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Return to Castle Wolfenstein cover art

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Gray Matter Studios · Bethesda Softworks · 2007-08-03

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

Action

Franchise: Wolfenstein · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: May 06, 2003 (Xbox), May 27, 2003 (PlayStation 2), Mar 16, 2002 (Linux), Nov 19, 2001 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 2002 (Mac)

World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a 2007 Action game priced at $1.99, with an owner estimate of 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (93% of 9191 reviews).

106
playing now
93%
positive of 9.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (471 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 15h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.99
steam price (US)

106 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a 2001 first-person shooter game developed by Gray Matter Studios and published by Activision. It was initially released for Microsoft Windows and subsequently for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Linux, and Macintosh in the following years. The game serves as a reboot of the Wolfenstein series. id Software, the developers of Wolfenstein 3D, oversaw the development and were credited as executive producers.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 106 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 494 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~62/week).
  • · Review velocity up 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 368k–735k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,191 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.28-14%
Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.06 at Savemi (2018-11-21) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 47 of 124 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
999920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

250162026-08-06 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 100 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 170 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 37 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 182 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 204 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 46 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 196 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 212 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 42 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 135 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 135 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 126 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 106 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 21 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 108 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 117 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 31 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 57 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 110 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 35 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 92 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 124 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 22 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 32 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 72 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 40 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 106 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.49$1.242015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $4.492015-06-11 — best price $4.992015-10-30 — best price $3.392016-03-25 — best price $8.992016-07-24 — best price $4.992017-01-12 — best price $1.642017-08-30 — best price $4.992018-06-11 — best price $4.992019-01-02 — best price $4.992019-07-24 — best price $1.562019-11-24 — best price $4.992020-02-17 — best price $2.392020-05-25 — best price $4.992020-07-22 — best price $4.992020-09-01 — best price $4.492020-10-17 — best price $4.492020-11-28 — best price $1.492021-05-14 — best price $2.492021-10-22 — best price $2.232022-03-24 — best price $1.792022-09-06 — best price $4.992022-11-29 — best price $4.492023-03-13 — best price $1.722023-05-27 — best price $4.282023-10-02 — best price $4.992024-01-20 — best price $4.992024-05-03 — best price $1.492024-09-21 — best price $4.992025-01-06 — best price $1.792025-04-10 — best price $1.992025-07-25 — best price $1.702025-10-27 — best price $4.992026-01-20 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $4.342026-05-29 — best price $4.282026-08-01 — best price $4.282026-08-26 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

902026-08-26 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreActionHorrorClassicShooterStealthZombiesAtmosphericMultiplayer

Census log

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

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