Quake III Arena

Fast-paced arena shooter with weapon pickups and multiplayer matches

id Software · Published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Aug 3, 2007

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 4,110
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 18 in 30 days
Players: 17; daily peak, Oct 26, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: Unknown; no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC: –; not published

What is Quake III Arena?

Quake III Arena is a first-person shooter where an ancient alien race pits summoned warriors against one another in gothic and sci-fi arenas. You collect weapons and power-ups during matches against other players or offline bots, with modes including free-for-all, team deathmatch, one-on-one tournaments, and capture the flag. The included Team Arena expansion adds team-based modes and arenas.

For you if...

+you enjoy fast movement and demanding aiming duels
+you want competitive matches and offline bot practice

Not for you if...

−you want a story-driven single-player campaign
−you prefer slower combat over high-speed arena fights

What players say

96% of 4,110 reviews are positive · 94% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the fast movement, weapon variety, and competitive matches. A recurring complaint is the lack of a modern update; some players also report trouble running the game.

Screenshots and trailer

Quake III Arena system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

3-D Hardware Accelerator with full OpenGL® support, Pentium® 233 Mhz MMX®processor with 8 MB Video Card or Pentium II 266 Mhz processor with 4 MB Video Card, or AMD® 350 Mhz K6®-2 processor with 4 MB Video Card, 64 MB RAM, a 100% Windows® XP/Vista compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for video card, sound card and input devices), 25 MB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files (Minimum Install), plus 45 MB for the Windows swap file, 100% DirectX 3.0 or higher compatible sound card, 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse and driver, joystick (optional)