Wolfenstein: The New Order marks the return of one of the oldest first-person shooter franchises, Wolfenstein 3D, and once again puts player in the role of Polish-American soldier William "B.J." Blazkowicz. The game begins in 1946 with Blazkowicz chasing down his arch-enemy General Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse knowing that if he can kill Deathshead the Nazi war machine will be crippled. His plans backfire however and Blazkowicz is mortally wounded and put into a partial coma. He is rescued by a Polish fishing vessel and taken to an asylum in Poland where 14 years pass as he is cared for by a nurse named Anya.
Wolfenstein : The New Order sur PC est un FPS se déroulant dans une version alternative de l'Histoire dans laquelle l'Allemagne nazie a remporté la guerre et domine le monde. Le capitaine William "B.J." Blazkowicz va donc joindre la résistance et tenter de renverser le régime en semant la chaos parmi les troupes ennemies.