Quake Champions

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 39k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

id Software · Arena Shooter · Aug 18, 2022

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
52
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio1 of 8
Subtitles1 of 8

Should I buy Quake Champions?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Cheating: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 39k 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 praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Running around normally will only get a player so far because techniques such as rocket jumping and other advanced movement mechanics dramatically increase mobility.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Developed by id Software and Saber Interactive and published by Bethesda Softworks, it remains firmly committed to the fundamentals that made Quake famous: rapid movement, powerful weapons, intricate arenas, and combat where mechanical skill can determine the outcome within seconds.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance with the default graphics configuration is considered suitable, and the game can run successfully on SteamOS.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
there is a reason people still play the original games because of the endless amount of community created content that people playing multiplayer can enjoy even to this day, yes old veterans still exist and people still host tournaments and LAN parties because the newest game Quake Champions didn't live up to it's expectations.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This creates an intimidating learning curve, yet it also provides a tremendous feeling of improvement.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Quake is basically one of the pillars of FPS and Quake Champions keeps exactly what made it so good

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay34 reviews
Combat23 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Multiplayer16 reviews
Difficulty12 reviews
Performance10 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
67% still recommend
Story
67% still recommend
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
50% still recommend
Monetization
67% still recommend
Cheating
18% still recommend
Crashes
22% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$9.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

1 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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