The Best 40 Quake Alternatives

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    Unreal Tournament

    Unreal is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Epic Games.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Mac

  • Xonotic

    Xonotic is a free (GPL), fast-paced first-person shooter that works on Windows, OS X and Linux. The project is geared towards providing addictive arena shooter gameplay which is all spawned and driven by the community itself.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

  • Doom

    Doom is a science fiction horror-themed first-person shooter video game in which players assume the role of a space marine, popularly known as "Doomguy", who must fight his way through the hordes of invading demons from Hell.

    Commercial Windows Steam

  • Cube 2: Sauerbraten

    Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

  • Red Eclipse

    Red Eclipse is a fun-filled new take on the first person arena shooter, built as a total conversion of Cube Engine 2, which lends itself toward a balanced gameplay, with a general theme of agility in a variety of environments.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

  • AssaultCube

    AssaultCube is a FREE, multiplayer, first-person shooter game, based on the CUBE engine. Taking place in realistic environments, with fast, arcade gameplay, it's addictive and fun! .

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • OpenArena

    OpenArena is a community-produced deathmatch FPS based on GPL idTech3 technology. There are many game types supported including Free For All, Capture The Flag, Domination, Overload, Harvester, and more.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Urban Terror

    Urban Terror started as a realism based "total conversion" mod for Quake III Arena.

    Free Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Warsow

    Warsow is a completely free fast-paced first-person shooter (FPS) for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, set in a futuristic cartoonish world where rocketlauncher-wielding pigs and lasergun-carrying cyberpunks roam the streets.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web

  • Nexuiz Classic

    Nexuiz was originally developed by Lee Vermeulen and Forest ‘LordHavoc’ Hale, who started Alientrap in the summer of 2002.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Overwatch

    Overwatch is a team-based shooter where heroes do battle in a world of conflict. Overwatch feature squad-based combat with two opposing teams of six players each.

    Commercial Windows

  • Unvanquished

    Unvanquished is a free, open-source first-person shooter combining real-time strategy elements with a futuristic, sci-fi setting. It is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Dead Space

    Dead Space is a survival horror third-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The player controls Isaac Clarke (named after science fiction writers Isaac Asimov and Arthur C.

    Commercial Windows Linux

  • Tremulous

    Tremulous is a free, open source game that blends a team based FPS with elements of an RTS. Players can choose from 2 unique races, aliens and humans. Players on both teams are able to build working structures in-game like an RTS.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Alien Arena

    alien arena is a free and opensource first-person shooter game that combines a 1950s-era sci-fi atmosphere with gameplay similar to quake , https://alternativein .

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

  • Painkiller

    The game is inspired by such classic titles as Quake and Doom, with the emphasis on killing large numbers of monsters. The game is divided into five chapters, each about five levels long.

    Commercial Windows

  • Digital Paint: Paintball 2

    Digital Paint: Paintball 2 is a Paintball game that started out as a mod for quake 2 but then took on a life of its own as an open source fps game with a global player and clan management system.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

  • Serious Sam

    Serious Sam is a first-person shooter video game series that follows the adventures of protagonist Sam "Serious" Stone and his fight against the forces of the notorious extraterrestrial overlord Mental who seeks to destroy...

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad

  • Freedoom

    Freedoom is a WIP a complete free content game based on the Doom engine. It's not an engine, but it's replacement game data with entirely original content, Compatible with a majority of game mods made for Doom.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux