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Yquake2
The Yamagi Quake II client enhances the original game with a focus on offline and cooperative play.
About Yquake2
Yamagi Quake II is a client for id Software's Quake II with a focus on offline and co-op gameplay. Gameplay and graphics are unchanged from the original, with fixes for bugs in the last official release and additions including widescreen support, high-framerate support, an OpenAL-based sound backend, modern controller support, and an OpenGL 3.2 renderer.
It is built upon Icculus Quake II, based on Quake II 3.21, and is described as 64-bit clean for modern processors and operating systems. Officially supported systems are FreeBSD, Linux, and Windows, with community support for macOS and other Unix-like systems including NetBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris. Official addons are kept in separate repositories, and releases follow an irregular schedule.
Key features
- Widescreen display support
- Support for high framerates
- Sound backend based on OpenAL
- Support for modern game controllers
- OpenGL 3.2 renderer
- 64-bit clean operation on modern systems
Best for: Players who want to run Quake II offline or in co-op on modern systems without changing gameplay or graphics.
Good for
- Keeps original gameplay and graphics unchanged while fixing bugs
- Officially supports FreeBSD, Linux and Windows with community support for macOS and other Unix-like systems
- 64-bit clean for modern processors and operating systems
Watch out for
- Official prebuilt binaries are for Windows, while Linux and macOS binaries from CI are unsupported
- Main repository does not include official addons, which are in separate repositories
- Releases follow an irregular schedule
Yquake2 at a glance
- Website
- github.com/yquake2/yquake2
- Category
- Gaming › Mods & Fan Projects
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Yquake2 FAQ
Which operating systems are supported?
FreeBSD, Linux and Windows are officially supported. macOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris and most other Unix-like systems have community support.
Does it change Quake II gameplay or graphics?
No. Both gameplay and graphics are unchanged, with bug fixes and added support for widescreen, high framerates, OpenAL sound, modern controllers and OpenGL 3.2.
Are the official addons included?
No. The Reckoning, Ground Zero and ThreeWave's Capture The Flag have their own separate repositories.
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