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Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

Release DateAug 3, 2007
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.5% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 96.4%  Top 4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.6% Top 1% / 93.7%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)11.1K  Top 3% / 13K  Top 3%
Curators417 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time11.6 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers13.6K  Top 10%
Owners± 961.1K  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 628.1K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 3M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Quake steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Quake's Steam rating and reviews from October 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 93.3% (November 2010) to 98.7% (July 2011).

With 13K reviews Top 2%, Quake is definitely a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Quake and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Quake's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (74%), followed by Russian (7%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game is translated in 6 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Quake percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Quake depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is excellent, with 31 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.6 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Solid fundamentals
  • Good level and puzzle design
  • Diverse cast of enemies
  • Great atmosphere and mood
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Exciting gunplay
  • Immersive sound & music
  • All DLC included
  • Positive community rating
  • Widescreen and FOV options
  • Outdated graphics and executables
  • No CD soundtrack included
  • Mouse control issues
  • Limited replay value
  • Requires modding to work properly
  • No multiplayer client
  • Not beginner-friendly
  • Lack of standout weapons
  • Lack of modern graphics
  • No capture the flag mode

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 96.5% rating  Top 4% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Quake's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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