God of War Ragnarök
God of War: Ragnarök is the ninth installment in the God of War series and the sequel to 2018's God of War. Continuing with the Norse mythology theme, the game is set in ancient Norway and features series…
God of War Ragnarök is an adventure developed by SIE Santa Monica Studio, released 9 November 2022 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 37.5 hrs to finish.
What God of War Ragnarök is
God of War Ragnarök is an adventure game developed by SIE Santa Monica Studio and released in 2022. It was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The freezing winds of Fimbulwinter have come to Midgard, making survival for Kratos, Atreus, and Mimir in the Norse wilds even more challenging than before. While the last game built an enormous amount of trust and understanding between father and son, there is still a great deal of complexity in their interactions – especially after the revelation of Atreus’ Giant heritage and the hidden prophecy only Kratos saw. Atreus is desperately curious. Like most young people, he wants to understand who he is more than anything. In this case, he wants to understand who he could be. The mystery of Loki’s role in the upcoming conflict is something that Atreus cannot let go of. He wants to keep his…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 48 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the God of War series
God of War Ragnarök is the 36th of 42 entries we hold in the God of War series. The next entry was Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny in 2023. Its critic score of 95 is 10 points above the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is God of War III at 96.
How it was received
God of War Ragnarök holds a critic score of 95 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 21 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 93, across 1,187 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 37.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 58.7 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i5-4670k or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6GB) or AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) or Intel Arc A750. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. It also needs around 190GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
God of War Ragnarök launched on 9 November 2022, within three weeks of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Bayonetta 3, Signalis and Pentiment. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Bayonetta 3, Signalis, Pentiment.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for God of War Ragnarök yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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