Quake

82 1996-06-22 • Shooter

About the game

The player takes the role of a protagonist known as Ranger who was sent into a portal in order to stop an enemy code-named "Quake". The government had been experimenting with teleportation technology and developed a working prototype called a "Slipgate"; the mysterious Quake compromised the Slipgate by connecting it with its own teleportation system, using it to send death squads to the "Human" dimension in order to test the martial capabilities of Humanity.

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Time to beat

7 h 2 minAverage completion time
5 h 22 minMain
7 h 44 minMain + Sides
18 h 37 minCompletionist
5 h 13 minCo-op

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Genres
Shooter
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer • Co-operative
Player Perspective
First person
Platforms and release dates

PC • DOS

1996-06-22

Linux

1996-07-05

Mac

1997-08-28

Saturn

1997-10-31

Amiga

1998

Mobile

2005-10-01

Zeebo

2009-05-25
Publishers
MacSoft Games • Sega • GT Interactive Software • Pulse Interactive • PXL computers • clickBOOM
Other companies
Lobotomy Software • Lion Entertainment • Bear Naked Productions • clickBOOM
Game Engines
id Tech 2
Developer/Publisher
id Software
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Ratings

94
Metacritic9 ratings

Where to find

Steam GOG

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Description

The player takes the role of a protagonist known as Ranger who was sent into a portal in order to stop an enemy code-named "Quake". The government had been experimenting with teleportation technology and developed a working prototype called a "Slipgate"; the mysterious Quake compromised the Slipgate by connecting it with its own teleportation system, using it to send death squads to the "Human" dimension in order to test the martial capabilities of Humanity.

Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996 and featured music composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. It is the first game in the popular Quake series. In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling a variety of monsters using a wide array of weapons.

Details

Genres
Shooter
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer • Co-operative
Player Perspective
First person
Platforms and release dates

PC • DOS

1996-06-22

Linux

1996-07-05

Mac

1997-08-28

Saturn

1997-10-31

Amiga

1998

Mobile

2005-10-01

Zeebo

2009-05-25
Publishers
MacSoft Games • Sega • GT Interactive Software • Pulse Interactive • PXL computers • clickBOOM
Other companies
Lobotomy Software • Lion Entertainment • Bear Naked Productions • clickBOOM
Game Engines
id Tech 2
Developer/Publisher
id Software