Games like Quake
If Quake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quake II, DOOM + DOOM II and Blood: Refreshed Supply™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and intense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Quake: 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.
Players who liked Quake also play
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Quake II
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Quake.
Top pick for Quake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Quake.
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.
DOOM + DOOM II
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and an intense mood with Quake.
Second-strongest match for Quake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Quake.
Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.
Blood: Refreshed Supply™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Third-strongest match for Quake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Quake.
Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.
DOOM II
WHY THIS
Shares modding support, secret hunting and a retro mood with Quake.
Ranked #4 for Quake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Quake.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
Heretic + Hexen
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Ranked #5 for Quake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Quake.
Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
WHY THIS
Shares modding support, secret hunting and a retro mood with Quake.
Ranked #6 for Quake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Quake.
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!
DUSK
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Ranked #7 for Quake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Quake.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Prodeus
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Quake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Quake.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Quake
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AMID EVIL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Reviewers of Quake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Quake.
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Reviewers of Quake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Quake.
While the Sidhe elf Corvus battled the evil forces of D'Sparil, the remaining Serpent Riders were busy corrupting other dimensions. As a Warrior, Mage, or Cleric, you must defend your realm of Cronos from the second Serpent Rider known as Korax.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Quake.
Reviewers of Quake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Quake.
Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
Dishonored
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Reviewers of Quake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Quake.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
QUAKE Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Reviewers of Quake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Quake.
After defeating Shub-Niggurath, you arrive back at your home base on Earth, but it's not all blue skies and butterflies. Apparently, not all QUAKE forces have been subdued. Chaos ensues as you blast your way through the QUAKE minions and toward the infested gateway. Your only choice is to find the source of evil and shut it down.
Warframe
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Quake.
Reviewers of Quake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Quake.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
Shadow Warrior
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Quake.
Reviewers of Quake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Quake.
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
Ziggurat
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Reviewers of Quake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Quake.
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Quake at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Quake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Quake.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Quake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Quake.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Quake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Quake.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Quake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Quake.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Quake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Quake.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Quake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Quake.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Quake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Quake.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Quake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Quake.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Quake.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Quake.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Quake.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Quake.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from id Software
Other recommendable Steam games by id Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
DOOM Eternal
WHY THIS
Another title from id Software, the studio behind Quake. Shares Action with Quake.
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
DOOM
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Quake.
Another title from id Software, the studio behind Quake. Shares Action with Quake.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
DOOM: The Dark Ages
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Another title from id Software, the studio behind Quake. Shares Action with Quake.
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. Players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
DOOM + DOOM II
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and an intense mood with Quake.
Another title from id Software, the studio behind Quake. Shares Action with Quake.
Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.
RAGE 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Quake.
Another title from id Software, the studio behind Quake. Shares Action with Quake.
RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
RAGE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Another title from id Software, the studio behind Quake. Shares Action with Quake.
Powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology, RAGE is an intense first-person shooter with breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore, and jaw-dropping graphics!
DOOM 3
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Another title from id Software, the studio behind Quake. Shares Action with Quake.
A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.
Quake II
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Quake.
Another title from id Software, the studio behind Quake. Shares Action with Quake.
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.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Quake II
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Quake.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Quake.
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.
DOOM + DOOM II
WHY THIS
Shares secret hunting and an intense mood with Quake.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Quake.
Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.
DOOM II
WHY THIS
Shares modding support, secret hunting and a retro mood with Quake.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Quake.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
Heretic + Hexen
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Quake.
Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.
DUSK
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Quake.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Quake.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Frequently asked about Quake
- Is Quake verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Quake is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Quake cost?
- Quake is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Quake have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Quake supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Quake?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Quake are Quake II, DOOM + DOOM II, Blood: Refreshed Supply™.
- Who developed Quake?
- Quake was developed by id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks.
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