Wolfenstein games in order: By release date and timeline

THE Wolfenstein series is one of the most popular and longest-running first-person shooter games of all time.

If you're new to the series or a long-time fan looking to relive the glory days - here's everything you need to know about the Wolfenstein games series.

Wolfenstein games release order

Wolfenstein is a series of games that takes players back to World War II, fighting the Nazi battalions.

The narrative sees the primary character William "B.J." Blazkowicz - an army captain fight his way through the series in a mission to defeat the Axis powers.

Here's the Wolfenstein games release order over the past few decades.

• Castle Wolfenstein (1981)
• Beyond Castle Wolfenstein (1984)
• Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001)
• Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (2003)
• Wolfenstein RPG (2008)
• Wolfenstein (2009)
• Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
• Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (2015)
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood (2019)
• Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot (2019)

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Fans of Wolfenstein may also be aware of Voxelstein 3D - an FPS game inspired by Wolfenstein 3D.

Voxelstein 3D is an FPS game inspired by Wolfenstein 3D.

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Wolfenstein timeline order

If you're wanting to play Wolfenstein in timeline order with a well-flowing narrative - then you should know there are two different timelines.

The first is the classic timeline, which was later followed by the New order - an alternate history in which Axis powers won World War II.

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However, as the series underwent a number of changes and the storyline expanded - it can be quite tricky to connect the dots.

But don't worry - here's how to play Wolfenstein from the classic timeline to New order.

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Classic timeline

This timeline revolves around the primary character taking part in a mission to assassinate Adolf Hitler - and was arguably one of the most influential game series of all time.

• Castle Wolfenstein
• Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
• Wolfenstein 3D
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein
• Wolfenstein

New order timeline

This timeline is set in an alternate world, which is ruled by the forces of Nazi Germany - and it's up to Blackowicz to defeat them all.

• Wolfenstein: The New Order
• Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
• Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Games can be played on a variety of consoles - including PlayStation, Windows and Xbox.