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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Action

Fantasy

Science fiction

Horror

Historical

Stealth

Shooter

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter and a reboot of Wolfenstein 3D. The player's arsenal includes among others a Luger, MP 40 submachine gun, Mauser rifle with sniper scope, flamethrower, dynamite and grenades. The game also features a multiplayer component in which players are split into Axis and Allies sides with each a set of objectives to complete.

3.7

External Ratings

466 ratings
Release Date:

19 Nov, 2001

Last Updated:

21 Jun, 2026

About this game

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter and a reboot of Wolfenstein 3D. The player's arsenal includes among others a Luger, MP 40 submachine gun, Mauser rifle with sniper scope, flamethrower, dynamite and grenades. The game also features a multiplayer component in which players are split into Axis and Allies sides with each a set of objectives to complete.

Storyline

World War II rages and nations fall. SS head Himmler has Hitler's full backing to twist science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. Battling alone, you're on an intense mission to pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop Himmler... or die trying.

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

release date

Release Date:

19 Nov, 2001

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer

theme

Themes:

Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Horror, Historical, Stealth

genre

Genres:

Shooter

perspective

Player Perspectives:

First person

IGDB Rating

3.9 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.9

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

461

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

78%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.7 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.7

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

466

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

74%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Nerve Software, LLC

Splash Damage

Raster Productions

Gray Matter Interactive

Westlake Interactive

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Microsoft Game Studios

Activision

Aspyr Media

id Software

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