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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
364,014
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls
5,573
hours of Quake II played
27.2▼ 3%
players online on average
78▼ 22%
peak players at once
93
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag
204
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 27 36peak · Nov 1 today, so far Nov 18 10203040 avg 27 36peak · Nov 1 today, so far Nov 18

Servers on the map

tastyspleen.net::dm - 909 hoursPlayGround.ru - Deathmatch - 795 hoursAQ2World (Sweden #2) Ranked Pickup - 266 hoursDosZone 60hz - 235 hoursPacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ Germany #3 - 193 hoursPacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ Poland - 159 hoursPacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ Germany - 148 hoursAQ2World Teamplay [US] [TP] [Bots] - 146 hoursFeast of Frags [US] [DM] [Bots] - 132 hoursRA2 Practice Bits - 128 hoursquake2.cl - Season 1 :: v6.4.0 - 128 hours.poland q2 jump (global) - 124 hours
93 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: 16:00-23:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
24
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 202678players online at once on Quake II
Nov 1
November 202617in the fullest single match
PlayGround.ru - Deathmatch · q2dm1
Nov 7, 14:00 UTC
November 2026909hours 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
3,897
matches played

Modes and hosting

Modes
Deathmatch59%
TDM14%
Action13%
Duel7%
Arena7%
CTF0%
Co-op0%
Where servers are hosted
🇺🇸 United States36%
🇷🇺 Russia19%
🇨🇱 Chile11%
🇩🇪 Germany11%
🇵🇱 Poland7%

Top maps

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

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 909hours 16peak 3now 2- PlayGround.ru - DeathmatchQuake II 795hours 17peak 9now 3- AQ2World (Sweden #2) Ranked PickupQuake II 266hours 14peak 1now 4NEW DosZone 60hzQuake II 235hours 10peak 0now 5▼1 PacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ Germany #3Quake II 193hours 11peak 0now 6- PacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ PolandQuake II 159hours 12peak 0now 7▲1 PacketFlinger.com ~ OpenTDM ~ GermanyQuake II 148hours 13peak 1now 8▲15 AQ2World Teamplay [US] [TP] [Bots]Quake II 146hours 8peak 1now 9▲39 Feast of Frags [US] [DM] [Bots]Quake II 132hours 6peak 0now 10▲6 RA2 Practice BitsQuake II 128hours 10peak 0now

Duels

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

Twitch

TwitchPeak streams and viewers, the top streamers, and who streamed the most days 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).

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