Kratos keeps his troubled past a secret from Atreus, who is unaware of his divine nature. Following the death of Kratos' second wife, and Atreus' mother, they journey to fulfill her request that her ashes be spread at the highest peak of the nine realms. For the first time in the series, there are two protagonists: Kratos, the former Greek God of War who remains the only playable character, and his young son, Atreus. Unlike previous games, which were loosely based on Greek mythology, this installment is loosely inspired by Norse mythology, with the majority of it set in ancient Scandinavia in the realm of Midgard.

The game is the eighth installment in the God of War series, the eighth chronologically, and the sequel to 2010's God of War III. It was released worldwide on April 20, 2018, for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) with a Microsoft Windows version set to release on January 14, 2022. God of War is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE).

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