are divided10% are caveats
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Quake Live has long been a training ground for some of the best FPS players in the world, and its esports history is rich with legendary rivalries and tournaments.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Quake Live Is An Awesome game also a Classic FPS, Simple combat system, with no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of Skins for weapons , No Overpowered Weapons, No DLC, No pay to win and neither 10 Years old kids cursing your mom through the microphone like these FPS out there nowadays (at least i haven't heard this yet haha) a fast-paced multiplayer combat, fun gameplay, nice to play with friends.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Quake Live Is An Awesome game also a Classic FPS, Simple combat system, with no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of Skins for weapons , No Overpowered Weapons, No DLC, No pay to win and neither 10 Years old kids cursing your mom through the microphone like these FPS out there nowadays (at least i haven't heard this yet haha) a fast-paced multiplayer combat, fun gameplay, nice to play with friends.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The engine still holdsup well and the graphics are decent for an old arena shooter.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Performance72 reviews
Multiplayer38 reviews
Gameplay28 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking32 reviews
53%
Combat20 reviews
85%
Story and characters15 reviews
80%
Monetization10 reviews
90%
Interface9 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Cheating6 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $2.99 (−70%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
58
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.