Quake (video game)

Quake is a first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive. The first game in the Quake series, it was originally released for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and Linux in 1996, followed by Mac OS and Sega Saturn in 1997 and Nintendo 64 in 1998. In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling monsters using an array of weaponry. Quake takes inspiration from gothic fiction and the works of H. P. Lovecraft.

Quake
Developer(s)id Software
Publisher(s)GT Interactive
Designer(s)John Romero
American McGee
Sandy Petersen
Tim Willits
Programmer(s)John Carmack
Michael Abrash
John Cash
Artist(s)Adrian Carmack
Kevin Cloud
Paul Steed
Composer(s)
  • Nintendo 64
    Aubrey Hodges
    Scourge of Armagon, Dissolution of Eternity
    Jeehun Hwang
SeriesQuake
EngineQuake engine
Platform(s)
Release
June 22, 1996
  • MS-DOS, Windows
    • NA: June 22, 1996 (shareware)
    • NA: July 22, 1996 (full version)
    • EU: August 25, 1996
    • WW: May 31, 2007 (Steam)
  • Linux
    • WW: July 5, 1996
  • Mac OS
    • NA: August 28, 1997
  • Saturn
    • EU: November 27, 1997
    • NA: December 2, 1997
  • Nintendo 64
    • NA: March 24, 1998
    • EU: May 24, 1998
  • Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
    • WW: August 19, 2021
  • PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
    • WW: October 12, 2021
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The successor to id Software's Doom series, Quake built upon the technology and gameplay of its predecessor. Unlike the Doom engine before it, the Quake engine offered full real-time 3D rendering and had early support for 3D acceleration through OpenGL. After Doom helped popularize multiplayer deathmatches, Quake added various multiplayer options. Online multiplayer became increasingly common, with the QuakeWorld update and software such as QuakeSpy making the process of finding and playing against others on the Internet easier and more reliable. Quake featured music composed by Trent Reznor and his band Nine Inch Nails.

Quake is often cited as one of the best video games ever made. Despite its critical acclaim, Quake's development was controversial in the history of id Software. Due to creative differences and a lack of leadership, the majority of the team left the company after the game's release, including co-founder John Romero. An "enhanced" version of Quake was developed by Nightdive Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks and was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One consoles in August 2021, including the original game's first two expansions and two episodes developed by MachineGames. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions were released in October 2021.

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