Quake
Quake is an updated and remastered compilation release of id Software's original Quake for the occasion of its 25th anniversary, including: - Quake (original version and enhanced update) - Quake Mission Pack…
Quake is a shooter developed by id, released 19 August 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Quake is
Quake is a shooter game developed by id and released in 2021. It was published by Bethesda Softworks. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on KEX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The government has been experimenting with teleportation technology, developing a working prototype called the Slipgate, when a mysterious enemy code-named "Quake" hijacks the device by linking it to its own teleportation system. Using this connection, Quake sends deadly death squads into the human dimension to probe humanity's ability to fight back. The player takes the role of a lone soldier known only as Ranger, the sole survivor of a doomed counteroffensive, who must plunge through the Slipgate and into hostile otherworldly realms. Battling across a series of dark, gothic dimensions steeped in medieval and Lovecraftian horror, Ranger fights to collect four magic runes scattered across…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Quake launched on 19 August 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes and Black Book. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes, Black Book.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Quake — frequently asked questions
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