27 Multiplayer games like Quake III Arena that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Quake III Arena does: competitive edge, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings free-to-play access.

Same family as Quake III Arena: punishing difficulty, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

The thread back to Quake III Arena runs through shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone: strong narrative focus.

Same family as Quake III Arena: punishing difficulty, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and offline play.

What carries over from Quake III Arena is shooting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone: tactical combat.

The thread back to Quake III Arena runs through shooting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat. Both also lean on a first-person view and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

If Quake III Arena worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode and tone: this one brings co-op play.

Same family as Quake III Arena: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and tone — its own ground is horror setting and co-op play.

Genre puts it alongside Quake III Arena, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world.

Same family as Quake III Arena: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: horror setting and co-op play.

The genre is the same as Quake III Arena’s, and with it punishing difficulty, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and tone — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and co-op play.

Shelved next to Quake III Arena for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: post-apocalyptic world and co-op play.

It comes from the same genre as Quake III Arena and shares punishing difficulty, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and co-op play.

The genre is the same as Quake III Arena’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings co-op play.

Same family as Quake III Arena: punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: strong narrative focus and horror setting.