Another entry in the Wolfenstein franchise may be on the way, according to multiple reports today. Specifically, a Wolfenstein 3.
The possibility was first mentioned by Windows Central today as part of a 2026 Xbox predictions piece, and was corroborated by Kotaku. No hard details were provided, just that the game is in development with Machine Games and, per Windows Central, may be timed to coincide with the already-announced Wolfenstein TV series with Amazon.
This would be Machine Games’ first return to Wolfenstein since 2019’s Wolfenstein: Young Blood, which saw series protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz’s twin daughters searching for him in France and, of course, fighting the Nazis. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, was all the way back in 2017, so a third Wolfenstein game would be a long-awaited return indeed. Of course, MachineGames has been a bit busy lately, helping out on Doom: Legacy of Rust and developing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Windows Central also suggests the studio may be working on a “Rainbow Six Siege-like multiplayer game.”
The Wolfenstein reports also aren’t a huge shock, as Machine Games studio head Jerk Gustafsson said just this past September that the series was always meant to be a trilogy, and that “we’re not done with Wolfenstein yet.” A third game would presumably find a way to wrap up B.J. Blazkowicz’s story, and would almost certainly find a way to wrap up the ongoing battle against the Nazis. It’s unclear if it would take place before or after Young Blood.
Speaking of Young Blood, we weren’t the biggest fans, giving it a 6.5/10 and calling it “an aggressively okay co-op shooter that doesn’t come close to recapturing the joy of its predecessor’s action or its surprisingly interesting characters and story.” We did, however, love The New Colossus, saying it’s “a fantastic single-player shooter” with “brilliantly written characters and performances” in our 9.1/10 review.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].
