Franchises starting with Q
5 franchises, 13 games. Every entry shows the primary full-run route, the definitive edition and any fidelity-versus-completeness conflict. Open a franchise name for its Game Hub: settings, guide and playtime on one page.
Q*bert
Gottlieb's Q*bert is a golden-age arcade action-puzzle game, preserved through original cabinet/MAME-class routes and later licensed rereleases such as Q*bert Rebooted.
Q*bert · 1982 Q*bert
Primary full run
Original Gottlieb arcade set
Arcade / MAME-class emulation
The original arcade game is the fidelity target because later home ports and Q*bert Rebooted differ in controls, presentation, and included modes. Use a documented arcade/MAME route unless an owned cabinet is available.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
Cabinet controls/operator settings and later port/remake behavior differ materially.
Definitive edition
Original Gottlieb arcade version, via cabinet or documented MAME-class emulation
Quake
id Software's 3D arena-shooter franchise, spanning dark-fantasy Quake, the Strogg storyline, arena multiplayer, and modern enhanced re-releases.
Quake · 1996 Quake
Primary full run
Enhanced release
Windows / PC
The enhanced release includes the original campaign, both classic mission packs, Dimension of the Past, Dimension of the Machine, modern rendering, split-screen/local and online multiplayer, and cross-play.
Definitive edition
Quake Enhanced
Quake · 1997 Quake II
Primary full run
Enhanced release
Windows / PC
The 2023 enhanced release bundles Quake II, The Reckoning, Ground Zero, Quake II 64, and Call of the Machine with modern graphics and cross-play.
Definitive edition
Quake II Enhanced
Quake · 2019 Quake II RTX
Primary full run
RTX release
Windows
Quake II RTX is NVIDIA's path-traced version of Quake II; Windows is the easiest RTX hardware/software route.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
RTX offers unique path-traced presentation, while Quake II Enhanced is the more complete official content bundle.
Definitive edition
Quake II RTX for visual showcase; Quake II Enhanced for complete main run
Quake · 1999 Quake III Arena
Primary full run
Current PC/source-port route
Windows
Quake III Arena is a PC-first arena shooter with many console ports; Windows/source-port play is the best competitive and archival route.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
Console adaptations are historically notable, but the PC/source-port route is the definitive competitive and preservation route.
Definitive edition
Windows/current source-port route
Quake · 2000 Quake III: Team Arena
Primary full run
Original expansion release
Windows
Team Arena is the official Quake III expansion focused on team modes; Windows/source-port play is the best route.
Definitive edition
Original Team Arena expansion
Quake · 2005 Quake 4
Primary full run
Current PC release
Windows
Quake 4 shipped on Windows, Linux, OS X, and Xbox 360; Windows is the best preservation route with modern fixes.
Definitive edition
Current Windows release
Quake · 2007 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Primary full run
Current PC release / community-server route
Windows
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars shipped on Windows, Linux, OS X, PS3, and Xbox 360; the PC version is the best route for input, fidelity, and any remaining server/community preservation.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
Multiplayer/server state determines completeness; PC is selected for the best chance of preserving playable servers/community infrastructure.
Definitive edition
Windows PC release with final patches
Quake · 2010 Quake Live
Primary full run
Steam standalone release
Windows
Quake Live became a standalone Steam Windows title after originally launching as a browser-plug-in game.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
Quake Live's business model and server/workshop support changed over time; preserve the current Steam standalone state.
Definitive edition
Steam standalone Windows release
Quake · 2017 Quake Champions
Primary full run
Current live client
Windows
Quake Champions is a Windows-only multiplayer arena shooter and remains a live/current-client preservation target.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
Live-service/client state changes over time; document patch and season/event state.
Definitive edition
Current Windows live client
Quantum Break
Quantum Break · 2016 Quantum Break
Primary full run
Steam / Timeless Collector's Edition
Windows PC
The Steam Windows PC release is the best route because it includes the full game and integrated live-action episode structure while avoiding the older Windows Store/UWP-only limitations; the Steam version runs on Windows 7+ while the Microsoft Store version requires Windows 10+.
Definitive edition
Quantum Break Steam / Timeless Collector's Edition on Windows PC
Quantum Theory
Team Tachyon and Tecmo Koei's cover-based third-person shooter for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Quantum Theory · 2010 Quantum Theory
Primary full run
Original console version
Xbox 360
Quantum Theory released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. With no sourced platform-exclusive content difference and no later PC/remaster route, Xbox 360 is the practical primary pick and PS3 is an equivalent alternative.
Definitive edition
Original Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 release; Xbox 360 selected as primary route
The Quarry
The Quarry · 2022 The Quarry
Primary full run
Deluxe Edition on Steam
Windows PC
The Windows PC Deluxe Edition is the best fidelity/completeness route because it combines PC capture flexibility with the full game, Gorefest Movie Mode, Death Rewind access, Horror History Visual Filter Pack, and 1980s character outfits.
Definitive edition
Deluxe Edition