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Game entry

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

2001 · FPS, Horror · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 2, Xbox · id Software

After 286 duels settled by the community, Return to Castle Wolfenstein stands no. 475 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,704 ELO points and 66% of wins. Of the 5 duels that pitted it against Left 4 Dead 2, it has won 4 and lost 1. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 18 out of 103 (2001).

World rank

no. 475

ELO score

1,704

Wins

66%

Duels played

286

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About Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter and a reboot of Wolfenstein 3D. The player's arsenal includes among others a Luger, MP 40 submachine gun, Mauser rifle with sniper scope, flamethrower, dynamite and grenades. The game also features a multiplayer component in which players are split into Axis and Allies sides with each a set of objectives to complete.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,704 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Return to Castle Wolfenstein sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 472 Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1,707
  2. 473 Halo Infinite 1,706
  3. 474 World of Warcraft 1,705
  4. 475 Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1,704
  5. 476 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 1,704
  6. 477 Tales from the Borderlands 1,703
  7. 478 Crash Bandicoot 1,703

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The standing

Where Return to Castle Wolfenstein ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Return to Castle Wolfenstein stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 18 out of 103 (2001).

Where Return to Castle Wolfenstein ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 475 5,110
FPS 54 458
2000s 143 1,304
2001 18 103

The community

The debate

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