8 Best Wolfenstein Games of 2026

Wolfenstein: The New Order takes the No. 1 spot because it pairs the series' best-reviewed modern campaign with a low price. MachineGames rebooted the series in 2014 with a story-led shooter set in an alternate 1960s, where B.J. Blazkowicz and a small resistance group raid Nazi research sites across Europe. The Steam page lists a beach fortress assault on the Baltic coast, underwater sections, player-controlled Nazi machines and weapon upgrades found in guarded stashes. At $19.99 it costs half as much as Wolfenstein II, and 90% of 26,386 English Steam reviews are positive, the strongest score among the modern games here. Hardware needs are moderate: 4 GB of RAM and a GeForce 460 or Radeon HD 6850, though the install takes 50 GB. The limits are clear too: there is no multiplayer, and Steam lists only partial controller support, so it plays best with a mouse and keyboard.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the direct sequel to The New Order and the most ambitious game in the modern series. It moves the fight to Nazi-controlled America in 1961, brings back Anya, Caroline, Set and other resistance members, and adds Frau Engel as the main villain. It runs on id Tech 6, carries the highest Metacritic score of the MachineGames entries at 86, and is the only one here with full controller support, Save Anytime and Remote Play on TV listed on Steam. The Freedom Chronicles DLC adds three episodes at $9.99 each or $24.99 as a season pass. It ranks second because the value is weaker: the base game lists at $39.99, double The New Order, and 78% of 17,951 English Steam reviews are positive, against 90% for its predecessor. It also asks for more hardware, with 8 GB of RAM, a GTX 770 4 GB and 55 GB of storage.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is the 2001 reboot that brought the series into full 3D on the Quake III Arena engine. The campaign sends Army Ranger B.J. Blazkowicz against Himmler's SS Paranormal Division, mixing World War II firefights with the undead and experimental mutant soldiers, and a mix of real and sci-fi weapons. Unlike the modern games, it also ships with objective-based team multiplayer as Axis or Allies. Its numbers are strong: 91% of 4,235 English Steam reviews are positive and Steam shows a Metacritic score of 88, the highest on this list. At $4.99 it is also among the cheapest paid entries. It ranks fourth rather than higher because of age: Steam still lists Windows 2000 and XP as the target systems, the visuals date from 2001, and it lacks modern extras like achievements or controller support.

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a standalone prequel to The New Order, set in 1946 as the Nazis close in on victory. Its eight chapters split into two stories: B.J. breaks into Castle Wolfenstein to find General Deathshead's coordinates, then follows the trail to the city of Wulfburg, where a Nazi archaeologist is digging up dangerous artifacts. New tools include a bolt-action rifle, a 1946 shotgun, the grenade-launching Kampfpistole, and pipes used for climbing and takedowns. Steam reviews are close to The New Order, with 89% of 9,367 English reviews positive, while its Metacritic score of 76 is the lowest of the main MachineGames trilogy. It costs $19.99 alone or $29.99 in Wolfenstein: The Two Pack with The New Order. It needs the least storage of the modern games at 38 GB. The trade-off is length: it is a shorter side story, and it is single-player only.

Wolfenstein 3D is the 1992 id Software game that the Steam page credits with starting the modern FPS genre. B.J. Blazkowicz escapes Castle Wolfenstein and works through six episodes of Nazi soldiers, scientists and mutants with a knife, pistols and machine guns. The Steam edition also includes Spear of Destiny, the prequel expansion in which B.J. infiltrates Castle Nuremberg to recover the Spear, so $4.99 buys both. That is why Spear of Destiny does not have its own entry here. Steam reviews are the highest on this list at 92% positive of 2,450 English reviews, and the game adds accessibility options such as a Keyboard Only Option, Adjustable Text Size and Camera Comfort. It ranks fifth because its scope is small by modern standards: flat maze levels, no multiplayer and system listings that stop at Windows Vista.

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is the only free game on this list. Splash Damage built it as an objective-based World War 2 multiplayer shooter: up to 32 players pick Axis or Allies and one of five classes, Engineer, Medic, Soldier, Field Ops or Covert Ops, then work through objectives on six maps based on real battle locations. Steam added it in April 2022 as a free install, and 84% of 1,217 English Steam reviews are positive. Its hardware needs are tiny at 128 MB of RAM and 1 GB of storage. It ranks sixth because it offers no campaign and only six maps out of the box, and Steam lists systems from Windows 98 to XP as targets. Players who want the story side of the series should start higher on this list.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the series' first modern co-op game, made by MachineGames with Arkane Studios. It is set 19 years after Wolfenstein II: B.J. has gone missing in Nazi-occupied Paris, and his twin daughters Jess and Soph go after him. You can team up with a friend online or play solo, level up to earn abilities, weapons, gadgets and cosmetics, and plan missions from a base in the Paris catacombs, which the Steam page calls the most open-ended Wolfenstein to date. The price is $19.99, with a $9.99 Deluxe Edition upgrade. It ranks near the bottom because reception is weak: only 43% of 6,090 English Steam reviews are positive, Steam shows a Metacritic score of 69, and the page lists in-app purchases. It also needs 8 GB of RAM and 40 GB of storage. Buy it for co-op, not as the next chapter of the main story.

Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot is the series' only VR game, released alongside Youngblood in July 2019. You play a hacker in 1980 Paris who helps the French resistance by taking control of Nazi war machines and turning them against the regime. Steam lists it as VR only with tracked controller support. That is also its main barrier: you need a SteamVR headset plus a PC with at least 8 GB of RAM and a GTX 1070 or RX Vega 56 class card. Reception is the weakest on this list, with 51% of 321 Steam reviews positive and a Metacritic score of 54 shown on Steam. At $19.99 it costs the same as The New Order, which offers a full campaign. It earns a place because it is the only way to play Wolfenstein in VR, but most fans should buy it on sale, if at all.