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4.6 out of 5
'Excellent'
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About Quake 4
About this game
Developed in 2005 by Raven Software in collaboration with id Software, Quake 4 is a narrative-driven, sci-fi, military-style first-person shooter and direct sequel to Quake II that also includes arena-style multiplayer modes.
Story
After the successful assassination of the Strogg’s leader, Earth’s military reignited its attack on the hostile aliens’ homeworld of Stroggos. As Marine Corporal Matthew Kane of the elite Rhino Squad, your mission is to spearhead the invasion. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them.
Features
- Experience the direct sequel to Quake II in this narrative-driven campaign.
- Upgrade and wield an arsenal of advanced weaponry as you battle the Strogg army.
- Tear through the Strogg ranks with mechanized walkers and hover tanks.
- Compete in online multiplayer as a Strogg or Marine in Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag.
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- August 03, 2011
- Developer:
- RavenSoft / id Software
- Publisher:
- Bethesda Softworks
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Play Styles:
- Singleplayer
Multiplayer
First-Person
- Features:
- Steam Cloud
Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Product Requirements
- Operating System: Windows® XP
- Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or AMD® Athlon® XP 2000+ processor or higher
- Memory: 512MB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 2.8GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows® swap file)
- Video: 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 64MB 3D hardware accelerated video card required
- Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
- DirectX® Version: 9.0c
Critic Reviews
82
Based on 62 Critics
Eurogamer
70 / 100"Feels like an uninspired, by-the-numbers sci-fi B-movie of a game with high production values. It's 'fun', for the nine, ten hours it lasts, but only in the same brainless...
PC Gamer
70 / 100"This old-school shooter suffers from a lack of 21st-century game design. [Nov 2005, p.72]"
GameShark
100 / 100"Although there may be times throughout the game where you will feel as though things are getting repetitive and drawn out, the play gets changed up at the right times and gives...
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Quake 4 Statistics
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~4 Hours
2.02%
~8 Hours
26.77%
~12 Hours
33.84%
~20 Hours
25.76%
~40 Hours
5.56%
~60 Hours
1.01%
>= 80 Hours
5.05%
Achievement Hunter?
5.05% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
5.05% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
0.72%
Easy
9.42%
Just Right
75.36%
Tough
12.32%
Unforgiving
2.17%
Relax & enjoy! 75.36% of players consider this game to be Just Right
Completion Statistics
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Play Behaviour
Tried It
11.04%
Played It
11.92%
Halfway
6.84%
Beat It
52.76%
Conquered It
17.44%
Completionist! 17.44% of players have Conquered It
Quake 4 User Reviews
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Rares
Verified purchase
Amazing game, first played as a kid and it is amazing to play it again as an adult with a mod for 4K Textures, i play it on a 55 inch qled in 4k
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Moose
Verified purchase
Pretty good so far but the controls feel a bit floaty
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Frequently Asked Questions
Somewhere in the middle. 10% of GameFAQs users said Quake 4 is Simple or Easy. 75% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 14% of GameFAQs users said Quake 4 is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Quake 4 is suitable for players aged 18 and above.
Yes, Quake 4 is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Quake 4 is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
- Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
- Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
- This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
- Operating System: Windows® XP
- Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or AMD® Athlon® XP 2000+ processor or higher
- Memory: 512MB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 2.8GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows® swap file)
- Video: 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 64MB 3D hardware accelerated video card required
- Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
- DirectX® Version: 9.0c
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 19 hours. 71% of users played Quake 4 for over 12 hours.
Yes, Quake 4 has broad critical consensus. 88% of critics on Metacritic recommend Quake 4. The Metascore is 82 out of 100.
67% of Fanatical users recommend Quake 4. The average review score is 4.4/5
Quake 4 was released on August 03, 2011
Quake 4 is published by Bethesda Softworks
Quake 4 was developed by RavenSoft / id Software
Fanatical users tagged Quake 4 as FPS, Action, Arena Shooter, and Shooter
Fanatical users tagged Quake 4 as Sci-fi, Fast-Paced, Dark, and Atmospheric
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Quake 4 as having Singleplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Quake 4 as having Multiplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Quake 4 as FPS
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Quake 4 as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Quake 4 as Arena Shooter
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