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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

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

SteamGOGMicrosoft StoreGame Pass

Action

Franchise: Wolfenstein · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

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).

22
playing now
93%
positive of 9.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (471 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (16k downloads)
12h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 15h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

22 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 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.

Trailer

Return to Castle Wolfenstein trailer thumbnail

Return To Castle Wolfenstein Official Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 22 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 5% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 373k–747k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,335 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-60%
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 46 of 123 observed days · $0.93 above the all-time low (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

97142026-09-16 04:00 — 14 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 38 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 74 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 22 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 38 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 61 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 20 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 30 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 75 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 37 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 27 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 47 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 38 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 35 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 97 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 48 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 19 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 42 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 80 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 37 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 44 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 91 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
849Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 16 · peak 34Dec 2012 — avg 12 · peak 38May 2013 — avg 12 · peak 36Oct 2013 — avg 11 · peak 28Mar 2014 — avg 17 · peak 45Aug 2014 — avg 24 · peak 61Jan 2015 — avg 27 · peak 79Jun 2015 — avg 51 · peak 215Nov 2015 — avg 26 · peak 112Apr 2016 — avg 23 · peak 51Sep 2016 — avg 26 · peak 65Feb 2017 — avg 31 · peak 78Jul 2017 — avg 45 · peak 120Dec 2017 — avg 52 · peak 147May 2018 — avg 29 · peak 63Oct 2018 — avg 30 · peak 75Mar 2019 — avg 32 · peak 82Aug 2019 — avg 62 · peak 139Jan 2020 — avg 63 · peak 137Jun 2020 — avg 50 · peak 109Nov 2020 — avg 51 · peak 126Apr 2021 — avg 49 · peak 103Sep 2021 — avg 45 · peak 90Feb 2022 — avg 56 · peak 123Jul 2022 — avg 43 · peak 96Dec 2022 — avg 48 · peak 113May 2023 — avg 34 · peak 73Oct 2023 — avg 41 · peak 106Mar 2024 — avg 40 · peak 87Aug 2024 — avg 43 · peak 112Jan 2025 — avg 50 · peak 123Jun 2025 — avg 37 · peak 96Nov 2025 — avg 43 · peak 106Apr 2026 — avg 46 · peak 122Aug 2026 — avg 72 · peak 263
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.49$1.242015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — 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 $4.282026-10-15 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7482642026-06-02 — 368 pageviews2026-06-06 — 313 pageviews2026-06-10 — 338 pageviews2026-06-14 — 320 pageviews2026-06-18 — 410 pageviews2026-06-22 — 406 pageviews2026-06-26 — 393 pageviews2026-06-30 — 383 pageviews2026-07-04 — 394 pageviews2026-07-08 — 410 pageviews2026-07-12 — 393 pageviews2026-07-16 — 370 pageviews2026-07-20 — 375 pageviews2026-07-24 — 365 pageviews2026-07-28 — 447 pageviews2026-08-01 — 405 pageviews2026-08-05 — 443 pageviews2026-08-09 — 653 pageviews2026-08-13 — 433 pageviews2026-08-17 — 463 pageviews2026-08-21 — 396 pageviews2026-08-25 — 418 pageviews2026-08-29 — 376 pageviews2026-09-02 — 300 pageviews2026-09-06 — 336 pageviews2026-09-10 — 326 pageviews2026-09-14 — 288 pageviews2026-09-18 — 264 pageviews2026-09-22 — 323 pageviews2026-09-26 — 335 pageviews2026-09-30 — 275 pageviews2026-10-04 — 344 pageviews2026-10-08 — 338 pageviews2026-10-12 — 377 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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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Similarity via IGDB.

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