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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

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4.2/5

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4.2

134 Reviews

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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Description
Originally released in 2001, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is an action/horror first-person shooter, and reboot of the Wolfenstein series. Powered by the Quake III Arena engine, it features a single-player campaign and team-based online multiplayer. Story World War II rages and nations fall. Himm...
Genre:
Shooter - FPP - Horror
Tags:
Classic, First-Person, Dark, Horror, FPS, show 1 more... Shooter
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4.2/5

( 134 Reviews )

4.2

134 Reviews

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Product details
2002, id Software, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 1 GB free hard disk sp...
Time to beat
8 hMain
10 h Main + Sides
10.5 h Completionist
8.5 h All Styles

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Description
Originally released in 2001, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is an action/horror first-person shooter, and reboot of the Wolfenstein series. Powered by the Quake III Arena engine, it features a single-player campaign and team-based online multiplayer.

Story

World War II rages and nations fall. Himmler’s German SS Paranormal Division has Hitler's full backing to twist science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, you're on a solo mission to pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop Himmler...or die trying.

Features:

  • Experience a blend of action and horror in the single-player campaign
  • Wield a combination of classic WW2 and fictional, sci-fi-inspired weapons.
  • Fight against Nazis, the undead, and experimental mutant soldiers
  • Compete as Axis or Allies online, objective-focused and team-based multiplayer
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
8 hMain
10 h Main + Sides
10.5 h Completionist
8.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Shooter - FPP - Horror
Tags:
Classic, First-Person, Dark, Horror, FPS, show 1 more... Shooter
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2002-06-12T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
id Software / Bethesda Softworks LLC
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Posted on: August 11, 2025

BlazertZ_

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Games: 47 Reviews: 19

One of the best FPS games in history

It's a very complete game, very varied, with lots of weapons, varied mission settings, good difficulty, good bosses, and a simple but very good story. It's almost perfect despite being so old.

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Posted on: October 25, 2025

creampolo

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Games: 14 Reviews: 1

As good as I remeber it

I played that game back in a day. After all those years sill fanatstic.

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Posted on: October 29, 2017

PatrickCT

Verified owner

Games: 318 Reviews: 13

immersive & enjoyable ww2 fps

I played this game years ago, so can't recall all the details, pros and cons. Old-school fps but not "hordes of monsters" ala doom. More sophisticated gameplay, great levels, graphics and ww2-era atmosphere. Not to be compared with the MoH series or suchlike "realistic" ww2 shooters of the time, but a really enjoyable, immersive fps; wolfenstein storyline including a bit of supernatural silliness.

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Posted on: December 9, 2017

teagy

Verified owner

Games: 19 Reviews: 4

Surprisingly Good

After watching some of the newer Wolfenstein games I decided to get into the series but wasn't sure where to start. I ended up starting with the first Wolfenstein game but it just wasn't that fun. I recommend starting with this game. It plays very smoothly and the controls and story are much better.

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Posted on: August 26, 2021

Miiiiiiighty

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Games: 15 Reviews: 1

Absolute killer of a game !

Can't believe it's already 20 years old... Played it back then on my PC, but didn't do it completely because I was playing competitive CS.. But it left me a very very good impression back then, and here I finally did it in 2021 and it was awesome. Crazy good game, and challenging at that...! I'll probably get some mods as it looks there are many for this awesome Wolfenstein..!

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