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Games like Wolfenstein on PC: alternate history and single player FPS campaigns on Steam

By Ekin, a solo developer in Istanbul, the one person behind Whale Development Studios and Iron Curtain Call. Published 8 November 2026. Every date, price, platform and demo below was checked on the US Steam store and Wikipedia on 8 November 2026; the sources are listed at the end.

Iron Curtain Call in first person: Corporal Punishment fires a submachine gun at wind up tin soldiers inside the 6:15 Express train car — Iron Curtain Call, a real gameplay frame aboard the 6:15 Express. An alternate 1965 war against a mechanical regime, played for comedy.

The short answer

An alternate history regime, a mechanical army and a single player campaign.

When players search for games like Wolfenstein on PC, they usually mean the modern single player campaigns built by MachineGames (Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus): a linear, story driven first person shooter set in an alternate history 1960s where a totalitarian war machine rules with oversized guns and giant robots, and one stubborn soldier fights back.

If you missed one of the MachineGames entries, start there: Wolfenstein: The New Order ($19.99), its 1946 prequel Wolfenstein: The Old Blood ($19.99) and its 1961 sequel Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus ($39.99, which has a free Steam demo) form one continuous arc. Outside the series, Atomic Heart ($59.99, free demo) swaps 1960s Europe for an alternate 1950s Soviet facility overrun by rebel robots, Metro Exodus ($29.99) delivers a story heavy single player shooter across a ruined Russia, BioShock Infinite ($29.99) takes the fight to an authoritarian 1912 sky city, Half-Life 2 ($9.99, free demo) remains the benchmark for a resistance campaign against an occupying regime, and Iron Storm ($2.99) imagines a First World War that never ended by 1964.

My game, Iron Curtain Call (full release 11 March 2027, free demo on Steam now), takes the 1960s mechanical regime premise and plays it as a 1930s rubber hose cartoon comedy: it is 1965, World War III is run by a customer service AI called the Supreme Chancellor, and every enemy is a wind up tin robot that bursts into bolts and springs.

At a glance

Nine single player shooters, and what each shares with Wolfenstein.

Checked on the US Steam store and the games’ English Wikipedia articles on 8 November 2026. Prices are US list prices before any sale. My game first, then the three MachineGames Wolfenstein campaigns, then five shooters that share the alternate history or resistance campaign.
Game	Setting and regime	How it plays	Free demo on Steam	US price	Out
Iron Curtain CallMy game	An alternate 1965 World War III where a customer service AI runs a state and fields an army of wind up tin robots	Fast single player cartoon noir FPS with dash, grapple, parry and melee healing; free demo on Steam	Yes, free: Mission 1, about 15 to 20 minutes	Not priced yet	11 March 2027Free demo since 28 October 2026
Wolfenstein: The New Order	Wikipedia: an alternate history 1960s Europe where the Nazis won World War II and mass produce robots and super weapons	Single player story FPS; stealth knives, dual wielded firearms and resistance raids	No	$19.99	19 May 2014
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus	Steam and Wikipedia: an alternate 1961 America under Nazi occupation, where BJ Blazkowicz rallies a second American Revolution	Single player FPS with dual wielded heavy guns, hatchet melee and a free Steam demo	Yes, free	$39.99	26 October 2017
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood	Steam and Wikipedia: an alternate 1946 prequel in Bavaria and Castle Wolfenstein before The New Order	Standalone two part single player FPS campaign with pipes for climbing and melee, stealth and heavy gunfights	No	$19.99	4 May 2015
Atomic Heart	Steam and Wikipedia: an alternate 1950s Soviet Union facility where loyal robots and machines rebel against their creators	Single player FPS with firearms, energy weapons, a power glove and melee blades; free demo on Steam	Yes, free	$59.99	20 February 2023
Metro Exodus	Steam and Wikipedia: a post nuclear Russia across four seasons, travelling aboard the Aurora steam locomotive	Story driven single player survival FPS with weapon customization, stealth and open chapters	No	$29.99	14 February 2020
BioShock Infinite	Steam and Wikipedia: 1912 aboard the flying city of Columbia, ruled by a theocratic regime and guarded by the robotic Songbird	Single player story FPS with guns, vigor powers, Sky Line rails and AI companion Elizabeth	No	$29.99	25 March 2013
Half-Life 2	Wikipedia: City 17 under the totalitarian alien Combine empire and its human administrator Wallace Breen	Single player resistance FPS campaign with vehicle chapters and the physics based Gravity Gun; free demo on Steam	Yes, free	$9.99	16 November 2004
Iron Storm	Steam and Wikipedia: an alternate 1964 where the First World War never ended and has raged for fifty years	Single player trench and bunker shooter (first released in 2002) in first or third person	No	$2.99	8 May 2014First released in 2002

The games

One by one, who each campaign is for.

Every game below is a single player shooter you can play on Steam without touching a multiplayer lobby. Facts come from the US Steam store and Wikipedia on 8 November 2026.

Iron Curtain Call

My game

Play it if you want a 1960s war against a regime’s mechanical army, turned into a fast 1930s cartoon comedy you can try free right now.

Iron Curtain Call is my game: a single player cartoon noir first person shooter set in an alternate 1965, year three of World War III. Humanity ran out of soldiers, so the war is fought by wind up tin robots commanded by the Supreme Chancellor, a customer service machine that was handed a country. You play Corporal Punishment, delivered to the front like cargo while Colonel Panic briefs you over the radio.

What it shares with Wolfenstein is the pleasure of tearing through a regime’s mechanical war machine in an alternate 1960s with a loud arsenal (eleven guns and a freeze grenade in the full game, starting with The Diplomat shotgun and The Typewriter submachine gun). What differs is the tone and pace: instead of grim alternate history drama, it is drawn like a 1930s rubber hose cartoon where robots burst into bolts, springs and scrap with no blood or gore, and punching staggered machines restores your health.

The free Steam demo is Mission 1, Welcome to Rubbleton (about 15 to 20 minutes, ending with the first boss, Major Disaster), for Windows, macOS and Linux; or play 60 seconds in your browser. The parry arrives with the full game on 11 March 2027.

Developer and publisher: Whale Development Studios
Out: 11 March 2027
Free demo out: 28 October 2026
On Steam: Windows and macOS (demo on Windows, macOS and Linux)
US list price: Not priced yet
Demo: Yes, free

**Gameplay trailer** · 1:00 · Twelve chapters in sixty seconds. YouTube · Video page

Play the free demo Play 60 seconds in your browser, no download

Iron Curtain Call in first person: a cartoon glove punches a tin robot apart in a snowy night market, a shotgun in the other hand, under the comic words SHATTERED! and SHAKE WELL! — Iron Curtain Call, a real gameplay frame. Mechanical soldiers burst into bolts, springs and scrap.

Wolfenstein: The New Order

Play it if you want the foundational modern Wolfenstein campaign and have not played it yet.

MachineGames’ Wolfenstein: The New Order (released 19 May 2014) restarted the series as a character driven single player shooter. Per Steam and Wikipedia, it follows William “BJ” Blazkowicz waking from a fourteen year coma into an alternate 1960s Europe where the Nazis won World War II using advanced robots and stolen technology.

You raid fortresses, prisons and a lunar base alongside the Kreisau Circle resistance, switching between dual wielded automatic rifles, laser cutters and stealth takedowns.

On Steam at $19.99, for Windows, with no demo on 8 November 2026. Serious war drama where Iron Curtain Call is 1965 cartoon satire.

Developer: MachineGames
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Released: 19 May 2014
On Steam: Windows
US list price: $19.99
Demo: None on Steam

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Play it if you want the bigger, louder 1961 sequel and want to test a free Steam demo first.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (released 26 October 2017) picks up immediately after The New Order and moves the fight to an occupied 1961 United States. Steam describes recruiting resistance leaders from Roswell to New Orleans and Manhattan while wielding heavy weapons such as the Laserkraftwerk and Dieselkraftwerk.

Unlike The New Order and The Old Blood, The New Colossus has a free standalone demo on Steam covering the opening level.

On Steam at $39.99, for Windows, with a free Windows demo on 8 November 2026.

Developer: MachineGames
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Released: 26 October 2017
On Steam: Windows (demo on Windows)
US list price: $39.99
Demo: Yes, free

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

Play it if you want classic Castle Wolfenstein corridors, occult secrets and a tighter standalone prequel.

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (released 4 May 2015) is MachineGames’ standalone prequel set in 1946. Per Steam and Wikipedia, its eight chapters split into two interconnected stories: breaking into Castle Wolfenstein in Rudi Jäger and the Den of Wolves, and uncovering occult artifacts in Wulfburg in The Dark Secrets of Helga Von Schabbs.

Because it was built as a focused two part campaign, it gets straight to the gunfights and stealth arenas with very little downtime.

On Steam at $19.99, for Windows, with no demo on 8 November 2026.

Developer: MachineGames
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Released: 4 May 2015
On Steam: Windows
US list price: $19.99
Demo: None on Steam

Atomic Heart

Play it if you want an alternate 1950s superpower whose robots have gone rogue, with a free Steam demo.

Mundfish’s Atomic Heart (released 20 February 2023) is set in Facility 3826 in an alternate history 1950s Soviet Union, per Wikipedia and Steam. You play Major P3, sent to contain a sudden rebellion of service and combat robots using firearms, melee blades and an experimental Polymer glove.

For players who liked Wolfenstein’s alternate mid century technology and mechanical enemies, Atomic Heart is the closest modern big budget match on Steam.

On Steam at $59.99, for Windows, with a free Windows demo on 8 November 2026. For more in this vein, see my Games Like Atomic Heart guide.

Developer: Mundfish
Publisher: Focus Entertainment, 4Divinity and Mundfish
Released: 20 February 2023
On Steam: Windows (demo on Windows)
US list price: $59.99
Demo: Yes, free

Metro Exodus

Play it if you want a long, cinematic single player shooter campaign with a crew you travel with across a ruined continent.

4A Games’ Metro Exodus (released on Steam on 14 February 2020) takes Artyom and the Spartan Rangers out of the Moscow Metro tunnels and across Russia aboard the Aurora steam locomotive. Per Steam and Wikipedia, it blends linear story bunker levels with large seasonal regions where you scavenge parts and modify weapons in the field.

While its setting is post nuclear rather than alternate 1960s, its pacing, resistance camaraderie and heavy first person gunfeel appeal to the same single player crowd as MachineGames’ Wolfenstein.

On Steam at $29.99, for Windows, macOS and Linux, with no demo on 8 November 2026.

Developer: 4A Games
Publisher: Deep Silver
Released: 14 February 2020
On Steam: Windows, macOS and Linux
US list price: $29.99
Demo: None on Steam

BioShock Infinite

Play it if you want an alternate history shooter with a strong story, heavy gunfights and macOS support.

Irrational Games’ BioShock Infinite (released 25 March 2013) sends Booker DeWitt to the 1912 floating city of Columbia to rescue Elizabeth. Per Wikipedia and Steam, you fight through an authoritarian American breakaway state and its mechanical Heavy Hitters (including Motorized Patriots and the giant robotic Songbird) using guns, Sky Line hooks and vigor powers.

It shares Wolfenstein’s focus on fighting through a propaganda soaked alternate history regime while keeping a brisk, linear campaign structure.

On Steam at $29.99, for Windows, macOS and Linux, with no demo on 8 November 2026.

Developers: Irrational Games and Virtual Programming (Linux)
Publisher: 2K
Released: 25 March 2013
On Steam: Windows, macOS and Linux
US list price: $29.99
Demo: None on Steam

Half-Life 2

Play it if you want the classic single player uprising against a totalitarian regime, with a free demo and low hardware needs.

Valve’s Half-Life 2 (released 16 November 2004) casts Gordon Freeman as the spearhead of a human resistance inside City 17 against the alien Combine occupation. Per Wikipedia, its seamless single player campaign chains urban street battles, coastal highway runs, Ravenholm and an assault on the Citadel without a single cutscene camera break.

Every modern story driven resistance shooter, including MachineGames’ Wolfenstein reboot, owes part of its structure to Half-Life 2.

On Steam at $9.99, for Windows and Linux, with a free demo on 8 November 2026.

Developer and publisher: Valve
Released: 16 November 2004
On Steam: Windows and Linux
US list price: $9.99
Demo: Yes, free

Iron Storm

Play it if you want a budget retro curiosity about a 1960s European war that never stopped.

Iron Storm (first released in 2002, on Steam since 8 May 2014) is set in an alternate 1964 where World War I has lasted fifty years. You play Lieutenant James Anderson infiltrating Russo Mongolian trenches and laboratories to stop a nuclear weapon project.

It is an older, rougher game than the modern blockbusters here, priced at $2.99 on Steam.

On Steam at $2.99, for Windows, with no demo on 8 November 2026.

Developer and publisher: Microids
Released: 8 May 2014
On Steam: Windows
US list price: $2.99
Demo: None on Steam

Where to start

Which order to play the modern Wolfenstein games

If you are new to MachineGames’ reboot trilogy on Steam, release order and story order differ slightly. Wolfenstein: The New Order ($19.99) came first and introduces the 1960s world and cast; Wolfenstein: The Old Blood ($19.99) is a standalone 1946 prequel whose ending leads directly into the opening mission of The New Order; Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus ($39.99) continues the story in 1961 America.

If you already finished all three and want more alternate history shooters on PC, check my Alternate History FPS Games guide and my Video Games Set in the 1960s guide, or try 60 seconds of Iron Curtain Call in your browser.

Questions

Questions players ask

What are the best games like Wolfenstein on Steam?

For an alternate history shooter where you fight a regime’s robots, Atomic Heart ($59.99, free demo) and Iron Curtain Call (my game, releasing 11 March 2027, free demo now) are the direct matches. For a story driven single player FPS campaign against an authoritarian state, Half-Life 2 ($9.99, free demo), BioShock Infinite ($29.99) and Metro Exodus ($29.99) are the closest on Steam.

Which games like Wolfenstein have a free demo on Steam?

On 8 November 2026 four games on this page had a free demo on Steam: Iron Curtain Call (Windows, macOS and Linux, plus a 60 second browser trial), Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Windows), Atomic Heart (Windows) and Half-Life 2 (Windows).

Should I play Wolfenstein: The New Order or The Old Blood first?

Either works: The Old Blood is set in 1946 right before The New Order’s opening chapter, while The New Order was released first in 2014 and introduces the mechanics and overarching story before moving to the 1960s. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus should be played after The New Order.

Which games like Wolfenstein run on a Mac?

The MachineGames Wolfenstein titles are Windows only on Steam. Among the alternatives on this page, Steam listed macOS support on 8 November 2026 for Iron Curtain Call (both the free demo and the full game), Metro Exodus and BioShock Infinite.

Is there an upcoming single player FPS like Wolfenstein?

Iron Curtain Call launches on Steam on 11 March 2027 for Windows and macOS: a twelve chapter single player FPS set in an alternate 1965 World War III against a mechanical army, played as a 1930s rubber hose cartoon comedy. Mission 1 is free to play on Steam right now.

What PC and indie games are coming out in 2027?

More than one page can hold: Steam shows a lot of PC and indie games with a 2027 date, and dates keep moving. What we checked on Steam on 7 November 2026 are the shooters and the Mac action games, in two dated lists: upcoming FPS games and upcoming Mac games. Iron Curtain Call, our own cartoon noir shooter, is due 11 March 2027 on Windows and macOS, and its free demo is on Steam now.

What games release on 11 March 2027?

Among the shooters we checked on Steam on 7 November 2026: Blood of Rations (11 March 2027) and Iron Curtain Call (My game, 11 March 2027). We only checked shooters, so this is not the full set for that day; Steam’s own Coming Soon page has the rest.

What is a good new single player FPS I can play for free right now?

Iron Curtain Call has a free demo on Steam (Mission 1, about 15 to 20 minutes) and a free 60 second browser trial with no download. It is a single player cartoon noir shooter, and it is our game, so weigh that. For other free shooters, our list of free FPS demos on Steam holds the best rated ones.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from the US Steam store pages of the games and these Wikipedia articles, read on 8 November 2026. Prices and dates change; the store page always has the final word.

Iron Curtain Call, Steam store page
Wolfenstein: The New Order, Steam store page
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Steam store page
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Steam store page
Atomic Heart, Steam store page
Metro Exodus, Steam store page
BioShock Infinite, Steam store page
Half-Life 2, Steam store page
Iron Storm, Steam store page
Wolfenstein, Wikipedia
Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wikipedia
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Wikipedia
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Wikipedia
Atomic Heart, Wikipedia
Metro Exodus, Wikipedia
BioShock Infinite, Wikipedia
Half-Life 2, Wikipedia
Iron Storm (2002 video game), Wikipedia
Alternate history, Wikipedia

Fight a 1965 mechanical regime for free.

Mission 1 of Iron Curtain Call is free on Steam right now, or play 60 seconds in your browser with no download. The full twelve chapter campaign arrives on 11 March 2027.

Play the free demo Wishlist and Follow on Steam Play 60 seconds in your browser, no download