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...
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
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Actually quite enjoyable shooter from the past. Few bugs here and there occur but nothing unpassable, like npcs getting zero recoil and 100% accuracy but a save reload should do the trick. The story isn't anything mind blowing but it has it's charm, I doubt it should be taken so seriously. 6+ hours with the middle difficulty with some secrets unexplored.
I've played this game in early 2000-s, and played it couple of moths ago - it still can amaze you ;) But what I do not like in this game - that the story is divided into several parts, a potpourri of U.S. special forces missions, but not a full-scale return to Castle Wolfenstein, though.
I'm in my mid-thirties, but somehow missed this when it came out, so first time playing.
It's great. It's got that old-school difficulty, and you may find you need to save-scum to prevent the urge to rip out your hair, but with the possible exception of mobs of paratroopers who are all highly resistant to having a full clip from the MP40 emptied in their faces, it mostly feels fair.
Some aspects seem a little bit pointless... like picking up treasure; beyond saying "oh boy, I got all the treasure," it doesn't seem to add anything. There's also no unlockables to be had for beating the game, as far as I can tell.
Technically it's a little bit temperamental. Loading occasionally caused me some issues, sometimes refusing to load the file I'd asked for, and sometimes enemies would get stuck behind doors, or on one occasion would explode into colourful rods(?) rather than a corpse. At least the game worked though! which is more than I can say for Steam, when I bought it there. Minimal fiddling, and it was running.
Also, after a very challenging campaign, I found the final boss to be easy - an anti-climax, but I've found this to be the case with many FPS games of the time.
Aside from that, it's just so, so much fun cutting through the undead with WW2-era weaponry, so much fun trying to tactically pick through the levels rather than go in all-guns blazing, and it's a game that knows what it is - a campy, action-horror romp - it never takes itself too seriously.
Oh p.s. the forest mission - it's fully as frustrating and difficult to figure out some parts as some people say. I think it was more annoying and fiddly than the train mission in San Andreas - for real. Makes up for it with the Norway, level which I thought was especially awesome.
I just played it for the first time in 2023 and I wouldn't say it is any better than the recent reboot games. It was fun but not particularly interesting. Felt like a sequel to Goldeneye- very similar gameplay.
This game is waiting for a review. Take the first shot!
{{ item.rating }}
{{ item.percentage }}%
Awaiting more reviews
An error occurred. Please try again later.
Other ratings
Awaiting more reviews
Add a review
Edit a review
Your rating:
Stars and all fields are required
Not sure what to say? Start with this:
What kept you playing?
What kind of gamer would enjoy this?
Was the game fair, tough, or just right?
What’s one feature that really stood out?
Did the game run well on your setup?
Inappropriate content. Your reviews contain bad language.
Inappropriate content. Links are not allowed.
Inappropriate content. Content contains gibberish.
Review title is too short.
Review title is too long.
Review description is too short.
Review description is too long.
Not sure what to write?
You cannot save your review due to the following reasons:
You need to select star rating
You need to enter review title
You need to enter the content of your review
Show:
5 on page
15 on page
30 on page
60 on page
Order by:
Most helpful
Most positive
Most critical
Most recent
Filters:
No reviews matching your criteria
Written in
English
Deutsch
polski
français
русский
中文(简体)
Others
Written by
Verified ownersOthers
Added
Last 30 daysLast 90 daysLast 6 monthsWheneverAfter releaseDuring Early Access
Your review should focus on your in-game experience only. Let the game stand entirely on its own merits.
Avoid noise
To discuss topics such as news, pricing, or community, use our forums. To request new games and website or GOG GALAXY features, use the community wishlist. To get technical support for your game contact our support team.
Critique responsibly
To keep our review sections clean and helpful, we will remove any reviews that break these guidelines or our terms of use.
Ok, got it
GOG Patrons who helped preserve this game
Error loading patrons. Please refresh the page and try again.