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Steam News · Nov 21, 2025
With the latest minor update, the newer Quake II re-release that saw Nightdive Studios jump in to improve it is now Steam Deck Verified. Read the full article here:
Steam News · Nov 20, 2025
Quake II is now Steam Deck Verified and Handheld Optimized on Xbox ROG Ally devices.
Steam News · Apr 6, 2025
Microsoft has turned Quake 2 into a generative AI tech demo, and people do not like it. Using the company's new videogame gen AI model Muse, which can make game visuals and assign controller actions, id's classic FPS has been turned into a brief, in-browser experience anyone can try. Despite its status as a tech demo, however, many aren't pleased with this version of Quake. Read the rest of the st...
Steam News · Mar 23, 2024
'Boomer shooters' is a new moniker for a retro style of first-person shooter game, one that harkens back to the '90s, typically with vintage graphics and stylization from that era, or just straight up an FPS from that period. While this genre wasn't formally recognized until recently, digital gaming storefronts are now acknowledging the genre for the first time, and offering big deals for those lo...
Steam News · Mar 8, 2024
Ray tracing may well be more commonplace in games these days but it's still seen as a hugely difficult graphics feature to process, requiring powerful graphics cards with dedicated ray tracing processors. However, one developer has shown that maybe there's another way by enabling ray tracing on a CPU. The developer, named Konstantin Seurer, has been steadily working on adding features to a purely ...
Steam News · Nov 21, 2023
We humbly ask you consider nominating Quake II for Labor of Love in The Steam Awards 2023!
Steam News · Oct 9, 2023
We have released an update that should resolve stuttering issues when jobs_enable was set to 1. Please let us know below in the Comments section if you are still seeing stuttering issues after installing this Hotfix update. To read the previous Update 1 Release Notes in more languages, click here. To see Quake II initial release notes & FAQ in a variety of languages, click here. ICYMI: Be sure to ...
Steam News · Oct 3, 2023
This is the first major update to the enhanced Quake II re-release. Update 1 includes multiple quality of life improvements, some balance changes, and several notable bug fixes. Thanks to everyone who provided valuable feedback at launch! QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS General Gameplay Added controller vibration effects when taking damage Restored Always Run in the Input Options menu, with separate ...
Steam News · Aug 10, 2023
Quake 2, id Software's legendary 1997 FPS, is back and spruced up for the current generation of consoles and PC. Enhanced for modern platforms, the shooter is feature-complete with all-new campaign content, Quake 2 64, online multiplayer, co-op support, cross-play, and more. It comes with the original mission packs: The Reckoning and Ground Zero, and the new expansion, Call of the Machine. Read mo...
Steam News · Aug 10, 2023
Quake 2 Remastered is real, it's here, and it's the return of one of the best FPS games of the '90s. Quake 2 Remastered revives the iconic id Software shooter with a total visual overhaul and all manner of performance improvements, bringing the successor to Doom, and ancestor to multiplayer shooters like Overwatch and Call of Duty, back into the limelight for the 21st century. With new levels from...