Release

Thursday, December 2, 1999

Critic score

87/100

Platform families

5

Editorial overview

Inside Quake III Arena

What it is

Welcome to the Arena, where high-ranking warriors are transformed into spineless mush. Abandoning every ounce of common sense and any trace of doubt, you lunge onto a stage of harrowing landscapes and veiled abysses. Your new environment rejects you with lava pits and atmospheric hazards as legions of foes surround you, testing the gut reaction that brought you here in the first place. Your new mantra: Fight or be finished.

Play styles

Single player · Multiplayer

Perspective

First person

Themes

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Quake III Arena

id Software · Electronic Arts

87Critics4.1/5Thursday, December 2, 199926.7 years ago

Official site

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Connected releases

4

Game data from IGDB

Action · Science fiction

Languages

1 supported

Cinematic archive

See the world in motion

Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.

9 assets

Official trailers

Trailer

Gameplay video

Screenshots & key art

Beyond this game

Explore the complete universe

One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.

FranchiseQuakeEnter the franchise

Content map

Everything connected to this release

DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.

1 Expansion2 Bundle1 Port

Major add-ons

Expansions

Substantial new chapters that remain attached to the original game.

1 release

Expansion70Quake III: Team ArenaDec 18, 2000Requires the base game

Store collections

Bundles

Packages combining this title with other games or downloadable content.

2 releases

BundleQuake III: GoldOct 26, 2001Multi-item package

Platform versions

Ports

Adaptations made for another platform, device, or hardware generation.

1 release

PortQuake III: RevolutionMar 27, 2001Platform adaptation

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Built with

id Tech 3

Platforms

Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
Xbox 360
Gen 7
Dreamcast
Gen 6
PlayStation 2
Gen 6

Release history

Dec 02, 1999PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 10, 1999Linux
Dec 27, 1999Mac
Dec 27, 1999Linux
Oct 22, 2000Dreamcast
Dec 08, 2000Dreamcast
Dec 15, 2010Xbox 360

Themes & modes

ActionScience fictionSingle playerMultiplayer

Windows

Minimum

3-D Hardware Accelerator with full OpenGL® support, Pentium® 233 Mhz MMX®processor with 8 MB Video Card or Pentium II 266 Mhz processor with 4 MB Video Card, or AMD® 350 Mhz K6®-2 processor with 4 MB Video Card, 64 MB RAM, a 100% Windows® XP/Vista compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for video card, sound card and input devices), 25 MB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files (Minimum Install), plus 45 MB for the Windows swap file, 100% DirectX 3.0 or higher compatible sound card, 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse and driver, joystick (optional)