Quake (1996)

All time rank:	157 of 1,000
1990s rank:	40 of 268
1996 rank:	6 of 30
List appearances:	28 lists
Developer:	id Software
Platforms:	Apple Macintosh DOS Linux Windows PC
Genre:	First-Person Shooter
Series:	Quake
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~5h Main+Extra: ~8h 100%: ~17h
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Source Lists

All time 25

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2025	Indy100	The best 100 video games of all time	49
2025	Multiplayer.it	I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia	94
2024	Moustique	On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique)	98
2020	GQ Spain	Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia	33
2017	Polygon	The 500 best games of all time	122
2016	Time	The 50 Best Video Games of All Time	14
2013	GamingBolt	Top 100 greatest video games ever made	20
2013	NA	1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die	1
2013	PC and Tech Authority	100 games to play before you die	1
2013	The Irish Times	The 50 best videogames of all time	45
2012	Time	All-TIME 100 Video Games	1
2011	Stuff	Countdown of top 100 games	20
2010	FHM	FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time	34
2009	Empire	The 100 Greatest Games	71
2007	Computer and Video Games	The 101 best PC games ever	41
2003	GameSpot	The Greatest Games of All Time	1
2002	The Sydney Morning Herald	Top 50 video games of all time	4
2001	GameSpy	GameSpy's Top 50 Games of All Time	5
2000	CNET	The Top 40 Games of the Millennium	2
1999	Hyper	The Top 50 Games of All Time	1
1999	The Independent	The 50 Best Video games: A Legend In Your Own Living-Room	16
1997	Hyper	The 50 Best Games Ever!	1
1996	Computer Gaming World	150 Best Games of All Time	36
1996	GamesMaster	Top 100 Games of All Time	15
1996	Next Generation	Top 100 Games of All Time	9

2025 Indy100

The best 100 video games of all time #49

2025 Multiplayer.it

I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia #94

2024 Moustique

On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique) #98

2020 GQ Spain

Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia #33

2017 Polygon

The 500 best games of all time #122

2016 Time

The 50 Best Video Games of All Time #14

2013 GamingBolt

Top 100 greatest video games ever made #20

2013 NA

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1

2013 PC and Tech Authority

100 games to play before you die #1

2013 The Irish Times

The 50 best videogames of all time #45

2012 Time

All-TIME 100 Video Games #1

2011 Stuff

Countdown of top 100 games #20

2010 FHM

FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time #34

2009 Empire

The 100 Greatest Games #71

2007 Computer and Video Games

The 101 best PC games ever #41

2003 GameSpot

The Greatest Games of All Time #1

2002 The Sydney Morning Herald

Top 50 video games of all time #4

2001 GameSpy

GameSpy's Top 50 Games of All Time #5

2000 CNET

The Top 40 Games of the Millennium #2

1999 Hyper

The Top 50 Games of All Time #1

1999 The Independent

The 50 Best Video games: A Legend In Your Own Living-Room #16

1997 Hyper

The 50 Best Games Ever! #1

1996 Computer Gaming World

150 Best Games of All Time #36

1996 GamesMaster

Top 100 Games of All Time #15

1996 Next Generation

Top 100 Games of All Time #9

Decade 2

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2021	The Guardian	The 15 greatest video games of the 1990s – ranked	5
2009	GameSpy	GameSpy's 25 Favorite PC Games of the '90s	2

2021 The Guardian

The 15 greatest video games of the 1990s – ranked #5

2009 GameSpy

GameSpy's 25 Favorite PC Games of the '90s #2

Miscellaneous 1

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2023	Edge	The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime	49

2023 Edge

The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #49