God of War
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ActionAdventureRPGSingleplayerStory RichMythologyCombatThird Person

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Game description

His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

Basic info

DeveloperSanta Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive
PublisherPlayStation Publishing LLC
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJan 14, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i5-2500k (4 core 3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (4 core 3.1 GHz)
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 960 (4 GB) or AMD R9 290X (4 GB)
Storage70 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 438 reviews from the past 1 year

91.1/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 93 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

The players' verdict on God of War is clear: a story-driven action game that scores 91.1, top 10% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 37th of 1096. 164 reviews praise an incredible story, and the most upvoted adds great combat and beautiful visuals. 64 admire the graphics and audio, and Visuals & Sound ranks 28th of 1249. 47 enjoy how combat feels, with moves and cinematic set pieces that fit well together. Gameplay ranks 120th of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 91st of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 734th of 1351. 69 reviews find it repetitive, citing examples such as reskinned enemies, recycled finishers and similar puzzles. 26 criticize the feel of the controls and camera, and some say the camera sits too close or movement is slow, while a few mention low quality fog effects. 26 find some puzzles and fights frustrating or hard, and some single out certain optional bosses as unfair.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“incredible story with great combat and beautiful visuals” · 164 reviews
“Graphics marked as Good, Audio marked as Very good” · 64 reviews
“combat moves and cinematic set pieces well put together” · 47 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +3.36 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “combat moves and cinematic set pieces well put together” · 47 reviews
Negative “fog effects looked very low resolution even on ultra settings” · 26 reviews

Progression 13% · Difficulty 27% · Onboarding 7% · Freedom 15% · Strategy 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 82% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.28 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “incredible story with great combat and beautiful visuals” · 164 reviews

Characters 48% · World 38%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.19 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “100% completion achieved, exceptional craftsmanship throughout” · 2 reviews
Negative “story campaign is too short compared to other games in the category” · 4 reviews

Variety 28% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.48 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “Graphics marked as Good, Audio marked as Very good” · 64 reviews

Audio 27%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +4.02 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.07 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “terrible balance, enemies become sponges requiring level grinding” · 5 reviews
Positive “боёвка сочная, загадки не душные, баланс между экшеном и моментами” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.25 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs really well” · 2 reviews
Negative “Alfheim runs at 6 FPS on Steam Deck” · 2 reviews

Stability 3% · Developer support 0%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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