Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
A classic sci-fi shooter with great weapons and a very full remaster package (expansions, N64 campaign, Call of the Machine). Skip it if you want Quake 1's gothic vibe or hate backtracking.
Great for
Old-school FPS fans and nostalgic players who want a content-rich, modernized 90s shooter
Main risk
Samey, backtracking-heavy levels and a feel that falls short of Quake 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It has various qol improvements, ranging from adding unused attacks to enemies, an objective marker (thank god), graphical improvements that don't stray far from the original look”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The remaster has a shockingly large amount of content if you're looking to play every episode. Like 40-50 hours of gameplay total.”
Steam review · 299.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The Super Shotgun has this beefy, mechanical "thwack" that makes turning cyborgs into red mist feel incredibly visceral and punchy.”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Superb industrial-metal soundtrack by Sonic Mayhem”
Steam review · translated · 26.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Call of the Machine is definitely the best out of all of them.”
Steam review · 299.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“the biggest reason for it is the compass, which to me is a gigantic QOL feature that made the game much less frustrating to play.”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Quake II feels like Id Software looked at Quake I, and said "Hey, what if we made a sequel that's significantly more unenjoyable/annoying to play?".”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The enemies are bullet sponge to the point that it can drain your ammunition if you are just focusing on one single weapon.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Really not a fan of the puzzling maze of levels. You'll be going back and forth through the same level, to go to the next level, to go back to the previous level”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“But it keeps crashing, over and over and over again.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“This version does not contain any music.... If you want the real Quake II, you want the original release.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“My main issue is all the changes they did and no way to revert them back.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
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+ Great potential and committed devs
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+ Fast, brutal, satisfying gunplay
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analyzed 3 d ago
+ Improvement over the first game
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analyzed 3 d ago
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