Quake III Arena (1999)
0.2412Canon Score · ranked #91 all time
Aggregated from 5 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
Quake III Arena is a 1999 first-person shooter game developed by id Software. The third installment of the Quake series, Arena differs from previous games by excluding a story-based single-player mode and focusing primarily on multiplayer gameplay. The single-player mode is played against computer-controlled bots.
Why it ranks #91
Every list on which Quake III Arena appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #58 / 200 |
| Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #111 / 214 |
| Game Informer Top 300 (2018) | Critics' canon | #114 / 300 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #272 / 500 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |