Quake III Arena — ioq3

ioquake3 maintains Quake III engine code under GPL, not the commercial data. Arena and Team Arena each need their corresponding purchased data and installation setup.

Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026

Documented targets for this variant: Windows, Linux, macOS. These entries include experimental or source-build routes when explicitly stated above; read this project’s limitations before choosing a package.

Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026

The primary guide documents the implementation and preparation described above. AllRecomps has reviewed those sources, not executed the game; source-code coverage and a published package do not certify a full playthrough.

Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026

Compatibility and feature scope are limited to this variant’s documented evidence. No additional OS support, complete-game validation, hardware benchmark or future roadmap feature is inferred from repository metadata.

Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026

Primary documentation excerpt (translated where needed): “**Note that for all of these platforms, if you want to play _Quake 3: Arena_ or the expansion pack, _Team Arena_, you'll still need to buy a copy of the game.** The _Quake 3_ game …”

Source: Official primary documentation — editorial review ↗ · Checked Oct 21, 2026