Quake is a series of first-person shooter video games, developed by id Software and, as of 2010, published by Bethesda Softworks.

The game takes place in a Lovecraftian setting with a mixture of dark fantasy, pseudo-medieval, and science fiction elements.

[3][4] Shifting the series to a science fiction theme, Quake II and its sequels chronicle the war between humanity and the cybernetic alien race known as the Strogg.

Like Doom, the Quake series initially received controversy due to containing high amounts of graphic violence.

This finding prompted claims from media outlets that violent video games caused negative psychological effects on children that made them more aggressive and accepting of violence.