Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Steam Deck Playable

Gray Matter Studios · FPS · Aug 3, 2007

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.99.

93%
Very Positive
9k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Story: Surprisingly, the game understands how to use its genre and medium really well.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
🔊 Skill needed: Exciting classic FPS gameplay
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
🔊 Skill needed: Exciting classic FPS gameplay
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
✔️ Visual Effect: Good lighting at the night / dark area
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Worth a buy, if you enjoy immersive music and sound effects.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I'll cover the game's gameplay, storyline, graphics, sound and multiplayer, as well as performance.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters78 reviews
Performance68 reviews
Gameplay48 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Multiplayer18 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat53 reviews
94%
Difficulty28 reviews
96%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes39 reviews
59%
Bugs12 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.99 (−60%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.