Every Wolfenstein game, ranked
All 4 Wolfenstein games we hold, spanning 2014 to 2019: 4 ranked by the GamingPickz Score and plotted below, the rest listed in release order so nothing in the series is missing. Together they carry 151,185 Steam reviews.
Where to start
- For the best-reviewed: Wolfenstein: The New Order (GamingPickz Score 7.9), the highest-rated entry we can score.
The Wolfenstein games on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueThe same 4 games, plotted rather than listed. The two axes below are the ones the ranking is built from, so a game sitting high and right is a game the formula placed near the top. Change either axis to see the field a different way. Where we hold a publisher wordmark, the game is drawn as its mark rather than a dot.
4 games have both
Axes are fitted to these 4 games rather than the full 0 to 100 scale, because a filtered list shares a narrow band and would otherwise sit in one corner. End values are marked. A point on the left edge is the lowest of thesegames, not a low score.
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
4 best Wolfenstein games, ranked
Ordered by GamingPickz Score. Every figure links back to the source that produced it.
- 1
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.9GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceWolfenstein: The New Order at a glance Released 2014 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 62,216 Critics 81/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 50 GB Accessibility 4 declared features Raw 92% shrinks to 91.9 on 62,216 reviews, then blends with the 81 critic aggregate, giving 7.9.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- 2
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.7GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceWolfenstein: The Old Blood at a glance Released 2015 Studio MachineGames Player sentiment 90% positive of 23,595 Critics 76/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 38 GB Accessibility 4 declared features Raw 90% shrinks to 89.9 on 23,595 reviews, then blends with the 76 critic aggregate, giving 7.7.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 90 against 76. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- 3
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.4GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceWolfenstein II: The New Colossus at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 81% positive of 49,468 Critics 86/100 Price $39.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 55 GB Accessibility 5 declared features Raw 81% shrinks to 81.0 on 49,468 reviews, then blends with the 86 critic aggregate, giving 7.4.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- 4
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
5.1GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceWolfenstein: Youngblood at a glance Released 2019 Studio MachineGames Player sentiment 43% positive of 15,906 Critics 69/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 40 GB Accessibility 4 declared features Raw 43% shrinks to 44.0 on 15,906 reviews, then blends with the 69 critic aggregate, giving 5.1.
Worth checking first- Critics rate it well above players, 69 against 44. Worth reading why before buying.
- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
Best and worst entry
The best-received Wolfenstein game we can score is Wolfenstein: The New Order at 7.9. The lowest is Wolfenstein: Youngblood at 5.1, a 2.8-point spread across the series. The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
How the series scored over time
GamingPickz Score against release year, 2014 to 2019. The later entries score lower than the earlier ones: the series has been trending down.
Cheapest way in, and best value
- Cheapest right now: Wolfenstein: The New Order at $19.99. Prices are read live from Steam and move.
- Best value: Wolfenstein: The New Order, the most GamingPickz Score per dollar in the series at its current price.
On a Steam Deck
Valve's own Deck compatibility rating for the Wolfenstein entries on Steam:
- Verified: Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Playable: Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Platforms across the series
Where the 4 Wolfenstein games have landed, counting every entry we hold:
| Platform family | Entries |
|---|---|
| PC | 4 of 4 |
| PlayStation | 1 of 4 |
| Xbox | 2 of 4 |
| Nintendo | 1 of 4 |
The Wolfenstein series, game by game
Every Wolfenstein game we hold, in release order. Each description is the game's own, from Steam where it has a listing and Wikipedia for the older entries, never ours.
- 2014
Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat. (Steam)
Plot
Setting and characters The New Order is set in alternate history where Nazi Germany deploys advanced technologies to turn the tide against the Allies and ultimately win World War II , taking over most of the world. Its storyline is loosely connected to 2009's Wolfenstein and features returning characters Kreisau Circle leader Caroline Becker ( Bonita Friedericy ) and SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse ( Dwight Schultz ), the nemesis of… (Wikipedia)
Characters
The team attempted to develop characters that offer a unique experience to the game. "The overarching goal for us was about building an ensemble of genuinely interesting characters we wanted to interact with", said Matthies. They strived to connect the thoughts and actions of all characters to the human experience, allowing players to know "why a person is doing what they are doing". (Wikipedia)
Reception
Critical response Reception Wolfenstein: The New Order received "generally favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic . The combat mechanics of the game received praise. Daniel Hindes of GameSpot felt that the intensity and variety of the combat in the game has granted the series "a breath of fresh air", and believes that it managed to fulfill his nostalgic expectations from the series. (Wikipedia)
- 2015
Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ is a standalone prequel to the critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein®: The New Order. This adventure spans eight chapters and features the hallmarks of MachineGames – thrilling action, immersive story, and intense FPS combat. (Steam)
Plot
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood takes place in an alternate history 1946, just prior to the prologue of Wolfenstein: The New Order , with O. S. A. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Wolfenstein: The Old Blood received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . Destructoid ' s Chris Carter praised the game for its brevity, saying that both episodes "don't waste as much time as some missions in [ The New Order ]. Both Castle Wolfenstein and Wulfburg are expansive enough to justify an entire game. (Wikipedia)
- 2017
America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty. (Steam)
Plot
Brian Bloom reprised his role as William Blazkowicz in the game. Immediately after the events of Wolfenstein: The New Order , the Kreisau Circle retrieves a critically-injured Blazkowicz from Deathshead's fortress before destroying it with a nuclear cannon . With Deathshead's demise and the compound's destruction, the Nazi research division is crippled, stagnating their technological advancement. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was released to "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . The game debuted in 4th place in the UK and Australian sales charts, 5th in the New Zealand sales charts, and 14th in the U. S. (Wikipedia)
- 2019
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the first modern co-op Wolfenstein adventure. Team up with a friend or play solo as one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters and wield a powerful arsenal of new weapons, gadgets, and abilities to liberate Paris from the Nazis. (Steam)
Plot
Nineteen years after Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus , the United States has been liberated from Nazi control and reestablished, while the members of the Kreisau Circle , including B. J. Blazkowicz , his wife Anya, and the late Caroline, are hailed as revolutionary heroes, with some holding positions in the new U. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Wolfenstein: Youngblood received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic . IGN gave a score of 6. 5/10, saying it "doesn't come close to recapturing the joy of its predecessor", while GameSpot gave a score of 8/10 for "challenging combat encounters" and "light RPG elements that spice up the solid gunplay" better than its previous installment. (Wikipedia)
Wolfenstein, head to head
Two entries side by side on score, price, specs and reception:
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Common questions
How many Wolfenstein games are there?
We hold 4 Wolfenstein games in the catalogue, released between 2014 and 2019. 4 of them carry enough Steam data to rank; the rest are listed in release order below, including console-only entries with no Steam listing.
Which Wolfenstein game is best?
By the GamingPickz Score, Wolfenstein: The New Order rates highest at 7.9. That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, computed the same way for every game, not our opinion. The full ranking is above.
What order should I play the Wolfenstein games in?
Release order is listed below, from 2014 to 2019. For most series that is also story order, but we list dates rather than telling you a canon; the timeline is read from Wikidata.
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