Quake (Series) Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Quake is Half-Life. It's paid, but Xonotic and Unreal Tournament are free. Other popular alternatives are Doom, AssaultCube, GZDoom and Overwatch. You're spoiled for choice with First-Person Shooters like Quake: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and the web.

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  1. Blacklight Retribution is a fast paced, adrenaline pumping free to play first person shooter (FPS) based in a futuristic urban warzone. Blacklight Retribution provides FPS enthusiasts with a massive arsenal of weaponry and gear ranging from bleeding edge side arms to massive...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Playstation
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  2. Digital Paint: Paintball 2 is a Paintball game that started out as a mod for quake 2 but then took on a life of its own as an open source fps game with a global player and clan management system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    a quick Quake sourceport hack by Aardappel

    This sourceport has one most significant feature: a "panorama" mode, allowing you to see 360 degrees around.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Wolf Team icon
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    Wolf Team is a fast paced 3D MMOFPS that features the ability for players to transform between playing as a Human or as a Werewolf. Humans have an assortment of weapons available at their disposal giving them an advantage at a distance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Uebergame icon
     4 likes

    A truly free and open source multiplayer shooter, no strings attached. Have casual deathmatch matches on various scenarios. Build your own levels with the ingame editor and assets that come with the game, or just play around and use it as a sandbox.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Unvanquished icon
     19 likes

    Unvanquished is a free, open-source first-person shooter combining real-time strategy elements with a futuristic, sci-fi setting. It is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. System Shock icon
     2 likes

    Unravel the mystery of the starship Von Braun in this classic, sci-fi space horror.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
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  8. The website linked is not real page, just moddb page. Wikipedia says all official sites have been closed.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Anarch icon
     4 likes

    Suckless, anticapitalist, public domain game for everyone.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • itch.io
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  10. Jake2 icon
     6 likes

    Jake2 is a Java 3D game engine. It is a port of the GPL’d Quake2 game engine from id Software. To use the Jake2 engine you need either the data files from the original game or from the demo version that is available for download from ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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