Why the 2019 pair sits outside the trilogy
Youngblood (Metacritic 69) and Cyberpilot (54) both shipped on 2019-07-25. One is a co-op spinoff, the other a VR game. Neither continues the B.J. story, which is why the trilogy counts three games, not five.
On July 25, 2019, Bethesda released two Wolfenstein games on the same day. One was a co-op shooter about B.J.'s twin daughters in occupied Paris. The other was a VR title about piloting a Nazi robot. Neither is the game that finishes the story.
Two records, one date
| Field | Youngblood | Cyberpilot |
|---|---|---|
| Steam appid | 1056960 | 1056970 |
| Steam release | 2019-07-25 | 2019-07-25 |
| Developer | MachineGames, Arkane Studios | Arkane Studios, MachineGames |
| Publisher | Bethesda Softworks | Bethesda Softworks |
| Metacritic | 69 | 54 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
| Steam categories | Single-player, co-op, online PvP, in-app purchases | Single-player, VR only, tracked controllers |
| Languages with full audio | 7 including Japanese and Portuguese (Brazil) | 8 including Japanese and Portuguese (Brazil) |
Why Youngblood is not the third part
Youngblood is set nineteen years after The New Colossus, in 1980, and follows Soph and Jess Blazkowicz rather than their father. B.J. appears, but he is not the player character. It was built around two-player co-op, with a structure closer to a loot shooter than to the previous two campaigns.
It is a Wolfenstein game. It is not the third chapter of B.J.'s story, and the studio has never described it as one.
Why Cyberpilot is not either
Cyberpilot is a virtual reality game. It requires a headset, it runs a few hours, and it is a side story about hijacking a machine rather than a campaign about a person. Its Metacritic score of 54 is the lowest in the series.
| Game | Playable as | Story continues B.J.'s arc |
|---|---|---|
| The New Order | Single-player campaign | Starts it |
| The Old Blood | Single-player campaign | Prequel, no |
| The New Colossus | Single-player campaign | Continues it |
| Youngblood | Co-op or solo, new protagonists | No |
| Cyberpilot | VR only, new protagonist | No |
| Wolfenstein 3 | Not announced | Presumed, as the trilogy's third part |
So the trilogy is three games
The New Order, The Old Blood and The New Colossus form the story run, with the middle one being a prequel rather than a second chapter. That is four releases covering three story positions, plus two spinoffs, plus a 1992 original and a 2001 predecessor.
It is why the phrase "the third Wolfenstein" is ambiguous and why this site spells out which count it is using every time. The series timeline has all eight Steam records in one table if you want the whole picture.