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Wolfenstein 3D

Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter presented with rudimentary 3D graphics and a follow-up to the top-down infiltration game Castle Wolfenstein. The game is broken up into levels, each of which is a flat…

5 May 1992

Wolfenstein 3D is a shooter developed by id Software, released 5 May 1992 on DOS.

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What Wolfenstein 3D is

Wolfenstein 3D is a shooter game developed by id Software and released in 1992. It was published by Apogee Software. It is available on DOS only. It runs on Wolfenstein 3D.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game follows B.J. Blazkowicz, an American spy during World War II and his efforts to destroy the Nazi regime. Wolfenstein 3D is divided into two sets of three episodes. In "Escape", Blazkowicz has been captured while trying to find the plans for Operation Eisenfaust (Iron Fist) and imprisoned in Castle Wolfenstein, from which he must escape. "Operation: Eisenfaust" follows his discovery and thwarting of the Nazi plan to create an army of undead mutants in Castle Hollehammer, while in "Die, Führer, Die!" he infiltrates a bunker under the Reichstag, culminating in a battle with Adolf Hitler in a robotic suit equipped with four chain guns.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Wolfenstein series

Wolfenstein 3D is the sixth of 38 entries we hold in the Wolfenstein series. The next entry was Wolfenstein 3D: Nocturnal Missions in 1992.

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When did Wolfenstein 3D come out?
Wolfenstein 3D was released on 5 May 1992 for DOS.

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