Quake Brutalist Jam III
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 8 game mods
A fan-made single-player total conversion for Quake, recommended for its striking architecture, clever ideas and fun play, with a few reports of loading and missing-file errors.
A fan-made single-player total conversion for Quake, recommended for its striking architecture, clever ideas and fun play, with a few reports of loading and missing-file errors.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: 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 carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Striking architecture and visuals
“It really looks great, having to choose whether to walk through the easy, normal, or hard doors”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Quake Brutalist Jam III” “This brutalist mod pack looks incredible, though, and I might just have to give it a try.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Quake Brutalist Jam III” “The architecture looks amazing, and the monsters too!”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “Quake Brutalist Jam III” Single-player total conversion, not just maps
“Worth pointing out this is a single player total conversion, not just a bunch of maps.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Quake Brutalist Jam III” “Incredible well done mod/total conversion. Having a blast”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Quake Brutalist Jam III” Enjoyable to play
“I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far, and I've still got a long way to go.”
Comment from 4 Jan 2026 in “Quake Brutalist Jam III” “Incredible well done mod/total conversion. Having a blast”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Quake Brutalist Jam III” Pushes what Quake can do
“Each successive Brutalist Jam pushes the boundaries of what a thirty year old base game can still do.”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “The Quake Fan who built the map editor everybody uses” “some very high quality mods and map packs released the last couple of years”
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 IIIThis page | 12 | 2 | 86% | 5 | — | Approved |
| GregTech: New Horizons | 11 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Arcane Dimensions (Quake mod) | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Tamriel Rebuilt | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| IKEA Skyrim mod | 7 | 3 | 70% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
16 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Each successive Brutalist Jam pushes the boundaries of what a thirty year old base game can still do.”
“For example, Arcane Dimensions[0] or the Quake Brutalist Jam[1]”
“some very high quality mods and map packs released the last couple of years”
“I've actually been playing some Quake mods recently”
“If you like brutalism, you might also enjoy the Quake Brutalist Map Jam 3”
“For anyone interested in what quake mapping is like these days, I can recommend the latest mapping jam”
“F9 is load but F10 is close the game? And quick loads aren't available because of I didn't save normally”
“it made a strong impression, it is such a clever idea”
“Incredible well done mod/total conversion. Having a blast”
“I get "HOST_ERROR: Model progs/v_axe2.mdl not found"”
“This brutalist mod pack looks incredible, though, and I might just have to give it a try.”
“It really looks great, having to choose whether to walk through the easy, normal, or hard doors”
“Just what the doctor ordered in the bleakness of January.”
“Worth pointing out this is a single player total conversion, not just a bunch of maps.”
“The architecture looks amazing, and the monsters too!”
“I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far, and I've still got a long way to go.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.