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Games like Quake II

2023USK 18PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive9.99 €

You blast through fast, unforgiving firefights against the mechanical Strogg in this classic sci-fi shooter. The modern re-release adds upgraded visuals, fresh campaign content and online co-op to the frantic action.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Fast pace
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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In short: Games like Quake II

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Quake II special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Overload

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2018PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable94 % positive24.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Quake II: good gunplay, a sci-fi setting and a fast pace.

Overload is a six-degrees-of-freedom shooter that revives the Descent formula: you fly weightlessly through tight mine complexes, blasting robots and hunting for keys and secrets. Precise controls and fast, frantic combat are the core appeal.

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Descent II

Shooting and gunplay

A classic six-degrees-of-freedom shooter where you pilot a ship in every direction through twisting alien mines full of hostile robots. Key hunting, new weapons and disorienting 3D navigation make for intense action.

Descent

Shooting and gunplay

A pioneering six-degrees-of-freedom shooter where you pilot a ship in every direction through twisting mine tunnels, destroying hostile robots. Disorienting true-3D mazes and the hunt for keycards give it its unique appeal.

Descent 3

Shooting and gunplay

A six-degrees-of-freedom shooter where you fly your ship freely through tight tunnels and caverns, fighting hostile robots. Fully three-dimensional movement with no fixed up or down makes it distinctive and demanding.

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf

Shooting and gunplay

An action-packed BattleTech mech shooter where you pilot giant war machines, blow up everything around you, and can even hijack enemy mechs with BattleArmor. Alongside the single-player campaign, it offers online multiplayer battles on Xbox Live.

Forsaken

Shooting and gunplay

A fast 1998 sci-fi shooter where you pilot a hovering craft through twisting tunnels of a ruined future world, fighting in every direction. Its full six-degrees-of-freedom movement and frantic multiplayer deathmatch set it apart.

Terminal Velocity

Shooting and gunplay

A fast-paced 1995 arcade flight combat shooter that favors simple controls and intense dogfights over realistic flight simulation. You blast through futuristic landscapes in sci-fi jets, shooting down everything in your path.

Tribes 2

Shooting and gunplay

A fast-paced multiplayer shooter built around jetpacks and skiing, where large teams fight across huge maps to capture flags and defend bases. Speed and teamwork define it.

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