DLCDark HourNov 26, 1996Requires the base game
Release
Saturday, June 22, 1996
Critic score
94/100
Platform families
4
Editorial overview
What it is
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.
The premise
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.
More like this
id Software · MacSoft Games
Connected releases
17
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Horror
Languages
6 supported
Cinematic archive
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Trailer
Beyond this game
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Playable add-ons
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Production dossier
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Zeebo
Gen 7

Linux

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Mac

DOS
Amiga

Major add-ons
Substantial new chapters that remain attached to the original game.
ExpansionQuake: Mission Pack 1 - Scourge of ArmagonFeb 28, 1997Requires the base game
ExpansionQuake: Mission Pack 2 - Dissolution of EternityMar 31, 1997Requires the base game
ExpansionMalice for QuakeNov 14, 1997Requires the base game
ExpansionQ!ZoneMar 31, 1996Requires the base game
ExpansionQuake: Abyss of PandemoniumApr 14, 1998Requires the base game
ExpansionThe Sword of Ares for QuakeApr 6, 1998Requires the base gameStore collections
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Restored
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Platform versions
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Sega Saturn
Gen 5

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