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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “satisfying fast-paced Nazi-killing gunplay” (39 of 101 reviews) and “compelling characters and wild cinematics” (19); the most common complaint is “absurd uneven poorly written narrative” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was honestly one of the most crazy singleplayer FPS games i ever played the gunplay is pure chaos, music is amazing and killing nazis never gets old BJ is absolute maniac and thats…”
“Killing Nazis = Fun”
“I don't think I've ever gotten lost as much in an FPS that Wolf 2. It sucks that you have this really good gunplay smothered in a meh story. Lot's of aimless wandering and not enough action. Everytime the game gets good…”
19 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“No long review needed. 1000000/10. One of the greatest trilogies ever made. This one said full send no brakes, no ♥♥♥♥♥ given. Pure adrenaline from start to finish. The cutscenes are genuinely unhinged in the best way…”
“TLDR: The alternate history setting is compelling, but weak gunplay, and a directionless story make it the most average entry in the series. PROS: ➕Good alternate history/lore ➕Killing Nazis NEUTRALS: 🔹Achievements…”
“what a crazy scenario, imagine if nazis ruled america”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This game degraded in everything except graphics since previous 2 games. Guns don't feel punching, perks are boring, story is absurd in a bad way and filled with woke garbage with pointless DLCs which are required for…”
“This (alongside the prior game) is a good shooter with great mechanics. The level design is to be appreciated, and it just has this cleanliness that a lot of other games fail to achieve. The gun designs, world building,…”
“Score: 8.5 / 10 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is one of the few shooters I’ve played where the story and characters were compelling enough to carry me through the entire experience. MachineGames does an excellent job…”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Incredible. Im offended at myself for letting this game sit in my backlog for 5, almost 6 years. Even runs GREAT on my aging PC, at 3440x1440 all ultra. Unlike some other reviews i have not have any crashes.”
“Great games, run smooth, gunplay good, sounds good,”
“Past two games were great but this is the most smooth, polished Wolfenstein game. Incredibly fun to play.”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was honestly one of the most crazy singleplayer FPS games i ever played the gunplay is pure chaos, music is amazing and killing nazis never gets old BJ is absolute maniac and thats…”
“This (alongside the prior game) is a good shooter with great mechanics. The level design is to be appreciated, and it just has this cleanliness that a lot of other games fail to achieve. The gun designs, world building,…”
“Great games, run smooth, gunplay good, sounds good,”
15 of the 101 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I don't think I've ever gotten lost as much in an FPS that Wolf 2. It sucks that you have this really good gunplay smothered in a meh story. Lot's of aimless wandering and not enough action. Everytime the game gets good…”
“What a load of transhumanist propaganda. I'm not even sure i want to finish this.”
“TLDR: The alternate history setting is compelling, but weak gunplay, and a directionless story make it the most average entry in the series. PROS: ➕Good alternate history/lore ➕Killing Nazis NEUTRALS: 🔹Achievements…”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is no Wolfenstein. This is trash. Worst game of this franchise. 1) full of bugs for me. I could not enter some doors. Shoting through "heavy" guys (laser, etc). Falling through floor. Nazis were shoting…”
“This game freezes on every Proton GE version I have tried. I got about an hours worth of gaming in before it started going haywire. As soon as the game starts I move the wheelchair forward and then it locks my computer…”
“Love this new series and love this game. Super fun with great characters but twice now I've made it like half way through the game and then get a crash that makes my whole computer restart and it corrupts ALL my saves…”
11 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Looking at the global achievement stats, they tell a story: 95.5% of players made it past the first choice in the prologue, and only 47.6% (as of April '26) made it til the end. Wonder why. /s This review contains…”
“I don't think I've ever gotten lost as much in an FPS that Wolf 2. It sucks that you have this really good gunplay smothered in a meh story. Lot's of aimless wandering and not enough action. Everytime the game gets good…”
“TLDR: The alternate history setting is compelling, but weak gunplay, and a directionless story make it the most average entry in the series. PROS: ➕Good alternate history/lore ➕Killing Nazis NEUTRALS: 🔹Achievements…”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Looking at the global achievement stats, they tell a story: 95.5% of players made it past the first choice in the prologue, and only 47.6% (as of April '26) made it til the end. Wonder why. /s This review contains…”
“Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was honestly one of the most crazy singleplayer FPS games i ever played the gunplay is pure chaos, music is amazing and killing nazis never gets old BJ is absolute maniac and thats…”
“This game is no Wolfenstein. This is trash. Worst game of this franchise. 1) full of bugs for me. I could not enter some doors. Shoting through "heavy" guys (laser, etc). Falling through floor. Nazis were shoting…”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“1) The weapons fill the screen. 2) It's tiring to keep going back to that damn ship to look for someone. 3) It's unclear where we're going in the game, the environment is very confusing. 4) It's a complete headache of a…”
“I genuinely ADORE this game, but it would be much better with an actual level-selector. Hopefully the story in Wolfenstein 3 takes more after TNC than Youngblood.”
“ngl the graphics and enemy identification are a55, good game though”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game is awesome! Story is well made with many memorable and powerful moments. It has been influenced by Tarantino movies, namely Inglorious Basterds and it shows :) Action is also amazing. Both shooting and melee finishers are extremely satisfying. Throwing axe as well :)…”
— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played“Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus feels like a natural continuation of the previous games. Shooting feels satisfying, and the game does a great job of keeping the pace high almost the whole time. If you liked the gameplay before, you will feel right at home here. What I…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played“I wish i could give this a good review because it is a great game. But unfortunately it is plagued with crashes, and i cant seem to fix it. Hit a brick wall halfway through the game. If i somehow fix the crashing, i will change my review.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch for November 19, 2018: NVIDIA Adaptive Shading
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Video Memory Error Hotfix - August 27
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | FPS · Action · Gore · Singleplayer · Alternate History · Violent · First-Person · Shooter · World War II · Story Rich · Nudity · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Color Alternatives · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Surround Sound · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian * , Japanese * , Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * , Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 80 |
| Official site | https://wolfenstein.bethesda.net/?utm_source=Steam |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Win7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit versions) Processor: AMD FX-8350/Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-3570/i7-3770 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 770 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or better Storage: 55 GB available space