New God of War Game With Kratos Officially Announced

    By Daniel Morris Published Jul 25, 2026, 5:52 AM EDT Daniel is a News Writer from the United Kingdom. Relatively new to the industry with just over three years of experience, he has focused on establishing himself in the gaming space, with bylines in other sites such as CheatCC and Destructoid. While he focuses on open-world titles and RPGs, he also takes a keen interest in the eSports scene, which he feels will only continue to grow over the next few years. His gaming history spans over two decades, and he's been playing for as long as he could hold a controller. Nowadays, he's more adept with a mouse and keyboard in hand, and can usually be found playing Counter-Strike when not writing. Sign in to your GameRant account The next mainline God of War game featuring Kratos has officially been confirmed by Santa Monica Studio head of creative Cory Barlog. It's expected to arrive after the upcoming God of War Laufey , bringing back the iconic character after a short hiatus. Next God of War Kratos Game Coming After Laufey Close Image via Sony Interactive Entertainment Image via Sony Interactive Entertainment Speaking at the God of War Laufey panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, head of creative at Santa Monica Studio revealed that the next Kratos-led God of War game is officially in development. "I was actually talking to the director of the next Kratos game earlier this week about all the different things that are going... oh ****, did I just announce the next Kratos game? Okay, code of silence, people. I need everybody to just forget that you heard that, Kratos is in another game immediately after this, it directly connects to the events of Laufey ." Developing... God of War Laufey Like Follow Followed Action Adventure Hack and Slash RPG Systems Developer(s) Santa Monica Studio Publisher(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment Prequel(s) God of War , God of War Ragnarok Franchise God of War Number of Players Single-player 9 Images Close Where to play Close WHERE TO PLAY DIGITAL Genre(s) Action , Adventure , Hack and Slash, RPG Powered by Expand Collapse Listen 15 15 0:00 / 0:00 1× Close