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Quake III Arena

  • 2+players
  • PC
Mature 17+

FPS · Arena Shooter · Action

The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.

  • Split-screen is not confirmed.
  • Same room, own screens on PC. How many can join is not confirmed.
  • Online on PC. Steam lists 16-player online.
  • Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.

Included with PC Game Pass

Is it good

95%

Overwhelmingly positive on Steam

of 3,500 reviewsRead on Steam (opens the store in a new tab)

Steam Deck Unsupported

Every way to play together

Steam lists LAN play and online multiplayer for PC. Player counts are not confirmed yet. 95% positive of 3,500 Steam reviews.

Play modes here come from the Steam store listing, which does not give player counts. How we check facts

Quick facts

Developer
id Software
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Platforms
PC
Series
Quake
Released
  • 5 Dec 1999 on PC
Languages
Text in 1 language
Age rating
Mature 17+ (ESRB): Animated blood and gore, animated violence

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Answers

Updated

Does Quake III Arena have couch co-op?
No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Online play is the way to play it together.
Do you need two copies of Quake III Arena?
No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
What platforms is Quake III Arena on?
PC.
Does Quake III Arena work on Steam Deck?
No: Steam rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
Is Quake III Arena free?
No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass.
Is Quake III Arena on Game Pass?
Yes: included with PC Game Pass.
One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games

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