History & Community

14 entries in the Quake compendium.

id SoftwarePioneers of the first-person shooter genre and real-time 3D graphics engines.John CarmackThe co-founder and lead programmer of id Software who built the engines powering Quake, Qu QuakeConThe world's largest gathering of Quake fans and competitive first-person shooter players.QuakeCThe C-based scripting backbone that empowered the Quake modding revolution.John RomeroThe visionary designer who helped define the first-person shooter genre alongside id Softw ThreshA macabre warden who collects souls and traps enemies in chains within the League of Legen TremulousDefend the base or consume it in this asymmetrical Quake III classic.Quake IV (2005)A lone soldier holds the line against the Strogg swarm on a dying world.Quake (1996)The polygonal revolution that forged the first true online FPS community.Quake III Arena (1999)Thirty-two players, one arena, and no mercy—pure competitive violence at full speed.Quake Live (2014)The legendary arena shooter, free and forever in the community's hands.XonoticFree, open-source arena FPS where a physics-driven ball is the ultimate weapon.Quake Champions (2017)Six legends. Two teams. One arena. Quake, reimagined for the team era.Urban TerrorWhere the rockets stay home and the bullets do the talking.

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