Play Order (Release = Chronological)Recommended
0 / 8 playedThe core Wolfenstein games in release order. Start with The New Order; the early id-era games are history lessons, not prerequisites.
- 1 Wolfenstein 3D
- 2 Spear of Destiny Expansion prequel to Wolfenstein 3D.
- 3 Wolfenstein Raven Software entry with loose continuity to the rest.
- 4 Wolfenstein: The New Order MachineGames reboot; the recommended entry point.
- 5 Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Standalone prequel to The New Order.
- 6 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- 7 Wolfenstein: Youngblood Co-op spinoff set 19 years later, starring B.J.'s twin daughters.
- 8 Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot VR side story set just before Youngblood; optional.
About Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein is the long-running shooter series about B.J. Blazkowicz, stretching from Wolfenstein 3D (1992) to Youngblood (2019). This play order follows release order. Newcomers should start with The New Order, the 2014 reboot that anchors the modern story.
Continuities across the decades are loose, with MachineGames' reboot forming its own self-contained arc. Cyberpilot is a VR side story, and Youngblood jumps the timeline forward to follow a new generation.
Good to know
This list skips the 1981 and 1984 Muse Software originals, Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001), Enemy Territory (2003) and Wolfenstein RPG (2008) to keep a single clean list. The Old Blood is a standalone prequel to The New Order. MachineGames has said it always planned its reboot as a trilogy, and January 2026 reports indicated a third game is in development, but Bethesda has not officially announced Wolfenstein 3, so no date or listing is given here.
