Arcane Dimensions (Quake mod)
Ranked 3 of 8 game mods by recommenders
Free mod that people praise for better mechanics than vanilla Quake and strong map design.
Free mod that people praise for better mechanics than vanilla Quake and strong map design.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong map design and mapper work
“There are some incredible Quake mappers out there making things that would make your jaw drop”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “The Quake Fan who built the map editor everybody uses” “the map design is unbelievable”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Quake Brutalist Jam III” Excellent overall Quake mod
“It makes the quake the best single player FPS ever. The mechanics are even better than vanilla quake”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Quake – 30th Anniversary Update” “Ive played a lot of excellent doom and quake mods...”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “EDuke32 – Duke Nukem 3D (Open-Source)” “Arcane Dimensions is worth the effort.”
Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Quake – 30th Anniversary Update”
Other game mods people recommend
The four most recommended other game mods, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quake Brutalist Jam III | 12 | 2 | 86% | 5 | — | Approved |
| GregTech: New Horizons | 11 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Arcane Dimensions (Quake mod)This page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Tamriel Rebuilt | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| IKEA Skyrim mod | 7 | 3 | 70% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“There are some incredible Quake mappers out there making things that would make your jaw drop”
“particularly when using the Arcane Dimensions mod”
“so far I've had no issues running arcane dimensions (AD)”
“Arcane Dimensions is worth the effort.”
“It makes the quake the best single player FPS ever. The mechanics are even better than vanilla quake”
“I've actually been playing some Quake mods recently”
“Ive played a lot of excellent doom and quake mods...”
“the map design is unbelievable”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.