The Wolfenstein series is a long-running game franchise set in World War II begun by Silas Warner of Muse Software in 1981 with Castle Wolfenstein. In 1992 the trademark was taken over by id Software for Wolfenstein 3D and prequel Spear of Destiny, while introducing protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz and more science fiction and supernatural motifs. Later games have been developed by FormGen Corporation, Gray Matter Studios, Splash Damage, Raven Software, and most recently by MachineGames while adopting further alternate history themes.
Games[]
- Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
- Wolfenstein 3D: The Nocturnal Missions (1992)
- Spear of Destiny (1992)
- Spear of Destiny: Return to Danger (1994)
- Spear of Destiny: The Ultimate Challenge (1994)
Rise of the Triad by Wolfenstein 3D publisher Apogee Software was initially conceived as a Wolfenstein sequel, and uses a highly modified variant of the Wolfenstein 3D engine.
The source code to Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny was released in 1995, with code for Quake III engine based sequels Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory released in 2010, leading to various source ports.
Numerous standalone mods exist for Wolfenstein 3D, with the most famous including AReyeP & MCS' Spear Resurrection and End of Destiny in 2001 and 2004 and Team RayCast's Operation Eisenfaust: Origins and Operation Eisenfaust: Legacy in 2012 and 2014, as well as community projects such as the DieHard Wolfers series of the 2010s and the 2022 total conversion Oldfartenstein.
A fair number of custom campaigns and mods exist for Return to Castle Wolfenstein as well, plus fan games made on the Doom engine such as WolfenDOOM and Blade of Agony.