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5 Games like Return to Castle Wolfenstein on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Return to Castle Wolfenstein down to the 5 that fit the “PS5” category. Doom Eternal, Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS
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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2001Dev Nerve Software

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Return to Castle Wolfenstein is Doom Eternal — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War follow close behind.

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The best games like Return to Castle Wolfenstein on PS5

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Each one has been evaluated across 17 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Doom Eternal

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Doom Eternal
Closest overall match
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFantasyFirst Person
Year 2020Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Genre puts it alongside Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: post-apocalyptic world.

Released 19 years after Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

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Call of Duty: Vanguard

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Call of Duty: Vanguard
Closest on tone
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Held in common with Return to Castle Wolfenstein: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.

Released 20 years after Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Closest on combat
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It meets Return to Castle Wolfenstein on dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.

Released 19 years after Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat84Setting77Game mode42
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Battlefield 6

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Battlefield 6
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonIsometric
Year 2025Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Genre puts it alongside Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and so does tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in combat and visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

Released 24 years after Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

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XDefiant

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XDefiant
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerTacticalFirst PersonFree to Play
Year 2024Dev Ubisoft San Francisco · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

What carries over from Return to Castle Wolfenstein is tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in combat — its own ground is free-to-play access.

Released 23 years after Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

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