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Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission

VIRTUALLYZ GAMING · Microids · 2023-07-13

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 13, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 13, 2023 (Meta Quest 2), Jul 13, 2023 (PlayStation VR2), Sep 21, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 21, 2023 (Xbox One), Sep 21, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

Experience once again the iconic Rail Shooter released for Arcade back in 1987, now reinterpreted in a regular or VR version. The game captures the essence of the original game, immersing you in an action-packed atmosphere reminiscent of the non-stop action films of the 1980s.

67%
positive of 109 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
3.77★
PlayStation Store rating (333 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 46% of 20,080 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.2k–4.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 109 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.49-90%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.12 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 6 of 9 observed days · $0.37 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420232026Week of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$2.492026-09-192026-09-272026-09-19 — best price $2.492026-09-20 — best price $2.492026-09-21 — best price $24.992026-09-22 — best price $24.992026-09-23 — best price $24.992026-09-24 — best price $2.492026-09-25 — best price $2.492026-09-26 — best price $2.492026-09-27 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
88.3%
earned "First Blood"
16.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportVR SupportedFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

VRFPS1980sActionArcadeCombatShooterViolentMilitaryMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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