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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Return to Castle Wolfenstein overview

Gray Matter Studios | Aug 3, 2007 | game

Released

87players observed · 12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC

ActionFPSWorld War IIClassicSupernaturalSteam Store

  • Latest observed players87 · 12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak549
  • Units sold (VGI)353,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,400,000
  • Review score93% positive

Return to Castle Wolfenstein dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players87 · 12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak549
  • Units sold (VGI)353,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,400,000
  • Review score93% positive
  • Total reviews9,201
  • Release dateAug 3, 2007
  • DeveloperGray Matter Studios
  • PublisherBethesda Softworks

Genres: Action

Company pages: Developer: Gray Matter StudiosPublisher: Bethesda Softworks

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Game overview

Overview

Return to Castle Wolfenstein comes from Gray Matter Studios and is published by Bethesda Softworks. It arrived on Steam on Aug 3, 2007, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Return to Castle Wolfenstein's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 87 players at 12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC, with a tracked peak near 549. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 9,201 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is available in 1 languages including:

English

5 regional rating boards including esrb, usk, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Return to Castle Wolfenstein has sold up to 353,000 units and has 8,006 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,400,000. On Twitch, 3 streamers are live with around 20 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Return to Castle Wolfenstein overview details

Return to Castle Wolfenstein combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Originally released in 2001, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is an action/horror first-person shooter, and reboot of the Wolfenstein series. Powered by the Quake III Arena engine, it features a single-player campaign and team-based online multiplayer. Story World War II rages and nations fall. Himmler’s German SS Paranormal Division has Hitler's full backing to twist science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, you're on a solo mission to pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop Himmler...or die trying. Features Experience a blend of action and horror in the single-player campaign. Wield a combination of classic WW2 and fictional, sci-fi-inspired weapons. Fight against Nazis, the undead, and experimental mutant soldiers. Compete as Axis or Allies online, objective-focused and team-based multiplayer.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 87 players at 12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC, a tracked peak of 549, and 93% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameReturn to Castle Wolfenstein
Steam App ID9010
Typegame
Release dateAug 3, 2007
DeveloperGray Matter Studios
PublisherBethesda Softworks
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players87 · 12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak549
Positive reviews8,548
Negative reviews653
Total reviews9,201
Positive percent93%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations8,006
Average playtime1,042 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 3, 2007
Official Steam feed update (UTC)1 July 2024 - 15:10:42 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC

Content descriptors

Violence Language

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/9010
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/9010/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/9010
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Return to Castle Wolfenstein?

Return to Castle Wolfenstein's latest SteamPulse observation records 87 players at 12 September 2026 - 19:19:15 UTC, with a tracked peak of 549 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 17 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Return to Castle Wolfenstein growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 46 players; the highest observed daily value is 87 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Return to Castle Wolfenstein?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (34.4%), United Kingdom (5.4%), Romania (4.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30%), United Kingdom (5.4%), China (4.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.3%), United Kingdom (5.3%), China (4.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.6%), China (7.1%), United Kingdom (5.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Return to Castle Wolfenstein?

Return to Castle Wolfenstein currently sits at 93% positive across 9,201 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 8,548 positive reviews and 653 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Return to Castle Wolfenstein have?

Return to Castle Wolfenstein currently has about 15.1K tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 20 live viewers across 3 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Return to Castle Wolfenstein?

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 8,006, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

93% positive, 8,548 positive, 653 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 3 August 2007
  • Xbox 6 May 2003

DLC and packages

Return to Castle WolfensteinBuy Return to Castle Wolfenstein #6944$4.99Wolf PackBuy Return to Castle Wolfenstein #770867$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

3-D Hardware Accelerator (with 16MB VRAM with full OpenGL® support; Pentium® II 400 Mhz processor or Athlon® processor; English version of Windows® 2000/XP Operating System; 128 MB RAM; 16-bit high color video mode; 800 MB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files (Minimum Install), plus 300 MB for the Windows swap file; a 100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for…

Live Twitch streams

StreamerTitleViewersLanguage
patientpixelI feel like a field mouse. Small and quiet11en
KaroshiDropI am back from my Holiday - OG Nazi killing!! !tip !cmd5en
WarmCaveWe Have To Return to Castle Wolfenstein4en

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