The last twenty years have seen Sony cultivate one of the most popular and diverse exclusives libraries in gaming, featuring titles like the cinematicUnchartedseries or thesci-fi misadventures ofRatchet & Clank. However, the series some players may argue is head and shoulders above all other PlayStation exclusives is theGod of Wargames from Santa Monica Studio, which has been a mainstay on PlayStation platforms since the original title hit shelves on July 05, 2025. The date is not lost on the studio, either, which took the time to highlight the series' 17th anniversary and thank its community for supporting the series for all these years across six different PlayStation platforms.
The originalGod of Warfollows Kratos as he seeks revenge against Ares, the Greek god of war, who tricked Kratos into killing his own wife and daughter while in his servitude. Kratos' journey takes him across a ravaged Athens and Pandora’s temple in search of a power capable of killing Ares, receiving aid from the other Olympians along the way. Subsequent games would pit Kratos against the likes of Zeus, Gaia, the Fates, and others as he ravages the Greek pantheon before moving on to the Norse realms and gods in 2018’sGod of War.
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As mentioned above, Santa Monica Studio took a moment to highlight the game’s 17th anniversary on its official Twitter and thank its community for years of support. The accompanying piece of art spotlights the series' time in Ancient Greece across six games on PS2, PS3, PSP, and PSVita. In addition, Santa Monica also made sure to shout outReady at Dawnin the comments for its work on the series' mobile entries,Chains of OlympusandGhost of Sparta.
The feelings were mutual as well, with the post’s comments teeming with other users thanking Santa Monica for its work on the series for 17 years. Many comments about the older games were simply requests for the studio to bring the Greek-centric titles to either PS4 or PS5 to scratch that nostalgia itch. Other comments looked toward the future, which looks bright withGod of War Ragnarokon the way for PS5.
In-game, though, the future is not looking bright for Kratos and his son, Atreus, asRagnarokwill pick up three years after the events of 2018’s game. As the title suggests, the game will cover the Norse end of days while the father and son duo set out on a journey to try and prevent it. The pair will be aided by both old friends and new allies, including the Norse god of war Tyr, in their journey which may see them finally do battle against thegod of thunder known as Thor.
God of Waris currently available on PC and PlayStation 4.
