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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

MachineGames · Bethesda Softworks · 2015-05-04

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Action

Franchise: Wolfenstein · Modes: Single player

Releases: May 04, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 05, 2015 (Xbox One), May 05, 2015 (PlayStation 4)

Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ is a standalone prequel to the critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein®: The New Order. This adventure spans eight chapters and features the hallmarks of MachineGames – thrilling action, immersive story, and intense FPS combat.

109
playing now
90%
positive of 24k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (445 ratings)
9.8h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 18h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

109 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a first-person shooter video game developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released on 5 May 2015 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. The game is a stand-alone title in the Wolfenstein series and a prequel expansion to 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order, set in an alternate-history 1946. The single-player story follows war veteran William "B.J." Blazkowicz and his efforts to discover the locations of a Nazi compound. Development began in 2014, soon after the release of The New Order.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 109 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,243 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~155/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 589k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 23,572 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.00-75%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at GOG (2021-08-10) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 57 of 128 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
37337320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

587992026-08-06 21:00 — 221 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 112 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 222 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 299 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 170 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 393 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 390 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 244 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 439 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 444 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 160 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 327 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 327 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 153 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 315 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 292 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 137 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 278 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 311 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 99 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 156 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 241 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 120 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 181 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 227 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 109 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 100 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 201 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 109 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.84$3.562015-03-122026-08-302015-03-12 — best price $19.992015-06-26 — best price $19.992015-11-27 — best price $4.992016-04-01 — best price $19.992016-08-01 — best price $9.922017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-07-16 — best price $19.992017-11-09 — best price $19.992018-04-16 — best price $10.682018-11-27 — best price $19.992019-04-18 — best price $9.482019-10-29 — best price $7.502020-01-14 — best price $17.572020-03-25 — best price $17.842020-06-20 — best price $16.592020-08-19 — best price $16.492020-10-01 — best price $9.992020-11-18 — best price $19.992021-03-11 — best price $8.992021-06-28 — best price $19.992021-10-25 — best price $8.002022-01-26 — best price $6.002022-05-01 — best price $5.422022-07-28 — best price $19.992022-11-18 — best price $4.982023-03-18 — best price $4.592023-06-08 — best price $19.992023-10-13 — best price $34.842024-01-20 — best price $19.992024-05-01 — best price $4.392024-09-13 — best price $4.392025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-04-09 — best price $19.992025-08-05 — best price $4.992025-11-19 — best price $4.992026-02-13 — best price $4.992026-04-27 — best price $17.422026-07-25 — best price $17.422026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3921752026-05-30 — 175 pageviews2026-06-02 — 259 pageviews2026-06-05 — 202 pageviews2026-06-08 — 245 pageviews2026-06-11 — 177 pageviews2026-06-14 — 209 pageviews2026-06-17 — 210 pageviews2026-06-20 — 228 pageviews2026-06-23 — 247 pageviews2026-06-26 — 225 pageviews2026-06-29 — 336 pageviews2026-07-02 — 256 pageviews2026-07-05 — 321 pageviews2026-07-08 — 309 pageviews2026-07-11 — 299 pageviews2026-07-14 — 225 pageviews2026-07-17 — 264 pageviews2026-07-20 — 210 pageviews2026-07-23 — 203 pageviews2026-07-26 — 296 pageviews2026-07-29 — 187 pageviews2026-08-01 — 231 pageviews2026-08-04 — 253 pageviews2026-08-07 — 288 pageviews2026-08-10 — 345 pageviews2026-08-13 — 253 pageviews2026-08-16 — 294 pageviews2026-08-19 — 221 pageviews2026-08-22 — 291 pageviews2026-08-25 — 254 pageviews2026-08-26 — 235 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
94.1%
earned "Undercover"
21%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsColor AlternativesPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)52,26021%51
Steam (Steam)41,27510%50
Xbox One (Xbox)37,3535%50
PS4 (PlayStation)4,89524%51
Windows (Xbox)3,26310%50
Steam (Steam)2,0468%50

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

Player tags

FPSWarGoreActionSci-fiShooterStealthZombiesAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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