Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Single-player alternate-history FPS about fighting Nazis in occupied America

MachineGames · Published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Oct 26, 2017

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Reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 50K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 258 in 30 days
Playing now: 206; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 7 years ago; Nov 19, 2018

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus?

A single-player first-person shooter set in Nazi-controlled America in 1961. As resistance fighter BJ Blazkowicz, you recruit allies and fight through American locations using stealth, upgradable firearms, dual-wielding, and special abilities.

For you if...

+you enjoy fast, graphic combat against groups of enemies
+you like choosing between stealth and guns-blazing approaches
+you like story-heavy shooters with an over-the-top tone

Not for you if...

−you prefer multiplayer over a single-player campaign
−you dislike gore, nudity, or graphic violence
−you dislike long, frequent cinematics

What players say

81% of 49,636 reviews are positive · 80% of 258 in the last 30 days

Players praise the gunplay, the option to switch between stealth and direct combat, and the story’s characters and cinematics. Recent players frequently report crashes, freezes, severe frame-rate drops, and bugs that can block progress; others criticize the long cutscenes, uneven pacing, and shifting tone.

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Win7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit versions)
Processor: AMD FX-8350/Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-3570/i7-3770
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 770 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 55 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 80
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil. Text only: Polish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese.