IOQuake3: Fun Linux FPS Game to play Quake 3 Arena

Today, for our first publication of the year in our series of «Linux Games» We offer you as an exciting and fun present the FPS game for Linux called «IOQuake3». Which, as it is logical to think due to its name, offers us the possibility of once again enjoying a game set in Quake 3: Arena and Quake 3: Team Arena.

In order to be able to start enjoy from these first days of January and the year 2024, alone or in the company of some friends and family, on our computers with or without GNU/Linux so Iconic Retro game from the famous Quake series. Just as, in past publications, we have done with other retro and old school style FPS Games for Linux, which correspond to the originals or a modification/update (fork) of other existing games (Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein, among others).

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But, before starting this post about the FPS game for Linux called «IOQuake3», which is based on Quake 3 or Quake III Arena (the first of the Quakes created with a completely multiplayer approach), we recommend exploring a previous related post of this series, at the end of reading this:

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IOQuake3: FPS game for Linux set in Quake 3 Arena

What is IOQuake3?

After review and analysis of your own Official website y official section on GitHub, we can briefly describe this software development in the field of video games, as follows:

ioquake3 is a first-person shooter engine, community-developed as free and open source software, and based on the source code of Quake 3: Arena and Quake 3: Team Arena. Therefore, your source code has been licensed under the GPL version 2 since the original game was released by id Software on August 20, 2005 under the same status. And since then, this new development team has worked hard to improve it, correct its errors and add the appropriate new features. features to make the engine even better than before.

And proof of how good this has been development (first person shooter engine) over time, we can achieve it by exploring some of the still existing or non-existent games that have been based on it, by clicking on the following link.

How to play Quake 3 Arena on GNU/Linux?

Now that we know IOQuake3, playing Quake 3 Arena is very easy, as long as we have the original CD of the game or at least the file called "pak0.pk3". Since, once downloaded and installed following the respective official instructions for Linux, we will have to copy it to be able to run it and enjoy it.

However, it is important to note that IOQuake3 is also usually found in the repositories of many distributions under the same package name: "ioquake3". And failing that, the "quake3" package can be used. And both must be accompanied with installing the “game-data-packager” package. Or as a last resort, it can be installed via FlatPak, as indicated on the official page on FlatHub.

Another optional way, much faster and more effective, in case you do not have the "pak0.pk3" file is to use the package AppImage available in the 13PGeiser's GitHub. And once we have everything ready, we can enjoy it, as we will show below:

Finally, those who are lovers of this FPS game on Linux or other operating systems, you can enjoy your free online version call Quake champions, using Steam to play it. And for those who wish to know more about it, they can explore the Fan Web Wiki thereof.

Top FPS game launchers and free FPS games for Linux

Remember that if you want explore more FPS games for Linux Before we bring you one more new post, you can do it yourself through our current Top of:

FPS game launchers for Linux

FPS games for Linux

Or through the following links to various websites related to Online Game Stores:

AppImage: AppImageHub Games, AppImage GitHub Games y Portable Linux Games Org y Portable Linux Apps GitHub.
Flatpak: flat hub.
Snap: Snap Store.
Online stores: Steam e Itchio.

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Summary

In short, we hope you like this new gamer post about «IOQuake», contribute to maintaining its validity both for Gamers on GNU/Linux and other platforms, and allow many to be able to relive and enjoy pleasant and fun moments from the past in this present year 2024. And as in each entry of this FPS game series for Linux, we invite you if you know of any others that are worth exploring and playing, do not let them know via comment to include them in our current list on this topic or area.

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