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Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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Developer MachineGames, Arkane Studios

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a 2019 first-person shooter game developed by MachineGames and Arkane Lyon and published by Bethesda Softworks. A spin-off of the Wolfenstein series, the game, set 19 years after 2017's Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, follows B.J. Blazkowicz's teenage daughters Jessie and Zofia as they search for him in France while uncovering a conspiracy surrounding a Nazi plot to cause a weather… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

484 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

30
Rotten

77 positive · 178 negative
95% range 25–36%

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Steam reviews771780
Bluesky *183165
Lemmy *3020
Mastodon *0218

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Mixed
3,112 of 7,181 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

30% recommend · 68 yes, 157 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 225 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (6,880 of 15,987 positive).

Many players find Youngblood the weakest Wolfenstein game, but some still enjoy it. [1][2][3] The shift to RPG elements, like health bars and grinding, is widely criticized. [4][5][6]

Liked
  • Combat is sleek and guns feel better. [7]
  • The sisters have fun teen humor. [1][8]
  • Good character and weapon progression. [9][8]
  • Enjoyable when played cooperatively. [10]
Disliked
  • Story is weak and characters are shallow. [11][7][4]
  • Enemies are damage sponges with armor types. [4][5][6]
  • Co-op servers are shut down or broken. [12][13]
  • Forced grinding and repetitive missions. [4][14][6]
Representative posts
  • [1]Steam user Steam user …2472Steam review · Dec 6, 2025 · Recommended

    This is my second time finishing the game (German version & international version). We can all agree that Youngblood is the worst game of the series, and it was not a good choice working with Arkane; way to much Dishonored vibes… But I still must say that the game is a fun experience; the sisters have great teen humor and are fun to play. Also, the action and brutality is still the same. So especially on sale, when …

  • [10]Steam user Steam user …9965Steam review · Feb 2, 2026 · Recommended

    A positive review? Hell yeah. I played this cooperatively with a friend from start to finish which I believe was the way the game was intended to be played. We both went into this game reading and reflecting upon the negative reviews and so we had low hopes. Thinking it was not going to be fun and cringe. Expecting a huge grind that would make us tear our own luscious hair out their happy little pores. Yeah, nah …

  • [4]Steam user Steam user …7081Steam review · Jun 22, 2026 · Not recommended

    The first 2 games in the series were awesome. The direction they went with this installment is absolutely vile. Unnecessary grind padding so the game is longer than it actually is. Enemies have health bars effectively making them RPG damage sponges. Characters are shallow stereotypes with no interesting qualities whereas BJ is a pretty fleshed out character. Bad game design, low amount of content, cringe voice …

  • [5]Steam user Steam user …1284Steam review · May 10, 2026 · Not recommended

    -boot up Wolfenstein game -excited to see Blazkowicz again -game immediately hits me with Marvel dialogue -“hell yeah sis!!” every 14 seconds -emotional damage -start shooting enemies -enemies have armor types now for some reason -my shotgun apparently loaded with confetti because wrong enemy type -spend half the fight staring at health bars instead of killing nazis -realize the game turned into Borderlands somehow …

  • [6]Steam user Steam user …5541Steam review · Feb 8, 2026 · Not recommended

    Wow. This game is SERIOUSLY bad. Besides the game crashing multiple times and falling through the map more than once, there is just nothing here. WHY MAKE WOLFENSTEIN AN RPG??? Enemies are way too tanky, you pretty much have to do side-missions to be at a high enough level to finish the game. They are side-missions, they should be optional. I played this with a friend. Usually I find games more enjoyable (even if …

Summarised from 34 of the 377 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

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

30% of the 225 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Wolfenstein: Youngblood. The complaint that keeps coming up: story is weak and characters are shallow. Deal-breaker or nitpick?

Critics, per Wikipedia

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. PC Gamer rated the game favorably with a 79/100 score. Wolfenstein: Youngblood became the second-best-selling retail game in the United Kingdom three days after its release behind Fire Emblem: Three Houses. In Japan, approximately 2,740 physical units for PS4 were sold during its launch week, becoming the number 20 selling…

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Reactions

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  • Serpexnessie🎨 @serpexnessie.comBluesky · Apr 8, 2026

    Classic Hit Video Game Wolfenstein 3D #comic

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  • Based Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2024

    Kamala Harris' campaign has set up an island in Fortnite, another foray into the gaming space for Democrats. Trump's campaign also has an in-game presence as the antagonists in the classic franchise "Wolfenstein"

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  • Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2025

    All the real world skills you need to prepare for this moment in history actually can be learned from playing a video game. It’s called Wolfenstein.

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  • Joe Bauer @joebauernotsure.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 1, 2026

    That color scheme. This looks like a screenshot from that alternate history Wolfenstein game where Nazis win WW2 and take over the USA.

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  • Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.comBluesky · Feb 20, 2026

    In the years since publishing my Wolfenstein essay, I’ve wondered what a truly “Jewish game” might look like. Does it need to explore the themes and narratives of the culture? Or could it simply star the most famous Jew of all time — Jesus Christ himself? youtu.be/8dkB-KTMB3o

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  • Hard Drive @hard-drive.netBluesky · Dec 2, 2024

    Right-Wing Gamer Just Thinks Mecha-Hitler Did a Lot of Good Things for Castle Wolfenstein hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...

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  • Alpha Beta Gamer @alphabetagamer.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2026

    This is WWII indie metroidvania game, WOLFHOUND, a pixel art Sci-Fi fusion of Wolfenstein and Castlevania! Coming to PC & Consoles: store.steampowered.com/app/1205660/... by indie dev @bitkidgames.com #gaming

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  • CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 9, 2024

    Wolfenstein 2, a game where you play as a white dude, is apparently anti-male and anti-white. These weirdos want to be the victims soooooo bad :'D

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  • Chris “Chance!” Brown @chancesecond.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2026

    Apparently there’s a Nazi hollering about how Wolfenstein is anti-Nazi and yeah man that’s why billions of people buy the game, realize that you are disliked enough to be a villain in a major gaming franchise

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  • Kirsche 🐰🐱 (Commissions Open) @cherrypixelbun.gayBluesky · Oct 10, 2026

    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

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  • Grizzlybur @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 10, 2026

    Games with singleplayer campaigns that let me fight/kill nazis?. Been on a fun little kick playing the Sniper Elite series and the Wolfenstein series and want some suggestions for what can replace it once I run out of campaign missions to do in those games. While I would love to replay the campaign missions of COD, I ain't paying like $30-60 for a two decade plus old game from EA. While I do prefer shooting nazi nazis, I don't mind suggestions that have you shooting fascists in general.…

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  • sanitation @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 20, 2026

    Bobby 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….

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  • mtsw @mtsw.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2024

    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

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  • Retro Blast 👻 @retroblastpod.comBluesky · Dec 4, 2024

    Is anyone else kind of excited to play the new Indiana Jones game? I'm a huge fan of the first three films and I loved the new Wolfenstein games, so I'm hopeful! Will you be picking it up?

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  • Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.comBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    Then again, some people are still so mad at Wolfenstein: Youngblood that they refused to even give the new Indiana Jones game the time of day. Some gamers are better at holding grudges than controllers.

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  • slowbeef @effinslowbeef.comBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    Remember when this actually happened with the Wolfenstein game?

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  • EGVroom @egvroom.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 13, 2026

    VERY rudimentary right now but what you've got here is Wolfenstein like Raycasting on the Game Boy. Full movement and staffing. \o/ #indiedev #gameboy #GBDK2020 #retrogaming #gbstudio #screenshotSaturday

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  • Steam user Steam user …1310Steam reviews · Aug 2, 2026

    Bethesda shut down the friend server for this coop game so you cannot even play this coop game as a coop. Infuriating and refunded.

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2025

    📖 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.

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  • FoxtrotDeltaTango @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 11, 2026

    After 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany — game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolism. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/58157586

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  • sanitation @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 11, 2026

    After 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany — game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolism.

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  • Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.socialBluesky · May 5, 2026

    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.

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  • Stefan_S_from_H @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 13, 2026

    Have we lost the name AI like we lost Hacker, Baud, and GIF?. A **hacker** was once a computer enthusiast, and the media made it into a name for criminals who break into other people's systems. Decades ago, people started using **baud** when they meant BPS. Not many technical people back then, but it wasn't possible to correct the few who made the mistake. Even one top member of the CCC (Chaos Computer Club) said it's just “baud” now, no matter the real meaning. (baud = symbols per…

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  • Toilet_Wine_Connoisseur🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸 @goldenaxedoom.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2025

    Under the current regime, the next Wolfenstein game will be a Walking Sim.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7081Steam reviews · Jun 22, 2026 · 5 h played

    The first 2 games in the series were awesome. The direction they went with this installment is absolutely vile. Unnecessary grind padding so the game is longer than it actually is. Enemies have health bars effectively making them RPG damage sponges. Characters are shallow stereotypes with no interesting qualities whereas BJ is a pretty fleshed out character. Bad game design, low amount of content, cringe voice acting. In game store??? Game is just wack all around. The Wolfenstein minigame…

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  • Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 26, 2025

    Wolfenstein is the next game series to get an adaptation for TV (because "the story of killing Nazis is evergreen") www.eurogamer.net/wolfenstein-...

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  • Frankestein's monster 🧟 (averysoftno) @aefrankes.northsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    My dad was born in ‘57 in The Netherlands to WWII survivors & came to Canada at 28. He was very strict about what video games my brother & I could play, one big rule being that we couldn’t play games where we killed humans (i.e. monsters were fair game). He let us play the Castle Wolfenstein games.

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  • The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.comBluesky · Sep 8, 2025

    Wolfenstein game series MachineGames studio head Jerk Gustafsson: "We have always seen this as a trilogy. (...) I think that's important to say, because⁠—at least I hope⁠—we're not done with Wolfenstein yet. We have a story to tell."

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  • vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2025

    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...

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  • 🏳️‍⚧️WiggleBiskit🏳️‍⚧️ @supersoftgock.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2025

    I'm planning on streaming every Wolfenstein game to see how long I can go before twitch hits me with a ban

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  • Shaaloani Roadhead 🔜 Claws Out @hyenablood.yeen.worldBluesky · Sep 19, 2025

    I am going to try my goddamn hardest to live long enough to see ICE agents become ammo drops in a Wolfenstein game.

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  • Apogee Entertainment @apogeeent.comBluesky · May 5, 2025

    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.

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  • Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 8, 2025

    MachineGames hopes to make another Wolfenstein game and sees BJ's story as a trilogy ➡️ gameinformer.com/2025/09/08/m... NoClip Documentary ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=E189... #Wolfenstein

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  • tealfruit (comms open) @tealfruit.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2025

    wow I have been immensely enjoying watching twitch streamer @skullvolver.bsky.social play Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. it's like it's his calling. playing this video game, I mean #ARTVOLVER

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  • Apogee Entertainment @apogeeent.comBluesky · May 5, 2025

    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. 🍻

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  • Steam user Steam user …1284Steam reviews · May 10, 2026 · 7 h played

    -boot up Wolfenstein game -excited to see Blazkowicz again -game immediately hits me with Marvel dialogue -“hell yeah sis!!” every 14 seconds -emotional damage -start shooting enemies -enemies have armor types now for some reason -my shotgun apparently loaded with confetti because wrong enemy type -spend half the fight staring at health bars instead of killing nazis -realize the game turned into Borderlands somehow -random loot -damage numbers everywhere -level gating in a…

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  • Agent Strange @agentstrange.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2024

    Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017) MachineGames This is Jerk Gustafsson, game director and co-founder of MachineGames. Jerk is cool. We like Jerk.

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  • Brendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    I've been replaying Wolfenstein The New Order and it's still SO good. Really wonderful work, one of my favorites. Amazing use of a modified Rage/idTech5 engine

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  • Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2026

    Sometimes you load up a random ROM to test an emulator, and end up playing through damn near the whole game. 🤷‍♂️ (J2ME version of "Wolfenstein RPG")

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2025

    Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Steam or GOG) is $5.80 on Gamesplanet buff.ly/ChUldvB $5.99 US PSN buff.ly/6lGIXwj Deck verified also on Game Pass Standard/PS+ Extra

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  • AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2025

    Finished Wolfenstein: The New Order on stream. Solid gunplay, bombastic setpieces, deep story. One thing I'll mention is this game doesn't shy away from the brutality of the Nazi regime and the consequences of such inhumanity.

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  • Peterline6 [is on vacation 🌴] @nowplaying.coolBluesky · Jan 21, 2025

    Without ANY context at all, here's a track from Wolfenstein II OST. A game where you kill nazis. Tons of 'em.

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  • Osaka, we 🐇 @osaka.zoneBluesky · Apr 8, 2026

    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

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  • Tred @tredlocity.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 16, 2026

    The James Bond game is a globe-trotting stealth game by the Hitman studio. The Indiana Jones game is a first-person Nazi-punching game by the Wolfenstein studio.

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  • Herr_S_aus_H @[email protected]Lemmy · Jul 9, 2026

    Nekome: Nazi Hunter. Somehow I wasn't aware that this game is in the making. Gives me Wolfenstein vibes but more stealth and blood and less shooting and Dieselpunk. Looks like fun.

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  • Funkybat - Kevin W. @funkybat.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 20, 2025

    How long until the video game Wolfenstein 3D is banned for “inciting violence against innocent Nazis”?

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  • Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2025

    Peak in game multi-player communication was achieved in Return to Castle Wolfenstein with its vchat system and I'm not kidding.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4745Steam reviews · Jul 25, 2026 · 5 h played

    There's a lot of cool parts to Wolfenstein: Youngblood. But there are, unfortunately, some really critical design flaws with the game that just make it frustrating to play. It is, in my view, too far off the mark from The New Colossus or any of the prior games, and in some key ways that just make it decidedly less fun. The Pros: I like the new characters. The twins are kinda fun to play as, if a bit thinly drawn, but I don't really hold that against the game. Wolfenstein has entertaining…

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  • jaida @anarchyasf.comBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    THE BIG STEPPA TAKES ON VR!! I will be running Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot at tonight’s Flame Fatales 2026 bonus game!! If we reach $96,000 we’re gonna punch some nazi’s in VR, so let’s get it met 😮‍💨 gdq.gg/donate twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

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  • Standard Issue Computing @standardissuecomputing.blogBluesky · Aug 30, 2026

    just wrapped up my replay of Wolfenstein: The New Order. this game rules

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  • Steam user Steam user …2472Steam reviews · Dec 6, 2025 · 7 h played

    This is my second time finishing the game (German version & international version). We can all agree that Youngblood is the worst game of the series, and it was not a good choice working with Arkane; way to much Dishonored vibes… But I still must say that the game is a fun experience; the sisters have great teen humor and are fun to play. Also, the action and brutality is still the same. So especially on sale, when you get the game for around 4€, you can't do anything wrong. 6/10

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  • The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.comBluesky · Jun 13, 2024

    Is Castle Wolfenstein the first ever video game to let the player get drunk in-game?

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  • BrikoX @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 14, 2026

    After 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany — game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolism. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/69550068 > Germany's strict laws surrounding depictions of Nazis meant the game had to be altered, giving it an arguably more interesting story as a result.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6792Steam reviews · Apr 23, 2026 · 2 h played

    Look how they massacred my boy. I played the game for about two hours and I don't think I'm ever coming back. The game kicks off on a high note by forcing you to make a Bathesda account, sure take my personal data, I don't care. Then you're met with the two most insufferable protagonists, like stfu and bring back Blazkowicz. From the little gameplay I experienced, I can safely say this game is confused about its own identity, why does it lean heavily into the rpg aspect when it's supposed to…

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  • Radderss / Lauren R VO 👩‍🦽 | @radderss.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2025

    Does anyone have any other game recommendations? Similar to Wolfenstein and Indiana Jones? no reason 🤜

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  • CubitOom @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 4, 2026

    I'd rather play Wolfenstein 3D and kill MechaHitler ![](https://infosec.pub/pictrs/image/dc25e27c-437e-4fb7-84e8-37d711add35a.jpeg)

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  • Steam user Steam user …7350Steam reviews · Aug 4, 2026 · 5 h played

    Honestly, this is a pathetic entry into the Wolfenstein series. I don't know who owns the rights to this IP, but they need to get back to work and give us more BJ Blazkowicz and stop messing around.

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  • VGC @videogameschronicle.comBluesky · Feb 26, 2026

    Leaked casting details have allegedly corroborated that a third Wolfenstein game is indeed in production at developer Machine Games, and revealed a new character. vgc.news/news/casting...

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  • Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2026

    did you know that Wolfenstein 3D is an educational game

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  • Agent Strange @agentstrange.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2026

    Wolfenstein is a great video game franchise

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