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November 2026 · so far

The State of NetQuake

Every number here comes from QuakeHub polling every public NetQuake server on Earth every 90 seconds, real players only, bots filtered out, since August 2026. This month is still being written.

MonthQuarterYear
November 2026October 2026September 2026August 2026
All Games–Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–NetQuake–Bloodrun–Quake 4–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake Champions–
NetQuake
11,771
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls
187
hours of NetQuake played
1
players online on average
9▼ 31%
peak players at once
13
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag
8
bots detectedon a typical poll

Players by day

Average online each day. Shaded columns are weekends; hover or click a day for its number.
0.20.40.60.81 avg 1 1peak · Nov 1 today, so far Nov 18 0.20.40.60.81 avg 1 1peak · Nov 1 today, so far Nov 18

Servers on the map

NetQuake.io Shareware FFA - 51 hoursRune Quake [quake.shmack.net] - 37 hoursNetQuake.io Shareware Bots - 30 hoursCRMod 7 - denver.quakeone.com - 21 hoursNetQuake.io FrogBots - 12 hoursNetQuake.io Shareware CTF - 5 hoursUNNAMED - 5 hoursWEBA ISP Quake 1 Server - 4 hoursUNNAMED - 3 hoursRune Quake Rocket Arena [quake.shmack.net:26001] - 2 hoursSMPE Clan | Grenade Mod | Quake RC - 2 hoursPolski serwer FFA z ZEUSBot - FX160 - 1 hours
13 servers hosted a real match this month (2+ real humans and a real frag) - dot size is hours of play. Watch it live on the world map.

By hour and weekday

Average players in each hour of the week, UTC. Brighter is busier; hover a cell for its number.
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
quieterbusiernot sampled yet
Busiest slot: Mon 21:00 UTC, avg 5 players. Prime time: 21:00-22:00, busy 6 of 7 days.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
1
Mon
1
Tue
1
Wed
1
Thu
1
Fri
1
Sat
1
Sun

Records

Top row: the best November 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
November 20269players online at once on NetQuake
Nov 2
November 20267in the fullest single match
NetQuake.io Shareware FFA · e1m5
Nov 3, 18:00 UTC
November 202651hours of real players on the busiest server
NetQuake.io Shareware FFA
November 20261average players on the busiest day
Nov 1
all-time52players online at once on NetQuake
Aug 29, 12:00 UTC
all-time16in the fullest single match
Rune Quake [quake.shmack.net] · dm4
Aug 29, 20:00 UTC

Maps and countries

134
different maps played
15
countries reached
277
matches played

Modes and hosting

Modes
Deathmatch93%
Team7%
Where servers are hosted
🇺🇸 United States92%
🇷🇺 Russia3%
🇮🇹 Italy1%
🇰🇿 KZ1%
🇺🇾 UY1%

Top maps

Share of play-time across 134 maps played. Click a map for its page, or browse every map.
start7.9%
e1m27.2%
e1m57.2%
e1m36.5%
e1m76.3%
dm65.6%
e1m45.4%
dm44.9%
e1m64.4%
dm24.4%

Busiest servers this month

By total hours of real-player time. Click a server to find it in the live browser.
1▲2 NetQuake.io Shareware FFANetQuake 51hours 7peak 0now 2▼1 Rune Quake [quake.shmack.net]NetQuake 37hours 6peak 0now 3▼1 NetQuake.io Shareware BotsNetQuake 30hours 3peak 0now 4- CRMod 7 - denver.quakeone.comNetQuake 21hours 4peak 0now 5▲3 NetQuake.io FrogBotsNetQuake 12hours 4peak 0now 6▼1 NetQuake.io Shareware CTFNetQuake 5hours 3peak 0now 7▲13 WEBA ISP Quake 1 ServerNetQuake 4hours 3peak 0now
8▲22 SlipgateRangersRPGNetQuake · offline 4hours 2peak -now
9▼2 Rune Quake Rocket Arena [quake.shmack.net:26001]NetQuake 2hours 2peak 0now 10▼1 SMPE Clan | Grenade Mod | Quake RCNetQuake 2hours 3peak 0now

Twitch

TwitchPeak streams and viewers, the top streamers, and who streamed the most days for NetQuake.→

Play NetQuake right now

Everything above is real people on real servers - see who's on right now.
How to Play NetQuake
  1. NetQuake runs on the original Quake data (or the free shareware). For online play you need an engine that speaks the NetQuake protocol: QSS-M (a purpose-built NetQuake multiplayer client), DarkPlaces, or FTEQW.
  2. Connect to classic community servers listed here: CRMod, Rune Quake, and Deathmatch. Vanilla QuakeSpasm / vkQuake are single-player engines and won't connect.

Joining a server In the console, type connect ip:port.

Real players only - bots filtered on every poll. Recording since August 2026.