When Is The New God Of War Out And Where Will It Be Set?

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God of War key art Kratos and Atreus in boat floating along lake — What’s next in store for Kratos and Atreus? (Sony)

With Sony providing no updates on the God Of War series, fans have been left to speculate on what could be next for their favourite angry dad.

Although it remains one of PlayStation’s biggest franchises, the future of the God Of War series is very hard to predict at the moment.

After the series was revived with the 2018 game, which doubled as both a soft reboot and continuation, Sony and developer Santa Monica Studio opted to end their new Norse saga after just two games.

With God Of War Ragnarök offering something of a conclusive end to Kratos’ journey of redemption, we revisit the biggest rumours surrounding the series to theorise what Sony could have in mind for the future.

Is a new God Of War game in development?

While there’s been no formal confirmation, you have to imagine another sequel is at least being planned. God Of War is a prominent and popular IP, which means there’s still money to be made.

There’s also no reason to believe any such sequel won’t be helmed by Santa Monica Studio. The developer is apparently busy with other unrelated projects, including what could be a new sci-fi title, but there are signs it’s begun work on a new God Of War as well.

Plus, shortly after God Of War Ragnarök’s release, director Eric Williams expressed an eagerness to continue working on the series: ‘I remember talking to someone from another game company, where they were trying to get me to leave. They said, ‘Do you just want to be known as the God Of War guy for the rest of your life?’ That was your big pitch to dissuade me? Because yes, I kind of do.’

Last year, there were rumours of Santa Monica developing either God Of War Ragnarök DLC or one of Sony’s ‘half-sequels’ in the same vein as Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

It’s possible those rumours were referring to the free Valhalla DLC that was announced at that year’s The Game Awards, which acted as an epilogue to the main story, but a half-sequel does seem entirely plausible.

Any full-fledged sequel is probably years away from coming out, so a smaller scale game would help whet fans’ appetites until then and perhaps bridge the gap to whatever pantheon of gods Kratos takes on this time. If Kratos is even the main character next time…

What is the setting for the next God Of War?

The most common guess for the setting of the new God Of War is ancient Egypt but despite that being a long-running theory amongst fans there’s never been any evidence for it.

Some concept artwork has been misconstrued to indicate that Egypt is next but beyond it being a logical choice there’s nothing concrete pointing towards it.

A more recent and popular rumour claims Sony plans on releasing remasters of the original Greek God Of War games, with XboxEra’s Nick Baker claiming to have heard something similar.

Again, there’s no hard evidence for this, but it’s entirely plausible given Sony’s been mining older titles for remasters, such as Horizon Zero Dawn and The Last Of Us Part 2, to pad out its release schedule amid a dearth of original first-party titles.

The PlayStation 2 era games are very different from the Norse ones in terms of tone and gameplay though, so it’s debatable how much they’d appeal to people that only came on board with the 2018 game.

We’d be remiss not to mention a God Of War TV show is also in the works at Amazon. But there’s similarly little information about that project, with a Deadline report saying work’s starting over from scratch after the departure of the showrunner and three executive producers.

God Of War screenshot — Kratos may no longer be the main protagonist (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

When will a new God Of War game be announced?

There was speculation recently of a God Of War related announcement happening on the horizon, which originated from a livestream by Christopher Judge, the voice actor for Kratos.

A short clip of Judge vaguely promising multiple announcements before signing off with Kratos’ iconic ‘boy’ line quickly made the rounds, leading some to think he was teasing a reveal for a God Of War sequel or the aforementioned remasters.

Voice actors have never been a reliable source for game announcements though, and sure enough Judge had to post a statement stressing he knows nothing about any future games.

‘You can’t tease something you know nothing about,’ wrote Judge. ‘I will be making announcements in the near future, I can guarantee none of them will be about OUR beloved God Of War. I am awaiting updates just like everyone else.’

Any official announcement of a new God Of War would no doubt be saved for either a dedicated PlayStation showcase or a major gaming event like The Game Awards.

The Game Awards 2024 are coming up on December 13, but despite Judge’s comments there’s so far been nothing to indicate Sony will have any gaming announcements during the event.