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The best Nightdive Studios games

The 6 best games from Nightdive Studios, ranked from 956 critic and player ratings.

The best Nightdive Studios game is Quake II, with a critic score of 83/100. Updated October 2026.

  • Ranked releases span 1995 to 2023.
  • Average critic score across the 6 ranked games: 81/100.
  • 956 critic and player ratings behind this ranking.
  • About 6 hours to finish one of them on average (main story).

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 30 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
  • 6 games are listed on this page, carrying 956 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 11 October 2026.

Top 6

01 Quake II Quake II 1997 · 332 ratings Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is not a direct sequel to Quake, id decided to revert to an existing trademark when they were unable to agree on a new name that did not violate another company's trademark. 83 /100
02 Quake Quake 1996 · 400 ratings Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996 and featured music composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. It is the first game in the popular Quake series. In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling a variety of monsters using a wide array of weapons. 82 /100
03 DOOM 64 (2020) DOOM 64 (2020) 2020 · 53 ratings Fight against demons in your crusade to hunt down the Mother of Demons and stop Hell's invasion. As the player battle through more than 30 action-packed levels, they have to be on the lookout for enhanced weapons and secrets to help them put an end to the demonic threat. 82 /100
04 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1995 · 81 ratings I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a point-and-click adventure game based upon Harlan Ellison's short story of the same title. The game's story is set in a world where an evil computer named AM has destroyed all of humanity except for five people, whom he has been keeping alive and torturing for the past 109 years. Each survivor has a fatal flaw in their character, and in an attempt to crush their spirits, AM has constructed a metaphorical adventure for each that preys upon their weaknesses. To succeed in the game, the player must make choices to prove that humans are better than machines, because they have the ability to redeem themselves. Woven into the fabric of the story are ethical dilemmas dealing with issues such as insanity, rape, paranoia and genocide. 80 /100
05 System Shock System Shock 2023 · 59 ratings After 22 years, cyberpunk cult classic System Shock is getting an update. A "reimagined" version of the 1994 Windows PC game is in the works at Night Dive Studios for PC and Xbox One, and it's a project that company founder Stephen Kick says he can hardly believe is really happening. 80 /100
06 Turok Turok 2015 · 31 ratings A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict. 77 /100
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What is the best Nightdive Studios game?

Quake II currently tops the ranking with a score of 83/100 across 332 ratings. Ranking updated October 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.