Quake II Price History and Player Count

Quake II

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Quake II

id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGamesAug 3, 2007Action

$9.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • FPS
  • Classic
  • Action
  • Boomer Shooter
  • Shooter
  • 1990's
  • Sci-fi
  • Singleplayer
  • Great Soundtrack
  • Gore
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Playing now
97
Updated 29 minutes ago
24-hour peak
97
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
2,726
Aug 1, 2023
Avg this month
66
-12% vs last month
Steam reviews
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Quake II player count chart

Quake II has a small but active player base. 97 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 8% on the month before).

History from Sep 7, 2008

Quake II monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 202666-9-12%134
October 202675-6-7.41%156
September 202681-65-27.31%173
August 2026n/a+75+46.01%238
July 2026n/a+8+5.16%163
June 2026n/a+7+4.73%155
May 2026n/a+4+2.78%148
April 2026n/a-15-9.43%144
March 2026n/a-36-18.46%159
February 2026n/a+10+5.41%195
January 2026n/a-14-7.04%185
December 2025n/a+22+12.43%199
November 2025n/a+9+5.36%177
October 2025n/a-37-18.05%168
September 2025n/a+23+12.64%205
August 2025n/a+17+10.3%182
July 2025n/a+6+3.77%165
June 2025n/a-3-1.85%159
May 2025n/a-7-4.14%162
April 2025n/a-22-11.52%169
March 2025n/a-3-1.55%191
February 2025n/a+5+2.65%194
January 2025n/a+7+3.85%189
December 2024n/a+11+6.43%182
November 2024n/a+3+1.79%171
October 2024n/a-26-13.4%168
September 2024n/a-28-12.61%194
August 2024n/a+37+20%222
July 2024n/a+25+15.62%185
June 2024n/a-20-11.11%160
May 2024n/a-19-9.55%180
April 2024n/a-13-6.13%199
March 2024n/a-33-13.47%212
February 2024n/a-26-9.59%245
January 2024n/a-1-0.37%271
December 2023n/a-61-18.32%272
November 2023n/a-67-16.75%333
October 2023n/a-544-57.63%400
September 2023n/a-1,782-65.37%944
August 2023n/a+2,681+5957.78%2,726
July 2023n/a+7+18.42%45
June 2023n/a-3-7.32%38
May 2023n/a-4-8.89%41
April 2023n/a-6-11.76%45
March 2023n/a+2+4.08%51
February 2023n/a-3-5.77%49
January 2023n/a+1+1.96%52
December 2022n/a+0+0%51
November 2022n/a+5+10.87%51
October 2022n/a-11-19.3%46
September 2022n/a-30-34.48%57
August 2022n/a+44+102.33%87
July 2022n/a+2+4.88%43
June 2022n/a+2+5.13%41
May 2022n/a-6-13.33%39
April 2022n/a+6+15.38%45
March 2022n/a-7-15.22%39
February 2022n/a-9-16.36%46
January 2022n/a+3+5.77%55
December 2021n/a-3-5.45%52
November 2021n/a+2+3.77%55
October 2021n/a-13-19.7%53
September 2021n/a-64-49.23%66
August 2021n/a+76+140.74%130
July 2021n/a-2-3.57%54
June 2021n/a+1+1.82%56
May 2021n/a+1+1.85%55
April 2021n/a-8-12.9%54
March 2021n/a-2-3.12%62
February 2021n/a-26-28.89%64
January 2021n/a-8-8.16%90
December 2020n/a+27+38.03%98
November 2020n/a+15+26.79%71
October 2020n/a-2-3.45%56
September 2020n/a-9-13.43%58
August 2020n/a+7+11.67%67
July 2020n/a-4-6.25%60
June 2020n/a+1+1.59%64
May 2020n/a-35-35.71%63
April 2020n/a+11+12.64%98
March 2020n/a+22+33.85%87
February 2020n/a-7-9.72%65
January 2020n/a-22-23.4%72
December 2019n/a+21+28.77%94
November 2019n/a+19+35.19%73
October 2019n/a-2-3.57%54
September 2019n/a-12-17.65%56
August 2019n/a-18-20.93%68
July 2019n/a-12-12.24%86
June 2019n/a+47+92.16%98
May 2019n/a+12+30.77%51
April 2019n/a+0+0%39
March 2019n/a-1-2.5%39
February 2019n/a-10-20%40
January 2019n/a-10-16.67%50
December 2018n/a+17+39.53%60
November 2018n/a+6+16.22%43
October 2018n/a-2-5.13%37
September 2018n/a-38-49.35%39
August 2018n/a+26+50.98%77
July 2018n/a-5-8.93%51
June 2018n/a+20+55.56%56
May 2018n/a-3-7.69%36
April 2018n/a-8-17.02%39
March 2018n/a+2+4.44%47
February 2018n/a-26-36.62%45
January 2018n/a-2-2.74%71
December 2017n/a+21+40.38%73
November 2017n/a+7+15.56%52
October 2017n/a-22-32.84%45
September 2017n/a-18-21.18%67
August 2017n/a+18+26.87%85
July 2017n/a+2+3.08%67
June 2017n/a+23+54.76%65
May 2017n/a+1+2.44%42
April 2017n/a-4-8.89%41
March 2017n/a+5+12.5%45
February 2017n/a-36-47.37%40
January 2017n/a+15+24.59%76
December 2016n/a+32+110.34%61
November 2016n/a-4-12.12%29
October 2016n/a-1-2.94%33
September 2016n/a-29-46.03%34
August 2016n/a+17+36.96%63
July 2016n/a-14-23.33%46
June 2016n/a+18+42.86%60
May 2016n/a+8+23.53%42
April 2016n/a-2-5.56%34
March 2016n/a+1+2.86%36
February 2016n/a-12-25.53%35
January 2016n/a+4+9.3%47
December 2015n/a-2-4.44%43
November 2015n/a+20+80%45
October 2015n/a+1+4.17%25
September 2015n/a-12-33.33%24
August 2015n/a-33-47.83%36
July 2015n/a+41+146.43%69
June 2015n/a+2+7.69%28
May 2015n/a-3-10.34%26
April 2015n/a+5+20.83%29
March 2015n/a+0+0%24
February 2015n/a-16-40%24
January 2015n/a+4+11.11%40
December 2014n/a+10+38.46%36
November 2014n/a+4+18.18%26
October 2014n/a+0+0%22
September 2014n/a-8-26.67%22
August 2014n/a-5-14.29%30
July 2014n/a+4+12.9%35
June 2014n/a+8+34.78%31
May 2014n/a+0+0%23
April 2014n/a+0+0%23
March 2014n/a-2-8%23
February 2014n/a-10-28.57%25
January 2014n/a+0+0%35
December 2013n/a+9+34.62%35
November 2013n/a+5+23.81%26
October 2013n/a-9-30%21
September 2013n/a-101-77.1%30
August 2013n/a+111+555%131
July 2013n/a+1+5.26%20
June 2013n/a-2-9.52%19
May 2013n/a-1-4.55%21
April 2013n/a-2-8.33%22
March 2013n/a+1+4.35%24
February 2013n/a-14-37.84%23
January 2013n/a+8+27.59%37
December 2012n/a+6+26.09%29
November 2012n/a+2+9.52%23
October 2012n/a-4-16%21
September 2012n/a-39-60.94%25
August 2012n/a+35+120.69%64
July 2012n/a+13+81.25%29
June 2009n/a-2-11.11%16
May 2009n/a+5+38.46%18
April 2009n/a-1-7.14%13
March 2009n/a-1-6.67%14
February 2009n/a+2+15.38%15
January 2009n/a+2+18.18%13
December 2008n/a+1+10%11
November 2008n/a-5-33.33%10
October 2008n/a-28-65.12%15
September 2008n/an/an/a43

How many people play Quake II right now?

At this moment Quake II has 97 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #2,965 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 97 players. Today's peak is 18% below its 30-day average daily peak of 119.

Is Quake II growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Quake II averaged a daily peak of 119 players, down 8% compared with the 30 days before (129). Its highest point this month (156) is 12% below the same period last year (177). Today's player count is 4% of its all-time peak of 2,726, set on Aug 1, 2023.

Best time to play Quake II

Based on the last 14 days, Quake II is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 63% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Quake II players by hour and weekday

When Quake II has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSaturday at 17:00 UTCabout 130 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 33 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.9xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Quake II

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.

Developer
id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Released
Aug 3, 2007
Genre
Action
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
6 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Quake II price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$3.99
lowest recorded (-60%) · Dec 30, 2025 archived
-60%
typical sale discount · 2 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Quake II is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 60% off (around $4.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $3.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

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Quake II reviews over time

95% Overwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,228 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Quake II achievements

Quake II has 13 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 12.9% of them; the rarest, Anti-Gravity, is held by 5.4% of players.

  • Establish CommunicationsQuake II: Establish a communication link to the command ship27.7%
  • Destroy Strogg Logistical TrainQuake II: Destroy the Strogg logistical train and restore power to key warehouse components20.2%
  • Destroy Security GridQuake II: Enter the security pyramid and destroy the security grid protecting the industrial region16.3%
  • Navigate the MinesQuake II: Navigate the mines to find a service entrance to the factory14.6%
  • Shut Down Processing PlantQuake II: Shut down all machines in the Strogg processing plant14.2%
  • Destroy Strogg Main ReactorQuake II: Infiltrate and destroy Strogg main reactor13.2%
  • Destroy the Big GunQuake II: Find and destroy the Strogg's planetary defense system, the Big Gun13.2%
  • Destroy Black Hole GeneratorQuake II: Close main hangar bay door and destroy the Black Hole Generator12.6%
  • Assassinate the MakronQuake II: Neutralize Strogg leader's communication system12.1%
  • Disc CollectorCall of the Machine: Collect all six Data Discs, and defeat the Strogg Creator6.4%
  • Shut Down the CoreQuake II 64: Enter an alternate timeline, and destroy the Guardians6.1%
  • Destroy the Moon BaseThe Reckoning: Infiltrate the Strogg Moon Base, and destroy the fleet6.0%
  • Anti-GravityGround Zero: Find and eliminate the Strogg's great weapon, the Gravity Well5.4%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Quake II news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Quake II FAQ

Is Quake II dead?

Quake II has a small but active player base. 97 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 8% on the month before).

How many people play Quake II?

97 people are playing Quake II on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 97 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Quake II?

Quake II reached its all-time Steam peak of 2,726 concurrent players on Aug 1, 2023.

Is Quake II growing or declining?

Quake II is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 119, down 8% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Quake II most active?

Quake II usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Quake II cost?

Quake II costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Quake II has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Quake II on Steam is $3.99 (60% off), on Dec 30, 2025 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $9.99 right now.

Is Quake II on sale right now?

No, Quake II is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 60%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 60%.

Is Quake II good?

Steam players rate Quake II Overwhelmingly Positive: 95% of 9,228 reviews are positive.

When did Quake II come out?

Quake II was released on Steam on Aug 3, 2007.

Who made Quake II?

Quake II was developed by id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks.

Is Quake II still worth playing?

Quake II has a smaller but active community on Steam today (97 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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