Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Q: Do I need to play the first game before Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus?

It helps, because this is a direct sequel to The New Order and continues several character arcs right away. You can still follow the main conflict without it, but some relationships, callbacks, and emotional beats land better if you know the earlier story.

Q: Does Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus have multiplayer or co-op?

No. This is a single-player only game with no competitive multiplayer, co-op campaign, or separate online mode. If you want a focused story shooter you can finish on your own schedule, that is exactly what it offers.

Q: How hard is Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, and can you change difficulty?

It has multiple difficulty settings, and you can adjust them if the combat starts feeling too punishing. On higher settings, enemies hit hard and mistakes snowball quickly, so dropping the difficulty can make the story flow much better if you mainly want the campaign and characters.

Q: Are there any important upgrades or choices in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus?

Yes. Partway through the game you choose one of three contraptions that changes how you move through levels, such as squeezing through tight spaces or reaching higher paths. You can unlock the others later, so the choice affects your route options for a while but does not lock you out forever.

Q: Is there much to do after finishing the main story in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus?

Yes, if you want more than the campaign. You can revisit areas for collectibles, use the Enigma code system to unlock assassination missions, and keep clearing optional targets after the credits. It is not an endless endgame, but there is enough extra content to extend a single playthrough.

Overall Rating: 4.09 • 1771 reviews

The Narrative Seeker The Sprint Player

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is a loud, story-heavy shooter that swings from brutal hallway fights to strange, sharply written scenes without losing momentum. Its mix of dual-wield chaos, flexible stealth-or-guns-blazing encounters, and a pulpy alternate-America road trip gives it more personality and narrative drive than most campaign shooters.

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Developer: Bethesda Softworks

Release Date: October 25, 2017

How Long to Beat: 18 hrs

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86 Metacritic

9.1 IGN

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus drives fast, dual-wield firefights through linear story missions, layered stealth openings, and collectible-filled hubs between explosive set pieces

Flexible Fight Openers

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus drops you into compact combat spaces that can start quietly or explode immediately. Many encounters let you sneak through patrol routes, throw hatchets for clean takedowns, and hunt commanders before they trigger reinforcements. If stealth breaks, the game shifts fast into aggressive run-and-gun shooting without feeling like you chose the wrong approach.

Gunplay is built around momentum. Dual-wielding lets you pair weapons for crowd control or raw damage, and the movement has enough speed to support constant repositioning through hallways, balconies, and side rooms. It is not a cover shooter, so success comes from pushing forward, grabbing armor and health on the move, and keeping pressure on enemies before they surround you.

Story That Keeps Moving

The campaign is strongly paced, with missions that move quickly between firefights, character scenes, and surreal alternate-history set pieces. Cutscenes are frequent, but they usually add context or tension rather than stalling the game, which helps the action feel tied to a larger journey instead of a string of disconnected arenas.

What makes Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus stand out is how confident it is about tone. One minute you are in a brutal shootout, the next you are in a strange or sharply written scene that gives the cast room to breathe. That rhythm gives each mission its own identity and makes short play sessions feel satisfying because something meaningful usually happens every time you sit down.

Weapons, Perks, And Hubs

Between missions, the U-boat hub gives you a break from combat and a place to pick up side objectives, talk to characters, and prepare for the next push. These spaces are not huge, but they add texture and make progression feel more personal than a simple mission select screen. Optional tasks and readable world details are there if you want them, without dragging the campaign off course.

Progression is straightforward and useful. Perks unlock by performing actions in combat, which nudges you to experiment with different habits rather than spend time in menus, and later contraptions slightly change how you move through levels and approach fights. The result is a campaign that stays linear and easy to follow while still giving you room to shape your playstyle.

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What’s Included

The Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Freedom Chronicles Season Pass bundles the game’s three post-launch story episodes: The Adventures of Gunslinger Joe, The Diaries of Agent Silent Death, and The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins. Each chapter puts you in control of a different resistance fighter with their own short campaign, weapons, and combat style.

These episodes are separate side stories rather than an extension of B.J. Blazkowicz’s main plot. They follow the same fast, aggressive shooting style as the base game, but with new protagonists and a few fresh mission setups.

Is It Worth It

This is worth considering if you finished the main campaign and want a few more compact bursts of Wolfenstein combat. The episodes fit naturally with the base game’s tone and gunplay, but they are not essential for understanding the main story.

If you mainly wanted a major narrative continuation, this is easier to skip. If you want more shooting in the same style and can get the pass at a discount, it is a solid optional extra.

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus drives fast, dual-wield firefights through linear story missions, layered stealth openings, and collectible-filled hubs between explosive set pieces

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus remains worth playing for its propulsive campaign, sharp alternate-history storytelling, and firefights that shift smoothly from stealthy setups to violent momentum

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus moves through brisk story missions, short hub breaks, and optional collectible cleanup, making it easy to finish chapters in focused sessions

Flexible Fight Openers

Story That Keeps Moving

Weapons, Perks, And Hubs

Campaign With Real Drive

Fights That Stay Fluid

Strange, Memorable Road Trip

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