- 4+players
- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Same-screen play on PC. Steam lists 8-player local. Xbox lists 8-player local play. Nintendo lists 4 players on one console. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Same room, own screens: Nintendo lists 8-player local wireless play. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Online on PC. Steam lists 4-player online. Xbox lists 16-player online play. Nintendo lists 16-player online play. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
- Steam and Xbox list cross-platform play; which platforms play together is not confirmed.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
- PCEpic Games StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- PCGOGSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
95%
Overwhelmingly positive on Steam
- 89Top criticsOpenCritic · Sep 2023 (OpenCritic top critic average, 22 reviews, as of Sep 2023; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 100%RecommendOpenCritic · Sep 2023 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 22 reviews, as of Sep 2023; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Steam lists couch co-op and online co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.
- 8+
- 4+
- 8+
- 16+
- 4+
- 8+
- 16+
Quick facts
- Developer
- id Software
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Series
- Quake
- Released
- 11 Nov 1997 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 6 languages, voices in English
- Age rating
- Mature 17+ (ESRB): Violence, blood and gore, language
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Quake II on one screen?
- Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen co-op and versus on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox and Switch.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- Is Quake II crossplay?
- Steam and Xbox list cross-platform multiplayer; which platforms play together is not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of Quake II?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- Does Quake II work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Quake II free?
- No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- Is Quake II on Game Pass?
- Yes: included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
- One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games
