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Quake Champions

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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Quake Champions
Quake Champions cover
Developers
Saber Interactive
id Software
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
id Tech
Saber3D Engine
Release dates
Windows August 18, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization Free-to-play, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions Cosmetic, Loot box
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Themes Sci-fi
Series Quake
Quake Champions on IGDB
Quake Champions on MobyGames
Quake Champions on Wikipedia
Quake
Quake 1996
Quake II 1997
Quake III Arena 1999
Quake 4 2005
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 2007
Quake Live 2010
Quake II RTX 2019
Quake Enhanced 2021
Quake Champions 2022
Quake II Enhanced 2023

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
PC Game Pass users have all champions unlocked automatically.
Windows
Steam
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Quake Champions Public Test Server available.
Install with steam:/install/743650
Windows
Official website (unavailable)
Bethesda.net Launcher
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Runs without Bethesda.net Launcher after installation, in-game login required
Windows
Game has gone free-to-play since August 10, 2018.
All versions require a Bethesda.net account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Monetization

Type Notes
Free-to-play The base game is free-to-play with limited champion access.

DLC and expansion packs

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\id Software\Quake Champions\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/611500/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
Gameplay settings.
Gameplay settings.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master Volume, Voice, Music & Sound Effects
Surround sound
Surround options do not function.[1]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Software HRTF.[2] Dynamic range is compressed when HRTF is enabled; this may result in poorer spacial awareness.[3]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Bethesda.net

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) AMD Phenom II X4 945
Intel Core i3-530
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 28 GB[4]
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 730
AMD Radeon R7 240
Intel HD Graphics 530
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

  1. File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/611500/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (611500) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
  2. Quake Champions :: June Patch Update 07.06.18 - last accessed on May 2023
  3. Quake Champions with 3D spatial sound (unknown FMOD HRTF) - last accessed on May 2023
  4. Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2020-04-05
    As of today the client takes 27.9GB. It is not going to get any smaller.