Quake Live Player Count: Is It Dead?

Quake Live

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Quake Live

id SoftwareSep 17, 2014Action

$9.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • FPS
  • Arena Shooter
  • Multiplayer
  • Classic
  • Fast-Paced
  • Action
  • Shooter
  • eSports
  • Competitive
  • First-Person
Playing now
444
Updated 16 minutes ago
24-hour peak
444
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
6,159
Sep 21, 2014
Avg this month
259
-5.13% vs last month
Steam reviews
86%
Very Positive

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

Quake Live player count chart

Quake Live has a small but active player base. 444 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Sep 1, 2014

Quake Live monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026259-14-5.13%502
October 2026273-2-0.73%525
September 2026275+29+5.69%539
August 2026n/a+5+0.99%510
July 2026n/a-27-5.08%505
June 2026n/a+35+7.04%532
May 2026n/a-62-11.09%497
April 2026n/a-33-5.57%559
March 2026n/a-1-0.17%592
February 2026n/a+9+1.54%593
January 2026n/a+46+8.55%584
December 2025n/a+31+6.11%538
November 2025n/a-10-1.93%507
October 2025n/a+31+6.38%517
September 2025n/a-22-4.33%486
August 2025n/a+21+4.31%508
July 2025n/a-5-1.02%487
June 2025n/a-20-3.91%492
May 2025n/a-29-5.36%512
April 2025n/a+5+0.93%541
March 2025n/a-33-5.8%536
February 2025n/a+34+6.36%569
January 2025n/a-1-0.19%535
December 2024n/a+18+3.47%536
November 2024n/a+17+3.39%518
October 2024n/a-45-8.24%501
September 2024n/a+28+5.41%546
August 2024n/a+62+13.6%518
July 2024n/a+20+4.59%456
June 2024n/a-82-15.83%436
May 2024n/a-12-2.26%518
April 2024n/a-36-6.36%530
March 2024n/a-46-7.52%566
February 2024n/a+9+1.49%612
January 2024n/a+63+11.67%603
December 2023n/a+19+3.65%540
November 2023n/a+19+3.78%521
October 2023n/a+27+5.68%502
September 2023n/a-32-6.31%475
August 2023n/a+46+9.98%507
July 2023n/a+26+5.98%461
June 2023n/a-30-6.45%435
May 2023n/a-16-3.33%465
April 2023n/a-47-8.9%481
March 2023n/a+14+2.72%528
February 2023n/a-23-4.28%514
January 2023n/a+12+2.29%537
December 2022n/a+47+9.83%525
November 2022n/a-15-3.04%478
October 2022n/a+20+4.23%493
September 2022n/a-30-5.96%473
August 2022n/a+0+0%503
July 2022n/a+34+7.25%503
June 2022n/a-10-2.09%469
May 2022n/a-31-6.08%479
April 2022n/a-10-1.92%510
March 2022n/a-19-3.53%520
February 2022n/a-69-11.35%539
January 2022n/a+40+7.04%608
December 2021n/a-78-12.07%568
November 2021n/a+113+21.2%646
October 2021n/a+0+0%533
September 2021n/a-43-7.47%533
August 2021n/a+93+19.25%576
July 2021n/a-10-2.03%483
June 2021n/a-43-8.02%493
May 2021n/a-69-11.4%536
April 2021n/a+19+3.24%605
March 2021n/a+7+1.21%586
February 2021n/a-3-0.52%579
January 2021n/a-3-0.51%582
December 2020n/a+57+10.8%585
November 2020n/a+26+5.18%528
October 2020n/a-79-13.6%502
September 2020n/a-8-1.36%581
August 2020n/a-36-5.76%589
July 2020n/a-17-2.65%625
June 2020n/a-63-8.94%642
May 2020n/a-109-13.39%705
April 2020n/a+40+5.17%814
March 2020n/a+197+34.14%774
February 2020n/a-51-8.12%577
January 2020n/a+24+3.97%628
December 2019n/a+82+15.71%604
November 2019n/a+9+1.75%522
October 2019n/a+25+5.12%513
September 2019n/a-40-7.58%488
August 2019n/a+39+7.98%528
July 2019n/a-40-7.56%489
June 2019n/a-36-6.37%529
May 2019n/a+34+6.4%565
April 2019n/a-47-8.13%531
March 2019n/a+44+8.24%578
February 2019n/a-41-7.13%534
January 2019n/a+11+1.95%575
December 2018n/a+6+1.08%564
November 2018n/a+11+2.01%558
October 2018n/a+8+1.48%547
September 2018n/a+9+1.7%539
August 2018n/a-69-11.52%530
July 2018n/a-19-3.07%599
June 2018n/a-14-2.22%618
May 2018n/a-38-5.67%632
April 2018n/a+11+1.67%670
March 2018n/a-79-10.7%659
February 2018n/a-13-1.73%738
January 2018n/a+15+2.04%751
December 2017n/a-21-2.77%736
November 2017n/a+70+10.19%757
October 2017n/a-11-1.58%687
September 2017n/a-92-11.65%698
August 2017n/a+24+3.13%790
July 2017n/a-195-20.29%766
June 2017n/a-51-5.04%961
May 2017n/a-13-1.27%1,012
April 2017n/a-54-5%1,025
March 2017n/a+93+9.43%1,079
February 2017n/a-89-8.28%986
January 2017n/a+76+7.61%1,075
December 2016n/a+15+1.52%999
November 2016n/a-26-2.57%984
October 2016n/a+8+0.8%1,010
September 2016n/a-71-6.62%1,002
August 2016n/a+96+9.83%1,073
July 2016n/a+5+0.51%977
June 2016n/a-161-14.21%972
May 2016n/a-13-1.13%1,133
April 2016n/a+11+0.97%1,146
March 2016n/a-1-0.09%1,135
February 2016n/a-260-18.62%1,136
January 2016n/a+119+9.32%1,396
December 2015n/a-285-18.25%1,277
November 2015n/a-45-2.8%1,562
October 2015n/a+939+140.57%1,607
September 2015n/a-5-0.74%668
August 2015n/a-5-0.74%673
July 2015n/a+49+7.79%678
June 2015n/a-62-8.97%629
May 2015n/a-50-6.75%691
April 2015n/a-129-14.83%741
March 2015n/a-36-3.97%870
February 2015n/a+50+5.84%906
January 2015n/a-80-8.55%856
December 2014n/a-358-27.67%936
November 2014n/a-1,357-51.19%1,294
October 2014n/a-3,508-56.96%2,651
September 2014n/an/an/a6,159

How many people play Quake Live right now?

At this moment Quake Live has 444 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1,246 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 444 players. Today's peak is 5% below its 30-day average daily peak of 465.

Is Quake Live growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Quake Live averaged a daily peak of 465 players, down 2% compared with the 30 days before (476). Its highest point this month (517) is 2% above the same period last year (507). In its first month after release (Sep 17, 2014) it peaked at 6,159 players. Today's player count is 7% of its all-time peak of 6,159, set on Sep 21, 2014.

Best time to play Quake Live

Based on the last 14 days, Quake Live is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 68% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Quake Live players by hour and weekday

When Quake Live 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.

BusiestFriday at 20:00 UTCabout 478 players on average
QuietestThursday at 07:00 UTCabout 128 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.7xmore 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.

Compare Quake Live with similar games

Player counts, peaks, reviews and prices side by side. Compare any Steam games

About Quake Live

Experience the most exciting and fast-paced FPS gameplay while competing with players from around the world in over 100 arenas, a dozen game modes, and with persistent career stats tracking, in this online features-focused successor to Quake III Arena.

Developer
id Software
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Released
Sep 17, 2014
Genre
Action
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
1 language, 1 with full audio

Quake Live price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$2.99
lowest recorded (-70%) · Mar 21, 2026 archived
-70%
typical sale discount · 1 sale seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Quake Live is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 70% off (around $3.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $2.99.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.

Quake Live price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$9.99$9.998.95 EURbase
Euro area9,99€$11.159.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom£7.99$10.699.58 EUR+7%
CanadaC$ 10.99$7.817.00 EUR-22%
AustraliaA$ 14.95$10.279.20 EUR+3%
New ZealandNZ$ 11.99$6.655.95 EUR-33%
Brazil cheapestR$19,99$3.633.25 EUR-64%
MexicoMex$ 179.00$9.578.57 EUR-4%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$5.99$5.995.36 EUR-40%
Poland44,99 zł$11.4410.24 EUR+14%
SwitzerlandCHF 9.99$12.2010.93 EUR+22%
Norway70,00 kr$7.426.65 EUR-26%
Turkey (MENA USD)$5.99$5.995.36 EUR-40%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$9.99$9.998.95 EUR0%
South AfricaR 109.00$6.595.90 EUR-34%
India₹369.00$3.933.52 EUR-61%
IndonesiaRp 89 999$4.974.45 EUR-50%
China¥41.00$6.155.50 EUR-38%
Japan¥980$6.195.54 EUR-38%
South Korea₩ 10,500$7.736.92 EUR-23%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Quake Live reviews over time

86% Very Positive86% of 15,899 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

Quake Live on Twitch

87
watching now
7
live channels
140
24-hour peak viewers
39
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Quake Live", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Quake Live Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 1 Nov 2026, with a peak of 740 viewers and 104 on average.

Quake Live streamers right now

  1. dazat0r36
  2. NyxGirlPower22
  3. R3cke11

Top Quake Live streamers this week

  1. 250fps_ru239
  2. BASE_TV111
  3. ShaftasticTV106
  4. cYpheR103
  5. k1llsen65

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Quake Live achievements

Quake Live has 58 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 4.9% of them; the rarest, Color Guard, is held by 0.1% of players.

  • Testing One..Two..Complete 1 match.29.7%
  • RaptorFrag an opponent while you are in the air.24.5%
  • PsychicUse a rocket to kill an opponent who is in the air.19.3%
  • Speed KillsFrag an enemy while moving at over 500 units per second.14.3%
  • VictoryWin a match for the first time.14.0%
  • First FragScore the first kill in a match.13.9%
  • KilljoyFrag an opponent who has Quad Damage when you have no power-up.12.9%
  • Hat TrickRecord 3 Excellent medals in 1 game.11.9%
  • First TasteAccumulate 100 Frags.10.8%
  • Accelerate BeginnerFinish the first hall in the Accelerate training level.8.8%
  • Crash TestWin the Crash Course match against our trainer.8.4%
  • Plus OneFrag an opponent when you have only 1 health.8.4%
  • CamperRecord 15 or more frags in a single match with the Rail Gun.8.0%
  • Accelerate AdeptFinish the second hall in the Accelerate training level.7.4%
  • BanditDeny Quad Damage from your opponent.7.2%
  • Elevate AdeptFinish the second hall in the Elevate training level.7.1%
  • Elevate BeginnerFinish the first hall in the Elevate training level.7.0%
  • HookedAccumulate 500 Frags.4.7%
  • OverkillUse the Rail Gun to frag an opponent with only 1 point of health.4.5%
  • Hall MonitorReach the end of the skill test hallway in the Crash Course.4.2%
  • Aim BotWin a match with 60% or greater accuracy.3.9%
  • Air HammerFrag an opponent with Gauntlet while both of you are in the air.3.8%
  • BrawlerRecord 5 Gauntlet frags in one match.3.5%
  • Fear MeAccumulate 1000 Frags.3.2%
  • Evil EyeAccumulate 100 Revenge Medals.2.8%
  • Accelerate ExpertFinish the final hall in the Accelerate training level.2.7%
  • Last HopeIn Clan Arena, frag 3 or more opposing players to win the round, when you're the last alive.2.5%
  • PullRecord 5 Shotgun frags of opponents in the air in one match.2.5%
  • AssassinAccumulate 250 Impressive Medals.2.4%
  • Elevate ExpertFinish the final hall in the Elevate training level.2.3%
  • Smack DownAccumulate 10 or more Quad Damage frags in 1 game.2.3%
  • Rocket ManAccumulate 500 frags using the Rocket Launcher.2.2%
  • Nade SpamWin a CA round using the Grenade Launcher.2.0%
  • Jesse JamesWin a Duel without dying.1.9%
  • Here Goes NothingFrag your opponent with Gauntlet in a Duel.1.9%
  • 2 in 2Accumulate 250 Excellent Medals.1.9%
  • MidairGet 25 frags using projectiles on opponents midair.1.8%
  • Big TimeComplete 250 matches.1.7%
  • Fight ClubAccumulate 50 Humiliation Medals.1.7%
  • Full HouseEarn at least 1 Capture, Defense, and Assist medal in a CTF match.1.6%
  • Resource HogGet Quad and Battle Suit in one match.1.6%
  • Punch OutGet the last frag in a CA round with gauntlet.1.5%
  • Sucker PunchUse the Gauntlet to frag an opponent who has Quad Damage.1.5%
  • Vadri'garAccumulate 10000 Frags.0.9%
  • Prize FighterComplete 1000 matches.0.8%
  • SidekickAccumulate 100 Assist Medals.0.8%
  • WTF Was ThatRecord your first frag with the Kamikaze Item.0.5%
  • GuardianAccumulate 100 Defense Medals.0.4%
  • TrifectaEarn 3 or more Capture, Defense, and Assist medals in a CTF match.0.4%
  • Missed OpportunityKill the opposing team in Attack & Defend without touching the flag.0.3%
  • Point DeniedHold 3 Domination control points in an arena for at least 30 seconds.0.3%
  • MVPAccumulate 1000 combined total Capture the Flag Medals (Capture, Assist, Defense).0.3%
  • ClutchWin a Capture the Flag match by 1 capture, ending the match with your winning flag run.0.2%
  • Head HunterCapture at least 3 skulls at once in Harvester.0.1%
  • Miracle MakerKill two enemy flag carriers moments before their cap in 1 game.0.1%
  • WickedRecord a final score of 666 in Capture the Flag.0.1%
  • Ninja CapCapture the flag in Attack & Defend without killing anyone on the team, minimum size 3.0.1%
  • Color GuardAccumulate 100 Capture Medals.0.1%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Quake Live news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Quake Live FAQ

Is Quake Live dead?

Quake Live has a small but active player base. 444 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Quake Live?

444 people are playing Quake Live on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 444 concurrent players.

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

Quake Live reached its all-time Steam peak of 6,159 concurrent players on Sep 21, 2014.

Is Quake Live growing or declining?

Quake Live is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 465, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Quake Live most active?

Quake Live 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 Live cost?

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

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

The lowest US price we have recorded for Quake Live on Steam is $2.99 (70% off), on Mar 21, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $9.99 right now.

Is Quake Live on sale right now?

No, Quake Live is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 70%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 70%.

Where is Quake Live cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Quake Live is cheapest in Brazil at R$19,99, about $3.63 or 64% below the US price of $9.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Quake Live good?

Steam players rate Quake Live Very Positive: 86% of 15,899 reviews are positive.

When did Quake Live come out?

Quake Live was released on Steam on Sep 17, 2014.

Who made Quake Live?

Quake Live was developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks.

Is Quake Live still worth playing?

Quake Live has a smaller but active community on Steam today (444 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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