Quake II RTX

Free first-person shooter with three classic levels and ray-traced lighting

Lightspeed Studios™ · Published by NVIDIA · Released Jun 6, 2019

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 5,244
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 10 in 30 days
Players: 4; daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Mar 26, 2025
Minimum PC: GeForce RTX 2060; 8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Quake II RTX?

This free, ray-traced first-person shooter includes three levels from Quake II's original shareware release. After your force is nearly wiped out on an alien world, you fight through fortified installations to lower a city's defenses and stop its war machine. The remaining levels and multiplayer require purchasing Quake II.

For you if...

+you enjoy testing ray-traced lighting in classic shooters
+you want a free sample of an older shooter

Not for you if...

−you want the full campaign without another purchase
−you prefer shooters without violent, gory combat

What players say

86% of 5,244 reviews are positive · 90% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the new lighting and reflections. Common complaints are poor performance with ray tracing and changes to the original art style.

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Quake II RTX system requirements

Minimum: GeForce RTX 2060, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Intel i3-3220 or AMD Equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, or higher
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
Notes: Vulkan

Does Quake II RTX have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Quake II RTX run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Steam features: Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Quake II RTX use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam