Quake – 30th Anniversary Update
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the game Quake, id Software and MachineGames have released a free expansion titled 'Dawn of the Machine'. The update includes 19 new maps, a new soundtrack, and various gameplay enhancements across multiple gaming platforms.
Why it matters
This release highlights the enduring legacy of foundational first-person shooter titles and the trend of long-term support for classic gaming franchises.
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Quake, we have collaborated with MachineGames to create a new episode, Dawn of the Machine , now available as a free update to Quake.
⚙️DAWN OF THE MACHINE Close Celebrating 30 years of Quake, the award-winning team at MachineGames—in collaboration with id Software—returns with Dawn of the Machine , a brutal new episode building on their critically acclaimed work on Dimension of the Machine and Dimensions of the Past . Delivering ferocious combat, labyrinthine level design, and nightmarish realms that twist reality beyond recognition, it pushes the legacy of the genre-defining first-person shooter even further—honoring one of gaming’s most enduring icons.
Ranger is trapped in a dimension of endless illusion—reliving the same violent cycles for what feels like lifetimes, dying thousands of times in a futile attempt to escape. Wearied but unbroken, he has heard rumor of The Nightmare Machine.
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