Choose Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Choose Return to Castle Wolfenstein if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.6% positive across 4,107 reviews.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein vs Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2007) is 8 years older than Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (2015). Return to Castle Wolfenstein scores higher on Steam reviews (91.6% positive) than Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (89% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Choose Wolfenstein: The Old Blood if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Color Alternatives, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 8,957 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Return to Castle Wolfenstein |  Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.6% positive (4,107 reviews) | 89% positive (8,957 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Gray Matter Studios | MachineGames |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2007) is 8 years older than Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (2015).
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein scores higher on Steam reviews (91.6% positive) than Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (89% positive).
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Return to Castle Wolfenstein is Deck Playable, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is Deck Verified.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein vs Wolfenstein: The Old Blood — FAQ
- Which is better, Return to Castle Wolfenstein or Wolfenstein: The Old Blood?
- On Steam reviews Return to Castle Wolfenstein scores higher (91.6% positive) than Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (89% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Return to Castle Wolfenstein or Wolfenstein: The Old Blood first?
- If you want chronology, Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2007) came out before Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (2015). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Wolfenstein: The Old Blood have multiplayer like Return to Castle Wolfenstein?
- No. Return to Castle Wolfenstein supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is listed as single-player only.