Quake II

Quake 2 GPL Source Release

Wikipedia: open-source code, proprietary assets; source released 2001 by/for Id Software. Game source released on December 22, 2001.

Official source release (companion to main entry).

id Software's Quake 2 v3.21 with mission packs and Vulkan support (Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi 4)

Shipped as a built-in 'port' in Batocera Linux (master, 2026-10)

The Yamagi Quake II client

Mature

This is the official GitHub mirror for the FTEQW project.

Live.

Play the Quake 2 first-person shooter engine in your browser! Supports WebGL 2 and software-rendered modes.

Playable in browser

Enhanced Quake 2 client and server focused on multiplayer - Mirror of https://github.com/skullernet/q2pro.git

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Quake II static recompilation setup project

v0.1.2 owned-input build kit (USA, SLUS-00757); Up to 4 players; Windows/Linux/macOS packages; no gameplay-quality claims by author (bare recomp)

Quake II ported to WebGL via Jake and GWT

Hosted/mirrored by Emupedia (emupedia.net retro-OS web hub); mostly forks of upstream projects, many unmaintained since 2019-2022

Playable MiniLang port of Quake II 3.19 for Windows x64, preserving Game API v3 and Protocol 34 compatibility.

In PortMaster (main) as 'Q2Pro' (q2pro), updated 2026-06-07; needs game data; repo returned 404 at check (2026-10-11)

CANDIDATE (rea-candidate): no public N64 decomp found in GitHub searches (2026-10). id Tech-derived N64 port. GPL PC Quake II source makes reconstruction tractable, but the PC game is already open source, so it adds little for RL.