Wolfenstein 3D cover
Critic score1 critic
First release
May 05, 1992
Genres
Shooter · Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Historical

Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter presented with rudimentary 3D graphics and a follow-up to the top-down infiltration game Castle Wolfenstein. The game is broken up into levels, each of which is a flat plane divided into areas and rooms by a grid-based pattern of walls and doors, all of equal height. Each level is themed after Nazi bunkers and buildings. To finish a level, the player must traverse through the area to reach an elevator. Levels are grouped together into named episodes, with the final level focusing on a boss fight with a particularly difficult enemy. While traversing the levels, the player must fight Nazi guards and soldiers, dogs, and other enemies while managing supplies of ammunition and health. While the name was kept the same as the original release, this and future releases of the game came with the base campaign and the Nocturnal Missions expansion campaign together.

Also known as Wolf3D, Wolf 3D

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
The game follows B.J. Blazkowicz, an American spy during World War II and his efforts to destroy the Nazi regime. Wolfenstein 3D is divided into two sets of three episodes. In "Escape", Blazkowicz has been captured while trying to find the plans for Operation Eisenfaust (Iron Fist) and imprisoned in Castle Wolfenstein, from which he must escape. "Operation: Eisenfaust" follows his discovery and thwarting of the Nazi plan to create an army of undead mutants in Castle Hollehammer, while in "Die, Führer, Die!" he infiltrates a bunker under the Reichstag, culminating in a battle with Adolf Hitler in a robotic suit equipped with four chain guns.Read more

The game follows B.J. Blazkowicz, an American spy during World War II and his efforts to destroy the Nazi regime. Wolfenstein 3D is divided into two sets of three episodes. In "Escape", Blazkowicz has been captured while trying to find the plans for Operation Eisenfaust (Iron Fist) and imprisoned in Castle Wolfenstein, from which he must escape. "Operation: Eisenfaust" follows his discovery and thwarting of the Nazi plan to create an army of undead mutants in Castle Hollehammer, while in "Die, Führer, Die!" he infiltrates a bunker under the Reichstag, culminating in a battle with Adolf Hitler in a robotic suit equipped with four chain guns.

Release dates
DOS
May 05, 1992
DOS
1992
Acorn Archimedes
Oct 1994
All 13 release dates
PC-9800 Series
Nov 18, 1994
DOS
1996
Game Boy Advance
Mar 31, 2002
Game Boy Advance
Apr 19, 2002
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 03, 2007
Xbox 360
Jun 03, 2009
PlayStation 3
Jun 04, 2009
PlayStation 3
Jun 11, 2009
PlayStation 3
May 31, 2013
Xbox One
Nov 12, 2015
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
3h
Main + Extras
8h
Completionist
42h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Where to buy
Keywords
ghosts, world war ii - ww2, bloody, murder, death
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At a Glance

Critic Score
56
Main Story (IGDB)
3h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
8h
Completionist (IGDB)
42h

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, audio
IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026