God of War Ragnarök
is an
action-adventure
video game
developed by
Santa Monica Studio
and published by
Sony Interactive Entertainment
. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for the
PlayStation 4
and
PlayStation 5
, marking the first cross-gen release in the
God of War
series
. It is the ninth installment in the series, the ninth chronologically, and the sequel to 2018's
God of War
. Based on
Norse mythology
, the game is set in ancient
Scandinavia
and feature series protagonist
Kratos
and his teenage son Atreus. Serving as the finale to the Norse era of the series, the game covers
Ragnarök
,
the eschatological event
which is central to Norse mythology and was foretold to happen in the previous game after Kratos killed the
Æsir
god
Baldur
.
God of War Ragnarök
is an
action-adventure
video game
developed by
Santa Monica Studio
and published by
Sony Interactive Entertainment
. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for the
PlayStation 4
and
PlayStation 5
, marking the first cross-gen release in the
God of War
series
. It is the ninth installment in the series, the ninth chronologically, and the sequel to 2018's
God of War
. Based on
Norse mythology
, the game is set in ancient
Scandinavia
and feature series protagonist
Kratos
and his teenage son Atreus. Serving as the finale to the Norse era of the series, the game covers
Ragnarök
,
the eschatological event
which is central to Norse mythology and was foretold to happen in the previous game after Kratos killed the
Æsir
god
Baldur
.