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Wolfenstein 3D

id Software · Bethesda Softworks · 2007-08-03

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Action

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

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.

Wolfenstein 3D is an Action game released in 2007, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Very Positive (93% of 4367 reviews) sentiment.

12
playing now
93%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

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Wolfenstein 3D 1992 Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 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 7% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 175k–349k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,367 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 43 of 109 observed days (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

2762026-09-15 13:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 19 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 10 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 27 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 14 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 17 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 16 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 16 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 12 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 22 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 13 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 23 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 22 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
212Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 6 · peak 16Dec 2012 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2013 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2013 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2014 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2014 — avg 6 · peak 18Jan 2015 — avg 7 · peak 25Jun 2015 — avg 15 · peak 72Nov 2015 — avg 7 · peak 40Apr 2016 — avg 5 · peak 20Sep 2016 — avg 6 · peak 18Feb 2017 — avg 6 · peak 18Jul 2017 — avg 11 · peak 34Dec 2017 — avg 12 · peak 41May 2018 — avg 7 · peak 20Oct 2018 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2019 — avg 7 · peak 21Aug 2019 — avg 9 · peak 22Jan 2020 — avg 10 · peak 26Jun 2020 — avg 10 · peak 28Nov 2020 — avg 11 · peak 41Apr 2021 — avg 9 · peak 23Sep 2021 — avg 9 · peak 25Feb 2022 — avg 10 · peak 24Jul 2022 — avg 10 · peak 26Dec 2022 — avg 14 · peak 32May 2023 — avg 11 · peak 25Oct 2023 — avg 14 · peak 36Mar 2024 — avg 15 · peak 34Aug 2024 — avg 15 · peak 31Jan 2025 — avg 19 · peak 39Jun 2025 — avg 13 · peak 26Nov 2025 — avg 14 · peak 29Apr 2026 — avg 15 · peak 33Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 42
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

1.2k5072026-05-29 — 641 pageviews2026-06-02 — 636 pageviews2026-06-06 — 560 pageviews2026-06-10 — 581 pageviews2026-06-14 — 564 pageviews2026-06-18 — 606 pageviews2026-06-22 — 997 pageviews2026-06-26 — 790 pageviews2026-06-30 — 603 pageviews2026-07-04 — 633 pageviews2026-07-08 — 849 pageviews2026-07-12 — 705 pageviews2026-07-16 — 645 pageviews2026-07-20 — 611 pageviews2026-07-24 — 589 pageviews2026-07-28 — 632 pageviews2026-08-01 — 607 pageviews2026-08-05 — 715 pageviews2026-08-09 — 792 pageviews2026-08-13 — 730 pageviews2026-08-17 — 704 pageviews2026-08-21 — 744 pageviews2026-08-25 — 772 pageviews2026-08-29 — 608 pageviews2026-09-02 — 604 pageviews2026-09-06 — 562 pageviews2026-09-10 — 550 pageviews2026-09-14 — 552 pageviews2026-09-18 — 585 pageviews2026-09-22 — 582 pageviews2026-09-26 — 537 pageviews2026-09-30 — 517 pageviews2026-10-04 — 565 pageviews2026-10-08 — 515 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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPS2.5DGoreRetro1990'sActionClassicShooterModdableDifficult

Census log

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

Recent updates

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