Unreal Tournament 2004

Unreal Tournament 2004 (often abbreviated to UT2004) is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. Part of the larger Unreal franchise, it is the third game in the Unreal Tournament series and an updated re-release of Unreal Tournament 2003. Among significant changes to gameplay mechanics and visual presentation, one of the major additions introduced by Unreal Tournament 2004 is the inclusion of vehicles and the Onslaught game type, allowing for large-scale battles. Unreal Tournament 2004 was released for Windows and Linux systems on March 16, 2004, and for macOS systems on March 30, 2004. It was met with a highly positive reception, with acclaim for its gameplay variety and multiplayer; many critics and publications cited it as one of the strongest first-person shooter games of the year. An expanded edition with additional content was released later in 2004, titled Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition. A sequel, Unreal Tournament 3, was released on November 19, 2007. In December 2022, Epic Games chose to remove every game in the Unreal and Unreal Tournament series from all digital storefronts; as a result, Unreal Tournament 2004 became unavailable for digital purchase. All of Epic Games' online servers for the game were later shut down in January 2023. However, in December 2025, the fan group OldUnreal received official permission from Epic Games to re-release Unreal Tournament 2004 as freeware. This free-to-download revival of the game was made publicly available in February 2026 alongside a community patch that introduced numerous updates, such as restored online multiplayer functionality and improved performance on modern systems.

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Developer

Epic Games

Publisher

Atari, Inc.

First release

March 16, 2004

Series

Unreal, Unreal Tournament

Cover

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Record ID

Q913536