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Quantum Break

Third-person sci-fi shooter mixing time powers with live-action episodes

Remedy Entertainment · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Sep 29, 2016

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Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 24K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
86% of 155 in 30 days
Players
52
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
10 years ago
Oct 25, 2016
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 760
8 GB RAM · 68 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)

What is Quantum Break?

A single-player third-person shooter set amid a fracture in time. You fight with guns and time-manipulation abilities, navigate temporal disruptions, and make choices that affect live-action episodes between playable sections as Jack Joyce tries to stop Paul Serene and repair time.

For you if...

  • +you want story-led science fiction with time-manipulation combat
  • +you enjoy cinematic games broken up by live-action episodes
  • +you prefer a single-player, third-person shooter

Not for you if...

  • −you want uninterrupted action with few cutscenes
  • −you prefer open exploration over a linear cinematic structure
  • −you dislike platforming between third-person shootouts

What players say

86% of 24,489 reviews are positive · 86% of 155 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the science-fiction story, time powers, and integration of playable chapters with live-action episodes. Common complaints include stuttering, crashes, and severe performance drops later in the game, along with repetitive shooting, awkward platforming, and long stretches between playable action.

Players over time

▼ -50% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 142 players on Sep 28, 2026.

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Sep 26, 2026106
Sep 25, 202670
Sep 24, 202679
Sep 23, 202641
Sep 23, 202678
Sep 22, 202687
Sep 21, 2026110

How many players finish Quantum Break?

34% of Steam players have unlocked «Your Exceptional Qualities Are Obvious», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

Quantum Break screenshot 1

Quantum Break system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 760, 8 GB RAM, 68 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 - 64 bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
68 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 - 64 bit
Processor
Intel Core i5 4690, 3.9GHz or AMD equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
68 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Quantum Break have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Quantum Break run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
42
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does Quantum Break 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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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