The Nightdive Studios enhanced Quake II re-release is now Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe - 21 Nov 2025 at 3:06 pm UTC

With the latest minor update, the newer Quake II re-release that saw Nightdive Studios jump in to improve it is now Steam Deck Verified.

Back in August 2023 the re-release update came with lots of enhancements to the classic including the expansions, Quake 64, big multiplayer improvements and various gameplay improvements. It was quite the overhaul for the classic shooter. Valve's original rating was Steam Deck Playable but that was from their test in 2022.

A small update was pushed to the game with no patch notes on what they changed, they simply said "Quake II is now Steam Deck Verified and Handheld Optimized on Xbox ROG Ally devices" and with that - it's now Steam Deck Verified. So now you're truly good to go across Desktop Linux, Steam Deck and other SteamOS machines and it should work without much of a fuss at all.

Nice to see a classic live on.

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QUAKE II | Release Date: 9th December 1997

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Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Proton, Steam Deck, Action, FPS, Retro, Update | Apps: QUAKE II

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eev 1 hour ago

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I played this for over a year using my Steam Deck and I don't think anything changed. Is this just Valve being sloppy with certification again?

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