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Quake II on the Steam Machine

Runs greatDerived from SteamOS compatibilityProtonDB Gold· 88 reports

Can the Steam Machine run Quake II?

Yes — Quake II, a 2007 action game, rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p.

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Derived from Valve's SteamOS testing (it's also Deck Verified), not a measured frame-rate.

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Key facts: Quake II on Steam Machine

Compatibility
Runs great (works). Inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
Device & mode
  • Steam Machine: Runs great — Runs locally on SteamOS (1080p default)
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified — Runs locally on the handheld (800p)
  • Steam Frame: Native status: unknown — Flatscreen — streamed from a Steam Machine to a virtual screen; native play not rated
Performance
No frame-rate data — we don't publish a number we don't hold.
Conditions
None recorded — there is no frame-rate test to describe.
Basis
Derived from SteamOS compatibility · 2 sources (2 linked) · data as of · methodology
Limitations
  • No frame-rate measured — the verdict is inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
  • Not recorded here: anti-cheat status, frame generation, game / SteamOS / Proton versions.

At a glance across Valve's SteamOS devices

Steam Machine
Runs great
Comfortable at high
Steam Deck
Deck Verified
No measured data yet
Steam Frame
Flatscreen
Stream to a virtual screen

Analysis — Quake II on the Steam Machine

Light on hardware

Quake II is a 2007 release, built for PCs far older than the Machine, so frame-rate isn't the question here; controller support and text size on a TV are.

Community check

88 ProtonDB reports rate it Gold (runs perfectly after tweaks), in line with Valve's Deck Verified rating.

On the couch

Steam lists full controller support, so it plays from the sofa without a keyboard. It also has shared/split-screen co-op on Steam's list, which suits a living-room box with a second controller.

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Is Quake II Steam Deck Verified?

Yes — Quake II is Steam Deck Verified.

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How we know this

Derived from SteamOS compatibilityInferred

Inferred from this title's official SteamOS compatibility rating, scaled to the Machine's roughly 6× Deck GPU power.

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