An enemy with a codename ''Quake'', which is believed to be an alien entity, is using teleporter gates to invade Earth. You are a nameless soldier who arrives at the base only to find out Quake has overrun it and killed everyone. Somewhere in the base there must be a teleporter to Quake's realm, and now it is your task to fight your way through countless hordes of monsters to execute your revenge."Quake" is a first-person shooter with a true 3D engine - the levels themselves as well as the enemies are polygonal. The gameplay consists mainly of proceeding through the levels, killing everything on your way. There is no other interaction with the game world, and the possibility to use things is replaced with the ability to jump.