Choose Quake Champions
Choose Quake Champions if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 19,839 Steam reviews back the pick.
Quake Champions vs Splitgate
Quake Champions and Splitgate both land in Action, Free To Play on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam. Splitgate (2019) is 3 years older than Quake Champions (2022). Splitgate scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than Quake Champions (70.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Splitgate
Choose Splitgate if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.4% positive across 87,558 reviews.
Both Quake Champions and Splitgate sit in Action and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Quake Champions |  Splitgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 70.9% positive (19,839 reviews) | 91.4% positive (87,558 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | id Software | 1047 Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Splitgate (2019) is 3 years older than Quake Champions (2022).
- Splitgate scores higher on Steam reviews (91.4% positive) than Quake Champions (70.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Steam Deck: Quake Champions is Deck Playable, Splitgate is Deck Unsupported.
Quake Champions vs Splitgate — FAQ
- Which is better, Quake Champions or Splitgate?
- On Steam reviews Splitgate scores higher (91.4% positive) than Quake Champions (70.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Splitgate is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Quake Champions or Splitgate first?
- If you want chronology, Splitgate (2019) came out before Quake Champions (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Quake Champions and Splitgate similar?
- They overlap on Action, Free To Play on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.