Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Game
Game2007
Wolfenstein 3D
Developer id Software
Wolfenstein 3D is a 1992 first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen for MS-DOS. It was inspired by the 1981 Muse Software video game Castle Wolfenstein, and is the third installment in the Wolfenstein series. In Wolfenstein 3D, the player assumes the role of Allied spy William "B.J." Blazkowicz during World War II as he escapes from the Nazi German prison Castle… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
302 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
168 positive · 18 negative
95% range 85–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 168 | 18 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 20 | 1 | 71 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,579 of 2,777 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
92% recommend · 169 yes, 14 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 183 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,093 of 4,381 positive).
Players widely regard Wolfenstein 3D as the grandfather of first-person shooters. [1][2][3] Many recommend using the ECWolf source port for better controls and resolution. [4][5][6] Some find the game has aged poorly, with maze-like levels and frustrating difficulty. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
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UPDATE: I have now beaten all six (6) episodes of Wolf3D and its 90 % recycled assets copy Spear of Destiny. In summary, the game gets drastically worse towards the later expansions, Spear of Destiny being void of originality and over-drawn. In practice, you will be seeing the same textures and even chunks of level design over and over until you start to experience sensory deprivation. That is quite bad in a game …
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It's Wolf 3D. The original. The grandaddy of all FPS. Playing it today kinda sucks but I can't downplay the raw importance of this game. Plus, it's the reason Doom happened. Yippee!!
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The original FPS that started it all, Wolfenstein 3D is still just as fun today as it was back then. Play as William "B.J." Blazkowicz, an allied spy during World War II, breaking free of a Nazi German prison located within Castle Wolfenstein. Blast your way across six episodes containing ten levels each, with the goal of finding an elevator to the next level or defeating a boss. A handful of enemies will bar your …
- [5]
Originally I didn't recommend buying this game. Not because I think it's a bad game or anything. Not at all. I think Wolfenstein 3D is a good game that anybody who's a fan of FPS games should try out at least once to see where it pretty much started. It's just that the Steam version gives you the DOS Box version, which isn't the best way to play (bad controls and low resolution). The reason I'm recommending this …
- [7]
Wolfenstein 3D is a very simple game, but sometimes that's exactly what you are in the mood for. Wolfenstein 3D is an enjoyable experience for the most part. The first 3 episodes are great. Watching Hitler melt in to a pile of blood was glorious. The last 3 are mostly frustrating. Some of the floors are too big and on the Bring 'em on difficulty there are just too many enemies. You die insanely quickly, often you …
Summarised from 34 of the 287 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Wolfenstein 3D sits at 90% positive across 186 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The developers had no clear expectations for Wolfenstein's commercial reception, but hoped that it would make around US$60,000 in its first month; the first royalty check from Apogee was instead for US$100,000. The game was selling at a rate of 4,000 copies a month by mail order. PC Zone quoted a shareware distributor as saying Wolfenstein 3D was the top shareware seller of 1992. By the end of 1993, sales of the Apogee episodes of Wolfenstein 3D as well as Spear of Destiny had reached over 100,000 units each, with the Apogee game still selling strongly by the end of the year as its reach spread without newer retail titles to compete with it for shelf space. By mid-1994 150,000 shareware…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 302 · most liked firstBobby Prince, the legendary composer behind Doom and Wolfenstein 3D, has died at the age of 81 | Prince helped define the sound which characterized the early FPS, as well as classic PC games like Cat….
neutral · AI labelView post →this is also conceptually funny because like the only reason to play SNES Doom is to see the impressive feat of getting a cutting edge PC game running on hardware that just barely handles Wolfenstein 3D making it HD 60FPS with KB+M just means you're playing someone's Doom clone instead of real Doom
neutral · AI labelView post →Big fan of the era when "tech" meant video game graphics were improving dramatically every year. We went from Wolfenstein 3D to Half Life 2 in a little over 10 years and since then everything kinda looks about as good as Half Life 2 did
neutral · AI labelView post →📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺 Get Psyched! Wolfenstein 3D still burning bright in '93 in this full-page ad from Compute! Magazine. I love some of the details, like how they're still not quite sure what to call it with its first-person perspective and 3D graphics so it's a 'virtual reality' game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fashion Police Squad has so many amazing references in it 🥹 this segment of the game is awesome, it looks and plays just like Wolfenstein 3D! It's a nice throwback to a beloved classic, and it's really fun too! The game makes references to other media and internet culture as well, it's cool to see!
neutral · AI labelView post →Get psyched! Blasting its way through Nazi fortresses 34 years ago today: Wolfenstein 3D! Released as shareware (first episode free and you bought the rest) on May 5th 1992, this 'virtual reality' game, as it's described here, laid more groundwork for a generation of first-person shooters.
neutral · AI labelView post →📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺 Wolfenstein 3D - A Virtual Nightmare. It's one of those cute of-the-time things to see first-person shooters and perspective games described as 'virtual reality' as FPS hadn't been coined yet. Uncanny valley, with the Wolfenstein logo in such a futuristic font 😅
neutral · AI labelView post →Now on SNES in '94: Wolfenstein 3D. A game that felt wild at the time to see pop up on a Nintendo console. I like how the better-than comparison is to the FPS sections of Ocean's Jurassic Park game, which really would have been the first some peeps would have experienced anything FPS-ey.
neutral · AI labelView post →in 1993 a 17 year old kid played Wolfenstein 3d and really said "huh, can i make this?". So he made a similar engine for his game called Ken's Labyrinth. Later on the continued improvements to the engine led to Duke Nukem 3D, BLOOD, and Powerslave/Exhumed (PC)
neutral · AI labelView post →okay, so i just wasted a couple of hours of my life ranking all 60 levels from Wolfenstein 3D. if you don't know the game very well this probably won't mean anything to you, but i had to do it anyway docs.google.com/document/d/1...
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Engine Black Book: DOOM v1.2 Game Engine Black Book: WOLFENSTEIN 3D v2.2 The Book of CP-System v1.0 Free pdfs, high-quality 80g premium color prints, PlayStore, and source code are now available. fabiensanglard.net/three_books_...
neutral · AI labelView post →Today in 1992, Apogee published idSoftware's masterpiece, Wolfenstein 3D. A game that changed the course of gaming forever! While searching our storage, our founder, Scott Miller, found an original Master Carton of Wolfenstein 3D. The box crumbled into dust 30 minutes after unboxing it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wizordum wouldn’t exist without the game that started it all. Happy 33rd to Wolfenstein 3D, released on this day in 1992. Yes, that’s BJ in the portrait. 🍻
neutral · AI labelView post →I love Classic Hit Video Game Wolfenstein 3D Classic Hit Video Game Wolfenstein 3D is such an inspiration I think we could all learn a thing or two from Classic Hit Video Game Wolfenstein 3D
positive · AI labelView post →How long until the video game Wolfenstein 3D is banned for “inciting violence against innocent Nazis”?
neutral · AI labelView post →Return to Castle Monkey (2021) Nickireda A fan made browser game that combines Wolfenstein 3D and Super Monkey Ball. Simple as. nickireda.itch.io/return-to-ca...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd rather play Wolfenstein 3D and kill MechaHitler 
positive · AI labelView post →Its the 11th of December, i can almost taste my dads slow roasted goose and the caramelized potatoes now ... it's time to turn up the heat on this retro-gaming-advent-calender! The first FPS game i, and many others, ever played! Wolfenstein 3D! Enjoy: youtu.be/0ci91ZE6RbE
positive · AI labelView post →did you know that Wolfenstein 3D is an educational game
neutral · AI labelView post →Wanna hear a crazy sentence? The Wolfenstein 3D engine game Super 3D Noah's Ark started as a Hellraiser licensed game for the NES.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wolfenstein 3D was an important video game because it was the first person-shooter
neutral · AI labelView post →i wrote about this in an old blog post but afaik Wolfenstein 3D Episode 4 Floor 3 is the only level in the game where you pick up a key that you can't use anywhere in the level. funnily enough the key is shown being picked up in of the game's attract mode demos. ellaguro.blogspot.com/2012/04/adve...
neutral · AI labelView post →Opinion time: Wolfenstein 3D - not an indie game. DOOM - indie game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Apparently my YouTube channel is 11 today! The stats tell me my most watched video is one I did very early on about how Wolfenstein 3D (the DOS era game) worked. I've been threatening to make a Doom and Quake followup ever since...oops. www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wolfenstein 3D was IMO the most important game of 1992 as it basically "invented" an entire genre...the first person shooter or FPS game...which is still the dominant genre in 2025! youtu.be/fsAumlLnCyQ
positive · AI labelView post →You'll like my indie game if you played these games: - Wolfenstein 3D dphrygian.itch.io/schloss-der-...
neutral · AI labelView post →(The other one I like that's also satirical/funny is Dialogue 3-D, a mod for Wolfenstein 3D that shoves a dialogue box in front of you asking if violence against Nazis is okay, as the Nazis in the game continue to shoot you) nas.sr/dialogue-3-d/
neutral · AI labelView post →The first ‘i like button pressing’ game was me sitting on my dads lap, blasting Nazis in Wolfenstein 3D when i was 3 First game that i LOVED with was final fantasy tactics advanced at 13 The only game that rewired my brain is dragon age lol
positive · AI labelView post →I think the biggest reason I'm picky about video games is the fact that the first game I ever played all the way through was Wolfenstein 3D, and it's frankly all kind of downhill after you've been a redheaded Henry Rollins who kills Hitler.
positive · AI labelView post →Escape (2026) by Juan Eguía for ZX Spectrum. A first-person game in the style of Wolfenstein 3D, with walls drawn by casting 128 rays to fake 3D. Find the yellow key, dodge the enemies chasing you, and hit SPACE at flashing exit wall. 🎁 juan1639.itch.io/escape-rc #zxspectrum #retro #game #escape
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026. Over three decades later, this historical curiosity has more than a few rough edges...
neutral · AI labelView post →I think I should get a gun (in classic hit video game Wolfenstein 3D) to shoot nazis.
neutral · AI labelView post →People need to stop throwing the word "important" in defense of anything they like Ultima was a foundational work for digital RPGs. Super Mario Bros. was important to saving the console industry. Wolfenstein 3D popularized a genre. Whatever disposable PS3 game you're talking about did not
neutral · AI labelView post →Seems like 'Wolfenstein 3D' is coming to Game Pass on August 11th.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wolfenstein is one series that has quite the rich history as far as its overall impact on the gaming industry, from its humble beginnings as an action-adventure game with the historical setting taking place within a Nazi fortress on the Apple II back in 1981 under the hands of Muse Software to then setting history itself 11 years later in 1992 by the revered video game developers behind id Software. This seemingly ordinary company would go on to revolutionize the perspective of combat from a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →together we can make it cool to like Oikospiel, Prey 2017, Funi Racoon Game, Wolfenstein 3D, and La La Land 1-5 at the same time
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking back at Catacomb 3D, the game that led to Wolfenstein 3D. > Romero, Carmack, and colleagues discuss an oft-forgotten piece of PC gaming history.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's Wolf 3D. The original. The grandaddy of all FPS. Playing it today kinda sucks but I can't downplay the raw importance of this game. Plus, it's the reason Doom happened. Yippee!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah! Why are modern games so political?! The classics were so much more nuanced. I remember when Wolfenstein 3D came out.... My favorite part playing that game was how ambiguous the creators were about the inspiration for the bad guys.
positive · AI labelView post →one day i'll write something about all the different strange and not at all signposted level design quirks in Wolfenstein 3D because the game is completely full of them and my brain has been indelibly cursed with this knowledge since childhood.
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is fun, it's a classic. But I genuinely have one complaint (which is really just because of my setup tbh) This game was NEVER meant to be played on large monitors. The gameplay makes me feel sick and tires me out after just 20 minutes. I really do like the game, I just can't stomach playing it too much because I'll get nauseous. This is definitely a game you should take slow and play in small bursts if you get easily nauseous from gaming
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok my new favorite word I just made up is "Blazkowiczian". adj. Of or relating to BJ Blazkowicz, the protagonist of the hit 1992 computer game Wolfenstein 3D and the various sequels and iterations.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game initially started life as a Hellraiser-themed Wolfenstein 3D clone.
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's that raycaster game that I and @Untrustedlife are working on #gamedev #raycast #wolfenstein3d #softwareRender
neutral · AI labelView post →Random thing of the day: Wolfenstein 3D (ATARI JAGUAR version) Wolfenstein 3D for the Atari Jaguar. The same game from the Super Nintendo version, but with better graphics and without censorship. So great stuff here!
positive · AI labelView post →The first 3D game in the Catacomb series, Catacomb 3-D, used the engine that would later power Wolfenstein 3D. Then The Catacomb Abyss was built on the engine after that. So while people refer to Wolfenstein 3D as the game that changed things forever, it was probably actually Catacomb 3-D.
neutral · AI labelView post →www.twitch.tv/eee_v Would be dishonest to say my head's fully back in the game, but it might never be if I don't start again. Still gotta be real with myself and just do something chill today though! #Wolfenstein 3D in 1 hour 15 minutes! #Twitch #VTuber #PNGtuber #VSky #RetroGame
neutral · AI labelView post →Virtual (Atari) Jaguar release v3.0.0 · libretro - CD Support, Networking, and much more!. v3.0.0 delivers: Jaguar CD support — all 10 locally-available titles boot to game code, in both HLE and real-BIOS mode Jaguar Link networking — real link-cable multiplayer over TCP and RetroArch netplay, up to multi-console hubs Memory Track saves — CD games save settings, progress, and high scores like real hardware 100+ compatibility fixes — Wolfenstein 3D music, Pitfall, Tempest…
neutral · AI labelView post →I take pride that Wolfenstein 3D was my first video game ever. I was raised on killing Nazis.
positive · AI labelView post →Uhhh excuse me? Where's Number Munchers?  ...or Oregon Trail?  ...or QBasic games like Gorillas?  ...and Nibbles (aka Snake)  ...and Wolfenstein 3D that some kid installed on the…
neutral · AI labelView post →www.twitch.tv/eee_v Aiming to finish the rest of the game in this stream! Idk if that's gonna be possible though TvT #Wolfenstein 3D in 1 hour 30 minutes! #Twitch #VTuber #PNGtuber #VSky #RetroGame
neutral · AI labelView post →This is the exact copy of the original wolfenstein. Low resolution and bugyy controls. This game is open source you can find a better port online for free
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The original FPS that started it all, Wolfenstein 3D is still just as fun today as it was back then. Play as William "B.J." Blazkowicz, an allied spy during World War II, breaking free of a Nazi German prison located within Castle Wolfenstein. Blast your way across six episodes containing ten levels each, with the goal of finding an elevator to the next level or defeating a boss. A handful of enemies will bar your progress, including guard dogs, pistol and machine gun wielding soldiers, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The push towards 50% of SNESMania continues as we continue Game 354: Wolfenstein 3D, along with NBA Jam and possibly even Equinox today! twitch.tv/spikevegeta
neutral · AI labelView post →Actually, I guess Doom is her favorite game. SOTN is her second favorite game, with Castle Wolfenstein 3D being third. I have utterly corrupted this child.
neutral · AI labelView post →peanut would love some pets and treats :) 🌸＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MAMEdev.org | MAME 0.289 Released. After two long months, MAME 0.289 is ready, and it’s an undeniably massive update! But before we talk about emulation, there are a few more mundane things to mention. Our Windows binary releases now include the SDL sound output and joystick input modules. The sdljoy joystick input module now supports game controllers with up to 128 buttons. The Win32 debugger module handles dynamic UI scaling changes. Finally, outputs have been overhauled, improving…
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026. cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/pcgaming/p/993031/playing-wolfenstein-3d-with-one-hand-in-2026 > Over three decades later, this historical curiosity has more than a few rough edges...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is as swell as Doom even despite being much simpler, though I recommend playing this game using ECWolf so that you can configure and tweak it beyond the scope of the original release. I personally have no issue of just playing it as is (I`ll go through a full-run of the game that way) but for those that want to play it in an updated form, ECWolf will do wonders for you!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been working on adding multiplayer to the 1992 Wolfenstein 3D game for a while now. So that is why I need sprites since there is no sprites for him on the side, from the back. Working on this with a friend and hope to be finished by DOScember. It'll have Deathmatch,Co-op and capture the flag.
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