Next Kratos-Led God of War Game Is Coming After Laufey, and Connects Directly to Her Story | Comic Con 2026

Santa Monica Studio caput of originative Cory Barlog has announced that the adjacent Kratos-led God of War crippled is coming aft God of War Laufey, and connects straight to her story.

Confirmation comes from the God of War Laufey sheet astatine San Diego Comic-Con 2026, which IGN reported connected unrecorded here.

No further details were offered astatine the panel, though God of War Laufey present has a confirmed merchandise day of February 16, 2027. We person nary denotation yet erstwhile this Kratos-led God of War crippled volition travel out, oregon which level it is targeting. Nor bash we person confirmation of its rubric oregon its setting.

During the panel, Barlog said of God of War Laufey that helium wanted to spot an hold and enlargement of the satellite wherever the characters we conscionable are unexpected. "Everything we are doing successful the Faye crippled is simply a continuation of what came earlier and to acceptable up and grow what comes next," helium explained. "Phranque has been astir since the beginning. It's absorbing to spot however to physique this satellite out. Everything successful the crippled is mounting up for thing truthful amazing."

In June, pursuing the uncover of the Faye-starring adjacent section of God of War, Santa Monica Studio discussed Kratos' aboriginal arsenic the figurehead of its flagship franchise. Speaking successful an interrogation uploaded to PlayStation's YouTube channel, Barlog said that "there's ever going to beryllium Kratos games" — a presumption backed up by a aboriginal station from the company's authoritative societal media account, which stated that the workplace had "many much stories to archer with him."

Early absorption to God of War Laufey has been mixed, with immoderate fans praising the game's combat and visuals, portion others person criticized the simplistic gameplay seen successful Laufey's opening conception — and, predictably, the information that fan-favorite Kratos wasn't halfway stage. (For a afloat catch-up, we’ve got an explainer connected Faye herself for much connected her story.)

"Faye is, portion it's a antithetic thing, it's inactive portion of the larger tapestry of what we genuinely truly privation to explore, each of these antithetic characters successful there," Barlog said of the caller game. "But there's ever going to beryllium Kratos games, like, passim the full history. We're ace excited astir that."

"Oh for sure," added Lawrence. "We can't not archer stories astir the large guy."

Our archetypal glimpse astatine God of War Laufey, seen successful a 20-minute gameplay conception aired astatine the extremity of June's PlayStation State of Play showcase, began with Kratos and Atreus burning Faye's assemblage — arsenic seen successful 2018's God of War. Kratos past pops up again soon after, aiding Faye portion she's concisely imprisoned. It remains unclear if Kratos volition marque immoderate different appearances earlier Laufey's credits roll, oregon if these little glimpses of the leader are it, arsenic he's past engaged with the events of God of War Ragnarök.

"Kratos is the God of War – we person galore much stories to archer with him," Santa Monica Studio's authoritative X/Twitter relationship wrote successful a post. "For now, we're excited to instrumentality fans connected a travel into the afterlife of the gods with Faye and anticipation you’ll travel on for the ride!"

Of course, Santa Monica Studio has besides announced a remake of the God of War Greek trilogy remake — which volition spot Kratos backmost successful the spotlight. The archetypal God of War launched backmost successful 2005 for PS2, with its sequel arriving 2 years later. God of War 3, for PS3, past debuted successful 2010. No merchandise day for the God of War Trilogy Remake was announced, and enactment is inactive successful its "early stages."

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