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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
All Games–Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–NetQuake–Bloodrun–Quake 4–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake Champions–
NetQuake
142,897
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls
2,139
hours of NetQuake played
1.1
players online on average
52
peak players at once
60
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag
7
bots detectedon a typical poll

Players by day

Average online each day. Shaded columns are weekends; hover or click a day for its number.
0.511.52 avg 1 2peak · Aug 4 today, so far Aug 18152229181522291815222916 0.511.52 avg 1 2peak · Aug 4 today, so far Aug 18152229181522291815222916

Servers on the map

Rune Quake [quake.shmack.net] - 493 hoursCRMod 7 - denver.quakeone.com - 383 hoursNetQuake.io Shareware Bots - 364 hoursNetQuake.io Shareware FFA - 321 hoursCRMod 7 - denver.quakeone.com - 68 hoursNetQuake.io Shareware CTF - 66 hoursRune Quake Rocket Arena [quake.shmack.net:26001] - 45 hoursNetQuake.io FrogBots - 34 hoursCSH NetQuake - 21 hoursCORNDOGS R US - 21 hoursPolski serwer FFA z ZEUSBot - FX160 - 12 hoursSlipgateRangersRPG - 12 hours
60 servers hosted a real match this year (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: Sat 20:00 UTC, avg 6 players. Prime time: 20:00-21:00, busy every day.
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 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
202652players online at once on NetQuake
Aug 29
202616in the fullest single match
Rune Quake [quake.shmack.net] · dm4
Aug 29, 20:00 UTC
2026493hours of real players on the busiest server
Rune Quake [quake.shmack.net]
20262average players on the busiest day
Aug 4
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

391
different maps played
35
countries reached

Modes and hosting

Modes
Deathmatch83%
Team17%
Co-op0%
Where servers are hosted
🇺🇸 United States91%
🇵🇱 Poland1%
🇷🇺 Russia1%
🇧🇷 Brazil1%
🇩🇪 Germany1%

Top maps

Share of play-time across 391 maps played. Click a map for its page, or browse every map.
start7.5%
dm65.9%
e1m55.5%
e1m75.5%
e1m65.3%
e1m24.8%
e1m34.5%
e1m14.5%
dm44.4%
e1m44.1%

Busiest servers this year

By total hours of real-player time. Click a server to find it in the live browser.
1 Rune Quake [quake.shmack.net]NetQuake 493hours 16peak 0now 2 NetQuake.io Shareware BotsNetQuake 364hours 6peak 0now 3 NetQuake.io Shareware FFANetQuake 321hours 10peak 5now 4 CRMod 7 - denver.quakeone.comNetQuake 68hours 4peak 0now 5 NetQuake.io Shareware CTFNetQuake 66hours 10peak 0now 6 Rune Quake Rocket Arena [quake.shmack.net:26001]NetQuake 45hours 8peak 0now 7 NetQuake.io FrogBotsNetQuake 34hours 4peak 0now
8 CORNDOGS R USNetQuake · offline 21hours 4peak -now
9 CSH NetQuakeNetQuake 21hours 13peak 0now 10 Polski serwer FFA z ZEUSBot - FX160NetQuake 12hours 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.