# After 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany — game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolism

> Some announcements arrive with fireworks, while others show up as a single easily missed tweet during a flurry of QuakeCon announcements to quietly close one of the longest-running oddities in PC gaming.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/after-24-years-return-to-castle-wolfenstein-is-finally-distributed-uncut-in-germany-game-was-censored-due-to-strict-laws-regarding-nazi-symbolism?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a786f48658b89ae795dc014)
- **Published:** 2026-08-09
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #geforce #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a786f48658b89ae795dc014

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