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: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Cheating: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 10 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.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The reason I rate this is because the gameplay even in practice mode is some of the most visceral, brutal twitch-shooting eats I've tasted in a long time.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The recent update, with its rebalance to abilities and weapons, the map changes, and the netcode work, changed the game for me.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
13 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.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It runs well for starters, and it’s actually really cool to see the Ranger from classic Quake, playable here in modern graphics.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s brutal, fast, and completely unforgiving—but when everything clicks, you feel like a god made of caffeine and muscle memory.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While I still want to see dedicated servers which we'll never see, at least now you can make custom rooms for up to seven of your friends to play in.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay26 reviews
Combat18 reviews
Multiplayer13 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Difficulty12 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
75% still recommend
Story
71% still recommend
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
42% still recommend
Cheating
18% still recommend
Monetization
40% still recommend
Crashes
11% 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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