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November 2026 · so far

The State of Quake II

Every number here comes from QuakeHub polling every public Quake II 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–
Quake II
All Games–Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–NetQuake–Bloodrun–Quake 4–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake Champions–
431,828
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls
6,540
hours of Quake II played
28.1
players online on average
79▼ 21%
peak players at once
98
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag
198
bots detectedon a typical poll

Players by day

Average online each day. Shaded columns are weekends; hover or click a day for its number.
10203040 avg 28 36peak · Nov 1 today, so far Nov 1810 10203040 avg 28 36peak · Nov 1 today, so far Nov 1810

Servers on the map

tastyspleen.net::dm - 1,062 hoursPlayGround.ru - Deathmatch - 934 hoursAQ2World (Sweden #2) Ranked Pickup - 324 hoursDosZone 60hz - 294 hoursPacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ Germany #3 - 223 hoursPacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ Germany - 199 hoursPacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ Poland - 195 hoursFeast of Frags [US] [DM] [Bots] - 166 hoursAQ2World Teamplay [US] [TP] [Bots] - 154 hoursRA2 Practice Bits - 148 hours.poland q2 jump (global) - 145 hoursquake2.cl - Season 1 :: v6.4.0 - 144 hours
98 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: Sun 20:00 UTC, avg 64 players. Prime time: 16:00-0:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
28
Mon
28
Tue
26
Wed
24
Thu
26
Fri
29
Sat
32
Sun

Records

Top row: the best November 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
November 202679players online at once on Quake II
Nov 9
November 202617in the fullest single match
PlayGround.ru - Deathmatch · q2dm1
Nov 7, 14:00 UTC
November 20261,062hours of real players on the busiest server
tastyspleen.net::dm
November 202636average players on the busiest day
Nov 1
all-time100players online at once on Quake II
Oct 27, 12:00 UTC
all-time50in the fullest single match
Woe unto those who turned their backs on Mococo. · q2mococo1
Oct 27, 02:00 UTC

Maps and countries

400
different maps played
27
countries reached
4,574
matches played

Modes and hosting

Modes
Deathmatch59%
TDM15%
Action13%
Duel7%
Arena7%
CTF0%
Co-op0%
Where servers are hosted
🇺🇸 United States36%
🇷🇺 Russia20%
🇩🇪 Germany11%
🇨🇱 Chile11%
🇵🇱 Poland8%

Top maps

Share of play-time across 400 maps played. Click a map for its page, or browse every map.
q2dm125.5%
q2duel53.5%
q2dm23.3%
q2dm83.1%
q2dm33.1%
plaza2.9%
q2rdm22.8%
q2dm52.7%
q2dm62.5%
riotx2.4%

Busiest servers this month

By total hours of real-player time. Click a server to find it in the live browser.
1- tastyspleen.net::dmQuake II 1,062hours 16peak 12now 2- PlayGround.ru - DeathmatchQuake II 934hours 17peak 5now 3- AQ2World (Sweden #2) Ranked PickupQuake II 324hours 14peak 8now 4NEW DosZone 60hzQuake II 294hours 12peak 6now 5▼1 PacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ Germany #3Quake II 223hours 11peak 1now 6▲2 PacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ GermanyQuake II 199hours 13peak 7now 7▼1 PacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ PolandQuake II 195hours 12peak 0now 8▲40 Feast of Frags [US] [DM] [Bots]Quake II 166hours 6peak 0now 9▲14 AQ2World Teamplay [US] [TP] [Bots]Quake II 154hours 8peak 0now 10▲6 RA2 Practice BitsQuake II 148hours 10peak 1now

Duels

The Duel ZoneBusiest duel servers, top duel maps, the best time to duel, and the tournament calendar for Quake II.→

Play Quake II right now

Everything above is real people on real servers - see who's on right now.
How to Play Quake II
  1. Quake II Starter is a free all-in-one download that bundles the Q2PRO client, the full game data, and a built-in server browser.
  2. Own the 2023 Quake II remaster on Steam? It has its own online browser that is a separate set of servers from the classic ones listed here.

Joining a server Open the console and type connect ip:port (the connect button copies it for you).

Quake II Starter (free all-in-one) ↗Quake II remaster on Steam ↗

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