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Wolfenstein 3D

id Software · Bethesda Softworks · 2007-08-03

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Action

Franchise: Wolfenstein · Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 03, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 03, 2007 (Mac), Aug 03, 2007 (Linux)

World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way.

19
playing now
93%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

19 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Wolfenstein 3D is a 1992 first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen for MS-DOS. It was inspired by the 1981 Muse Software video game Castle Wolfenstein, and is the third installment in the Wolfenstein series. In Wolfenstein 3D, the player assumes the role of Allied spy William "B.J." Blazkowicz during World War II as he escapes from the Nazi German prison Castle Wolfenstein and carries out a series of crucial missions against the Nazis. The player traverses each of the game's levels to find an elevator to the next level or kill a final boss, fighting Nazi soldiers, dogs, and other enemies with a knife and a variety of guns.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 19 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 246 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~31/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 174k–348k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,348 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.50-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.75 at GamesPlanet UK (2024-02-23) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 48 of 122 observed days · $0.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
555520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4072026-08-06 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 27 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 40 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 24 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 19 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 12 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 18 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 14 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 14 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 26 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 19 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.892015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-07-20 — best price $2.992015-12-01 — best price $3.992016-06-24 — best price $4.002016-11-25 — best price $1.642017-08-21 — best price $2.492018-06-19 — best price $9.992019-01-04 — best price $4.192019-07-31 — best price $9.992020-02-17 — best price $2.992020-05-31 — best price $4.992020-07-17 — best price $4.492020-08-29 — best price $4.492020-10-13 — best price $4.992020-11-19 — best price $1.492021-05-14 — best price $2.492021-10-09 — best price $4.992022-03-06 — best price $4.992022-08-23 — best price $4.992022-12-03 — best price $4.282023-03-20 — best price $1.372023-05-31 — best price $4.492023-08-25 — best price $3.762024-02-06 — best price $4.992024-05-10 — best price $1.502024-09-02 — best price $4.992024-12-16 — best price $0.892025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-06-17 — best price $4.282025-09-09 — best price $4.992025-12-02 — best price $2.992026-02-26 — best price $4.992026-05-07 — best price $1.502026-07-09 — best price $4.992026-08-27 — best price $1.50
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k4942026-05-29 — 641 pageviews2026-06-01 — 635 pageviews2026-06-04 — 593 pageviews2026-06-07 — 725 pageviews2026-06-10 — 581 pageviews2026-06-13 — 531 pageviews2026-06-16 — 596 pageviews2026-06-19 — 1,041 pageviews2026-06-22 — 997 pageviews2026-06-25 — 707 pageviews2026-06-28 — 790 pageviews2026-07-01 — 632 pageviews2026-07-04 — 633 pageviews2026-07-07 — 814 pageviews2026-07-10 — 810 pageviews2026-07-13 — 666 pageviews2026-07-16 — 645 pageviews2026-07-19 — 660 pageviews2026-07-22 — 601 pageviews2026-07-25 — 583 pageviews2026-07-28 — 632 pageviews2026-07-31 — 593 pageviews2026-08-03 — 1,201 pageviews2026-08-06 — 689 pageviews2026-08-09 — 792 pageviews2026-08-12 — 804 pageviews2026-08-15 — 708 pageviews2026-08-18 — 692 pageviews2026-08-21 — 744 pageviews2026-08-24 — 703 pageviews2026-08-26 — 703 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesKeyboard Only OptionSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)14,96422%12
Xbox 360 (Xbox)7,93217%12
Xbox 360 (Xbox)3,47123%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPS2.5DGoreRetro1990'sActionClassicShooterModdableDifficult

Census log

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

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