{"id":255593,"date":"2026-05-26T05:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/a-love-letter-to-the-quake-series-free-and-open-source-fps-quetoo-is-out-now\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T05:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:55:12","slug":"a-love-letter-to-the-quake-series-free-and-open-source-fps-quetoo-is-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/a-love-letter-to-the-quake-series-free-and-open-source-fps-quetoo-is-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"A love letter to the Quake series, free and open source FPS Quetoo is out now"},"content":{"rendered":"

A love letter to the Quake series, free and open source FPS Quetoo is out now<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-26 05:47:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.gamingonlinux.com<\/a><\/p>\n

After 19 years, Quetoo has finally released as a true love letter to the classic Quake series. It’s free, has Linux support and is open source. Better late than never right?<\/p>\n

From the developers: “Quetoo development officially began in January 2007. But really, Quetoo was born out of a dorm room in the late 1990s \u2014 a time when Quake wasn\u2019t just a game, it was an obsession. In the early 2000\u2019s, the open source release of the Quake engine taught a generation how to write code, how to build maps and map compilers, how renderers worked, and how to think in 3D. For many, us included, Quake was a doorway to lifelong friendships and careers in software development or game design.<\/p>\n

Decades later, Quetoo is our counterpoint to the modern arena shooter. Quetoo\u2019s gameplay is not mathematically balanced. The arenas are not starkly lit techno-voids, and when you blow your buddies up, their giblets bounce off of jump pads and fly through teleporters. Quetoo exists to make Quake fun again.”<\/p>\n

Highlight Features:<\/p>\n

Classic Deathmatch<\/h4>\n

Deathmatch, Team DM, Capture the Flag, Instagib, and Rocket Arena gameplay modes, plus bot \ud83e\udd16 support.<\/p>\n

Legendary Maps<\/h4>\n

High quality remakes of id Software’s legendary Quake, Quake 2 and Quake 3 levels, plus many originals.<\/p>\n

Modern Rendering<\/h4>\n

Real-time lighting with soft shadowmapping, bump mapping with parallax occlusion, HDR and bloom.<\/p>\n

Level Editing<\/h4>\n

Dramatically improved artwork pipeline with in-game editor as well as TrenchBroom and Radiant support.<\/p>\n

Cross Platform<\/h4>\n

Runs natively on Linux, macOS and Windows. Dedicated server packaging for Linux. Play with friends on any platform.<\/p>\n

Free & Open Source<\/h4>\n

100% free to download, play and modify. Source code licensed under GPL v2, artwork licensed under Creative Commons.<\/p>\n

See more on the official site and GitHub.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle taken from GamingOnLinux.com.<\/span><\/p>\n

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