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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
40 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Take it or leave it... It's fun but the acting was eerie. Like a sitcom with all the laughing track muted. We literally ran into Zombies and Mythical Creatures and our protagonist doesn't even say a thing. It just rips…”
“This game is awesome, it's a good prequel, nothing too special, but it's really good - Wolfenstein Reboot makes up for the price with its gameplay 🥰 Nothing to complain about, it's Wolfenstein. The gameplay is the same,…”
“Typical shooter, enjoyable, not very special. The game features horde fights rather than lots of bosses, which I think is a good thing.”
16 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Review[/h1] [hr] [h1]Overview[/h1] Wolfenstein: The Old Blood honestly surprised me. I am a little bummed I did not play it earlier because it ended up being one of the most enjoyable FPS…”
“Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a solid, fun and challenging shooter, with its distinctive mix between old and new school. Everything from the story's pacing, shooting and other game mechanics were solid, precise and a…”
“Didn't expect this standalone to slap so hard. It’s short, intense, and gets straight to the point without the bloat of modern AAA titles. The Story is a total banger. It’s less "philosophical" than TNO , the graphics…”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Take it or leave it... It's fun but the acting was eerie. Like a sitcom with all the laughing track muted. We literally ran into Zombies and Mythical Creatures and our protagonist doesn't even say a thing. It just rips…”
“Wolfenstein: The Old Blood delivers uncompromising, old-school action backed by a strong atmosphere. Its shorter but fast-paced structure keeps the game constantly engaging, while iconic settings and brutal gunfights…”
“A good shooter game. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game is awesome, it's a good prequel, nothing too special, but it's really good - Wolfenstein Reboot makes up for the price with its gameplay 🥰 Nothing to complain about, it's Wolfenstein. The gameplay is the same,…”
“The gunplay felt like butter, smooth, and satisfying, The enemies aren't too bad when you learn their patterns, and what grenade means in German. The campaign is well done, but I was here more so for the combat. Uber…”
“Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a solid, fun and challenging shooter, with its distinctive mix between old and new school. Everything from the story's pacing, shooting and other game mechanics were solid, precise and a…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Didn't expect this standalone to slap so hard. It’s short, intense, and gets straight to the point without the bloat of modern AAA titles. The Story is a total banger. It’s less "philosophical" than TNO , the graphics…”
“Wanted to finish this up before I progressed too much in Wolfenstein II. One of those games that makes you feel like the DLC is always more fun than the base game. Feels very old-school and arcadey, letting the…”
“A pretty decently sized expansion of W:tNO. Good, punchy guns, adpated to fit the alt. ww2 setting. Draws HEAVILY from the RtCW, but it doesn't follow it super closely. VERY recommended.”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is awesome, it's a good prequel, nothing too special, but it's really good - Wolfenstein Reboot makes up for the price with its gameplay 🥰 Nothing to complain about, it's Wolfenstein. The gameplay is the same,…”
“Honestly, I cannot recommend **Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. I went in expecting a tight, focused shooter that could serve as an introduction to the series. I know it isn’t the first entry, but that’s largely how it’s…”
“Doomguy-Ursprünge This is the beginning of my Wolfenstein playthrough, meaning I haven't played any of the others yet, and I'm not sure if that was a mistake or not. I don't hate the gameplay or the story, but it's…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Take it or leave it... It's fun but the acting was eerie. Like a sitcom with all the laughing track muted. We literally ran into Zombies and Mythical Creatures and our protagonist doesn't even say a thing. It just rips…”
“Doomguy-Ursprünge This is the beginning of my Wolfenstein playthrough, meaning I haven't played any of the others yet, and I'm not sure if that was a mistake or not. I don't hate the gameplay or the story, but it's…”
“Wolfenstein: The Old Blood delivers uncompromising, old-school action backed by a strong atmosphere. Its shorter but fast-paced structure keeps the game constantly engaging, while iconic settings and brutal gunfights…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a fun little prequel with some performance issues. I noticed it more when there is a turret section so that's strange. If you liked The New Order, then I recommend you pick this game up.”
“i love the story and i love the gameplay of this game, this game caps at 60fps which i am totally fine with but i very often get very low frame drops (fps drops down to 8-11 frames) and im stuck with low frames for a…”
“Pretty good, but nothing special if you played new order first then its that but shorter The performance is a bit ♥♥♥♥ execialy in cutscens 7/10 recommend”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“i love the story and i love the gameplay of this game, this game caps at 60fps which i am totally fine with but i very often get very low frame drops (fps drops down to 8-11 frames) and im stuck with low frames for a…”
“good game. but MIX technical problems especially with window borderless being borderless wow i just put that in a review but that said that the story the gun play the voice is good i liked it, the story is a 7.5, gun…”
“Way too short, also crashes all the time, but other than that, great game.”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, I cannot recommend **Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. I went in expecting a tight, focused shooter that could serve as an introduction to the series. I know it isn’t the first entry, but that’s largely how it’s…”
“Doomguy-Ursprünge This is the beginning of my Wolfenstein playthrough, meaning I haven't played any of the others yet, and I'm not sure if that was a mistake or not. I don't hate the gameplay or the story, but it's…”
“[h1]Room, Kill, Repeat: The Game[/h1] After about 6 hours with Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, I was mostly just glad it was over. The first couple of hours are entertaining enough: mindless action and satisfying shooting.…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Atmosphere of this game is on high level, you can feel these times mixed with futuristic things, especially nightmare classic levels. First of all I really like stealth in this game. It's not easy always, but this is good and interesting. Entire game looks like Metro 2033-2034,…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“A short-lived action FPS shooter set in an alt-history timeline where killing Nazis is made more satisfying than ever before. Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a thrilling prequel shooter (and also a DLC) to the New Order but with hints of the paranormal and medieval themes. Expect…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“Fun and challenging, will play on basic laptops.”
— a player, Steam review · 322 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:19 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Steam Title Update for Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
This afternoon on Steam, a new title update for The Old Blood was released. Release notes below... PC version 0.1464 revision notes: Fixed specular issue on characters during in-game events on Ultra g
Steam Title Update for Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
This afternoon on Steam, a new title update for The Old Blood was released. Release notes below... PC version 0.1464 revision notes: Fixed specular issue on characters during in-game events on Ultra g
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood : Version 0.1464 released
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood PC version 0.1464 revision notes: - Fixed specular issue on characters during in-game events on Ultra graphics settings - Fixed intermittent stuttering on .bik file playback
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood : Version 0.1464 released
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood PC version 0.1464 revision notes: - Fixed specular issue on characters during in-game events on Ultra graphics settings - Fixed intermittent stuttering on .bik file playback
Reddit Interview tomorrow at 10 am ET
Celebrating this week’s launch of Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, MachineGames’ very own, Executive Producer Jerk Gustafsson, is participating in a Reddit AmA tomorrow morning at 10am. Check Bethblog.com
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | FPS · Action · World War II · Alternate History · Shooter · Gore · Singleplayer · Stealth · First-Person · Zombies · Atmospheric · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Color Alternatives · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish, Russian * |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.wolfenstein.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: 64-bit Windows 7/Windows 8 Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500 @ 3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @ 3.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM) Storage: 38 GB available space