Quake II similar games & best alternatives

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Quake II

Zeebo, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Amiga, PlayStation, Xbox 360 • 2007

Should you play it?

You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.

What works

  • Classic fast-paced fps gameplay
  • Extensive modding and community content
  • Remastered graphics and quality of life improvements
  • Engaging soundtrack and sound design
  • Multiple expansions and multiplayer modes

Things to keep in mind

  • Original soundtrack missing in base steam version
  • Some technical issues on modern systems without patches
  • Level backtracking can be confusing
  • Dated graphics without remaster
  • Multiplayer requires manual server connection

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition

  • Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

  • E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

  • STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

  • Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

  • Borderlands 3

Less social

Games that feels like Quake II but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • POSTAL: Brain Damaged

  • Zortch

  • SiN Gold

  • DOOM 64

  • DUSK

  • Black Mesa

More intimate

Games that feels like Quake II but with more focus on close relationships

  • Sven Co-op

  • Heretic + Hexen

  • Onirism

  • Serious Sam Classics: Revolution

  • Killing Floor 2

  • Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean

Less competitive

Games that feels like Quake II but with less competition against others

  • Hedon Bloodrite

  • Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

  • System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

  • Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death

  • 5089: The Action RPG

  • Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • DOOM + DOOM II

  • Quake III Arena

  • RAGE

  • DOOM Eternal

  • DOOM

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Quake II. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Quake II. These titles are not in What to play next.

Quake II: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026