Quake II for Mac

Quick introduction

Experience the fast-paced action of Quake II on Mac OS X — a compact, high-energy shooter published by Fruitz-of-dojo. This title is distributed at no cost and sits in the PC Games family under the Action & 3D subcategory.

Platform and language

Available language: English only
Supported systems: Mac OS X and earlier releases

Release details

Last updated: July 27, 2011
Current release: version 1.1

Popularity and download figures

Downloads recorded last week: 4
Total downloads since 2011 catalog entry: 12,884

Where it’s most played

Romania
United States

Suggested alternative

If you prefer a commercial option, consider GTA: Vice City (paid).

Technical

Title

Quake II

Requirements

Windows
Mac

Language

English

Available languages

English
Spanish
German
French
Italian
Russian

License

Full

Latest update

2025-05-16

Author

Bethesda Softworks

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