Every Id Tech 3 Game Ranked From Worst to Best

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In this video, I’m diving deep into the legacy of id Tech 3—the engine behind some of the most iconic shooters ever made—and ranking every single game ever built on it, from trash-tier oddities to genre-defining legends like Quake III Arena and Call of Duty.

This is part of my ongoing series where I rank every game tied to classic FPS engines and iconic development tech. If you're into retro shooters, obscure PC experiments, or just want to see where your childhood favorites—or cursed nightmares—ended up, you're in the right place.

How did I rank them? I judged each game based on:

Quality & polish
Fun factor
Graphics (for its time)
Legacy & cultural impact
Innovation

Most of this list comes from my personal experience playing or researching every single title—but I also looked at critic and player reviews to keep it balanced and not just me yelling into the void for 90 minutes.

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00:00 Intro
02:19 34. Turtle Arena
03:23 33. Dark Salvation
04:09 32. Acid Arena
04:52 31. Megaman: Arena
05:30 30. Mashup Dimensions
06:11 29. Monkeys of Doom
06:51 28. OpenArena
07:33 27. Q3Rally
08:14 26. Game Over in Machinimation
09:03 25. Smokin' Guns
09:53 24. Iron Grip: Warlord
10:31 23. Space Trader: Merchant Marine
11:19 22. The Wastes
12:08 21. ZEQ2 Lite
13:09 20. 007: Agent Under Fire
13:49 19. Star Trek: Elite Force II
14:27 18. Tremulous
15:07 17. Unvanquished
15:47 16. Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
16:27 15. World of Padman
17:09 14. Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
17:52 13. Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2
18:37 12. Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
19:16 11. Urban Terror
19:59 10. Quake Live
20:43 9. 007: Everything or Nothing
21:21 8. American McGee's Alice
22:04 7. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
22:44 6. Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
23:31 5. Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
24:18 4. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
25:04 3. Return to Castle Wolfenstein
25:52 2. Quake III: Arena
26:37 1. Call of Duty
28:13 Outro