Wolfenstein 3D

Usually dumb fun but it borders on sadistic at times (EP6 and EP2)

Classic! The OG! This is where it all began. The beginning of all FPS games. Respect your roots!

I won't write a full review for this game, but just to say that it's a fun throwback. There is obviously minimal story to the game given the time period it was made - there wasn't really the tech to have full narrative story telling very well, yet. Even the sound effects are primitive with the closest thing to music being a midi file playing, lol.

The game itself can be frustrating as the controls are absolutely terrible as is the sensitivity and you can't re-configure the controls. I'd give the game a 6/10 just barely a thumbs up if you want a nostalgia run, but the game itself really isn't all that great.

It's also very tough to find your way around. The game is literally a maze of floors.

Wolfenstein 3D is an iconic game. Although showing it's age more and more as the decades pass, it's legacy and innovations can't be forgotten.

That being said, don't play the current version right here.

While Doom and Quake have gotten lovely remasters, Wolfenstein has sadly yet to receive one. Instead, it's a crappy DosBox version with terrible mouse controls that make the game flatout unplayable. Don't waste your money on this version and wait for a proper remaster...which I hope is soon.

Wolf3D is the classic Nazi killing simulator that'll run on just about anything DOOM can. I'd recommend playing this on ECWolf or any modern sourceport for the best experience, especially now with community mods. This package only contains DOSBox files and lacks Mac-exclusive files, so you'll need to source out Mac or other port-exclusive content if that's something you want.

For some reason a game that gives me the simple joy of killing a bunch of nazis sounded fun these days.
Also get ECWolf and rename it to DOSBox in your game folder. It gives you a minimap and other QOL updates.

nostalgic

This game is a lot harder than i thought it would be. But i dont mind. Its a great game.

This game is a classic and a blast from the past. Gameplay is fun at first but overtime it gets very repetitive and it just becomes "Get key, find where it unlocks, kill enemies, next level". But It is the first big fps on pc so I will cut it some slack. Overall a 8/10

Schutzstaffel!

I don't recommend a blind playthough because the design is a bit dated. Instead search up the official hint book and read about a level before playing it. It makes it a lot more fun as you won't get lost trying to hump the correct wall to get the last 2 secret kills of a level. Plus mutants are kinda mean, you need to be prepared for them.

One of the first 3D games out there, and it's still fun to go in and take out the enemy, plus finding all the secret rooms with their treasures! It's so easy to get lost for a couple hours blowing up stuff and having fun.

The Gruppenführers must die!!

Mein Leben/10

Great Old school FPS!

played for years

i love shooting nazis <3

good

Absolutely don't play this without BetterWolf mod unless you're just really craving that old school experience. Adds a minimap (GAMECHANGER, literally for these mazelike levels), adds proper strafing on A and D keys (instead of turning), and adds proper mouse turning without also making you move with the mouse. With those small modern quality of life improvements, it is to this day a very playable game. Glad I experienced this piece of history (with some minor tweaks) finally since I wasn't alive when it came out. The grandpa of the FPS genre is still doing well for his age!

great musk hunting sim

best game i've ever bought. 10/10 would 100% recommend

good

Wolfenstein 3D. A great game with a huge legacy. I'm not going into that. This will just be a simple review of the game itself.

Firstly, get a sourceport. It helps the playability of the game a lot. It adds true 3D graphics, better mouse controls, strafing and an automap.

Ok, now for the review.
Wolfenstein 3D is simple. Really simple. You have 4 weapons, about 7 enemies total and six bosses. That is used over 60 levels in maze like levels for you to solve and find the exit in. That's it.

The first three episodes are the best. The levels aren't too mazey and the enemies are placed in a more balanced way. The last 3 episodes are much more maze like. Each episode starts you off with a knife and pistol. You get ammo and health from pickups. You can get n machinegun and a chaingun. Each weapons is a flat upgrade over the previous one. You never have a reason to go back. Sometimes doors are lockd and requires keycards.

And that's pretty much the game. Get weapons and ammo, go though mazey levels, get keycards, shoot Nazi's and get to the boss level. It's very basic and repetitive but I love it. It's so much fun.

I'd recommend it.

As a pixel heavy retro game, it is so visceral you can almost smell their musk.

MEIN LEBEN!

This game is amazing, the theme really goes good with the genre and i think you should try it!

Original FPS. Except for DoD.

We hates those mutantses! We hates them so much!

This game was fun 30 years ago

it's fun today

Mein Leben!

My typical Wolfenstein 3D experience:

1. Start level.
2. Run around, killing any enemies I find.
3. Get lost.
4. Start wall-hugging and mashing 'E' to find any hidden walls.
5. Somehow get even more lost.
6. Finally find path to exit.
7. Get shot and killed by off-screen enemy.
8. Cry.

Wolfenstein is a classic game anybody would love unless they're a gay zoomer who doesn't like old retro boomer shooter games or are actually a Nazi but ain't much of those no more.

Buy this, then go install ECwolf.

Wolfenstein 3D is a gaming historical classic, and it should be treated with such respect.

But In terms of the game itself? its ok, it has aged somewhat poorly, especially in the terms of level design and how repetitive they can feel, one after another. again its not bad, but even for a game like og doom, that game hasnt aged a bit and if anything its still getting re-releases and updates, same with quake 1 and 2, they also got remakes and re-releases that fixed some isssues, modernized graphics and overall tightened the game up for better performance.

but wolfenstein 3d (and basically the rest of the franchise) kinda just seems to be an after thought to id software and more of a side thing, compared to their precious doom and quake childs. You can tell the lack of care since this game is still only running on DOS, and while dos isnt bad and works fine and gets the job done; a unity version honsetly wouldnt be bad, have extra content, hell give us a new batch of levels like how you did with dooms legacy of rust expansion.

again the game itself is. at its core: good. but for an almost 30 year old game as important as wolf 3d, there needs to be SOMETHING involving a remake, or remaster, or something to keep this game afloat, bc honsetly dos has flaws, like how some times the dos launches the game in monochrome, or how sometimes it just crashes, or how you still have to manually use wolfenstiens old controls like moving your mouse forward to go front and back, which is annoying.
i feel like a re-release could fix all of these issues, and thats exactly what doom got, and hey; doom got a unity version AND got to keep its dos version for old school players: and new school players to get introduced to doom.

hell, thats how i got into doom, through dooms re-release on the nintendo switch back in 2020, i was able to experience this great game and now i fucking love doom. And i feel like wolf 3d could use the same treatment (same goes for return for castle wolfenstein)

its not the end of the world, but i know wolfenstein fans want SOME thing new, especially since the newer games have been hit or miss imo

just as good as my nostalgia remembered.. but also, more difficult both control, and gameplay wise than I was expecting too. 8/10 for being a front runner for fps gameplay

ooh yes [but zesty]

One of the OG Nazi killing games. Pretty fun but a bit maze-like.

9/10

Feels like the first of its kind. Feels as old as me. Super bare bones. Very limited controls and mechanics. Still fun to shoot Nazis for three hours. Doesn't overstay its welcome. Check it out if you're interested in this era. This and DOOM are certainly a good time capsules that quickly demonstrate the roots of the FPS genre.

2

The OG first person shooter.

Off The Yae

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the best use of my 4090. this game is kinda neat though, but its better played through a fan remake (like the gzdoom tc) or source port (ecwolf) for better visuals and other quality of life stuff. still, it's the grandfather of the fps genre.

get those jerrys just like its dubya dubya two!

You want to be a hero, don't you?
You don't like Nazis, do you?
You want to shoot Nazis, don't you?
Well, what are you waiting for?

One of the first First-person shooters, and the one that started the Genre, Wolfenstein 3D has a very simple premise: Shoot Nazis, don't die, and find the exit. Of course, there's a bit more to it than that, but that's the general idea. Find keys to open doors, scour levels for secrets and hidden treasure, health kits to keep you alive, and most importantly, weapons and ammunition to take down those goose-stepping goons. The action is fast-paced, and while extremely primitive by today's standards, it's the classic that launched Id Software on it's meteoric rise, and spawned the absolute beasts that are Doom and Quake. You get six episodes with ten levels each, four weapons of increasing lethality, and an assortment of enemies to take down, from guard dogs to common soldiers to elite SS units, and bosses that can both take and deliver a beating.

Included is the followup prequel: Spear of Destiny, in which you infiltrate Castle Nuremberg to wrest the holy relic that pierced the side of Christ out from Hitler's grasp. From the deepest dungeon to the highest tower, it's up to you to find and retrieve the Spear to bring it safely into allied hands. Keep that Gatling gun handy as you're going to seriously need it to survive this campaign.

CRAP THAT DOES NOT LOAD The only thing it knows how to do is EXIT

I think Frankenstein turned into a wolf in 3D

I can't believe it's 30 years since I first played this game. It's THE first person shooter. I am thankful Steam doesn't know how many hours I've _actually_ sunk into this game. ^^

The premise is simple - nazis are bad, so kill them dead. The controls are forgiving, meaning that aiming isn't only for people with sharpshooter genes; just point your gun in the general direction of the enemy and most times that's enough. Which makes this game more enjoyable, to me who isn't a sharpshooter.

There are secrets to be found, enemies to kill dead, and treasures to hoard. Enemy soldiers drop ammo, food and health packs can be found both in plain sight and secreted away. Fight (and find!) your way, floor to floor. One of the aspects of this game, and far too many other games, is the whole elevator to the next floor-thing. Is there ANYWHERE in the world where, say, a building with ten floors has a separate elevator between every floor and NEVER near another elevator?

So. Elevators aside, I love this game. It is simple, truly, but when it was new it wasn't. And to me, it will always be this shiny, bright diamond of a game. Even if it is a bit cheesy and simple.

It's 2025, if you don't know about Wolfenstein 3D by now, you're too late.

i think i met some of these guys on twitter

Having played this originally on a DOS pc in the early 90's, the game is still fun but the controls being so basic havent aged well. If it had Strafing capability with A and D instead of just turn only, i wouldnt have an issue. Im not as acustomed to older control schemes anymore, most gamers are not. I finished playing this with the ECWolf mod (web search it), it gives it a bit more flair with controls with better but limited mouse support and higher resolutions. Doesnt change anything else but those 2. Works with Wolfenstein Spear of Destiny as well and the 2 Mission Packs (useless un/official addons) that dont contribute to the story or lore.

Still a great game, Grand Father of the FPS genre paving the way for the [id] Universe of games. Definitely worth playing.

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