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God of War

Santa Monica Studio · PlayStation Publishing LLC · 2022-01-14

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: God of War · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 02, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Jan 14, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 20, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

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.

God of War is an Action, Adventure, RPG game released in 2022, priced at $49.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 184650 reviews) sentiment.

1,948
playing now
96%
positive of 186k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
35
twitch viewers (latest)
2.3
viewers/channel (concentration)
96/100
critic score (26 outlets, IGDB)
92/100
IGDB user rating (3541 ratings)
247
Nexus mods (1.0M downloads)
4.74★
PlayStation Store rating (312,102 ratings)
94/100
opencritic · mighty · 98% recommend · from 257 critics
33h
to beat · rushed 31h · completionist 48h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

1,948 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

God of War is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 in April 2018, with a Windows port released in January 2022. It is the eighth game in the God of War series and the sequel to 2010's God of War III.

Trailer

God of War trailer thumbnail

God of War – Story Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,948 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9,973 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,247/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 3.7M–8.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 185,975 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.83 at AllYouPlay (2023-11-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 49 of 107 observed days · $43.16 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22k22k20222026Week of 2022-01-01: 22,170 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 730 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6,495 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 253 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2,133 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,269 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,028 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,540 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2,482 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,474 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,842 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,790 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8,896 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6,510 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5,608 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,558 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2,034 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,711 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 998 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,707 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,243 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,523 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,297 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3,413 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,975 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,703 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,697 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,187 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 915 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 210 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,002 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,690 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,534 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2,827 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 302 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,587 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,018 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,341 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,956 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 940 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,514 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 973 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 756 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 753 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,770 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 861 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 654 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,318 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,480 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2,277 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,856 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,724 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,637 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,029 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,056 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,792 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 875 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 30 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.3k9332026-09-15 11:00 — 1,396 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 2,291 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 1,395 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 1,845 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 3,363 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 1,647 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 1,128 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 2,235 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 1,676 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 1,655 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 2,045 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 1,604 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 937 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 2,384 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 3,427 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 1,663 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 2,525 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 3,001 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 1,959 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 3,063 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 4,340 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 2,038 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,584 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 1,948 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
34k1.5kJan 2022Aug 2026Jan 2022 — avg 34,119 · peak 73,529Mar 2022 — avg 3,443 · peak 7,085May 2022 — avg 1,946 · peak 3,853Jul 2022 — avg 3,928 · peak 6,781Sep 2022 — avg 3,358 · peak 8,253Nov 2022 — avg 8,907 · peak 19,644Jan 2023 — avg 7,801 · peak 17,909Mar 2023 — avg 2,905 · peak 6,676May 2023 — avg 1,689 · peak 3,269Jul 2023 — avg 2,478 · peak 4,557Sep 2023 — avg 2,049 · peak 4,532Nov 2023 — avg 1,755 · peak 4,846Jan 2024 — avg 4,394 · peak 11,449Mar 2024 — avg 2,533 · peak 5,847May 2024 — avg 1,583 · peak 2,911Jul 2024 — avg 2,592 · peak 4,970Sep 2024 — avg 4,799 · peak 11,399Nov 2024 — avg 2,054 · peak 4,945Jan 2025 — avg 3,282 · peak 7,742Mar 2025 — avg 2,414 · peak 5,452May 2025 — avg 1,553 · peak 2,907Jul 2025 — avg 2,674 · peak 5,444Sep 2025 — avg 1,587 · peak 2,861Nov 2025 — avg 3,110 · peak 9,026Jan 2026 — avg 3,465 · peak 7,589Mar 2026 — avg 2,867 · peak 6,530May 2026 — avg 1,710 · peak 3,237Jul 2026 — avg 3,489 · peak 8,110Aug 2026 — avg 2,118 · peak 4,033
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1021022026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 36 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 23 new positive2026-09-24: 18 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 24 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 14 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new negative2026-09-28: 75 new positive2026-09-28: 5 new negative2026-09-29: 12 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 46 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 23 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new negative2026-10-02: 36 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 43 new positive2026-10-03: 6 new negative2026-10-04: 58 new positive2026-10-04: 6 new negative2026-10-05: 55 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 42 new positive2026-10-06: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 50 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 47 new positive2026-10-08: 4 new negative2026-10-09: 54 new positive2026-10-09: 5 new negative2026-10-10: 48 new positive2026-10-11: 68 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new negative2026-10-12: 56 new positive2026-10-12: 10 new negative2026-10-13: 102 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 32 new positive2026-10-14: 5 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$49.99$14.992021-10-202026-10-152021-10-20 — best price $49.992021-11-25 — best price $42.482022-01-04 — best price $42.492022-02-12 — best price $41.482022-03-31 — best price $44.412022-05-17 — best price $41.492022-06-27 — best price $32.982022-08-15 — best price $43.602022-10-08 — best price $43.942022-11-10 — best price $42.072022-12-18 — best price $49.992023-01-21 — best price $23.742023-03-17 — best price $24.992023-05-28 — best price $49.992023-07-25 — best price $44.442023-11-27 — best price $27.602024-01-05 — best price $29.992024-03-19 — best price $22.992024-06-07 — best price $31.992024-07-27 — best price $48.172024-09-12 — best price $15.192024-11-29 — best price $19.502025-03-14 — best price $17.292025-06-28 — best price $19.992025-10-01 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $14.992026-03-06 — best price $23.952026-05-14 — best price $19.992026-08-03 — best price $46.392026-09-09 — best price $49.992026-09-24 — best price $49.992026-10-09 — best price $49.992026-10-15 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7.3k8922026-06-02 — 4,222 pageviews2026-06-06 — 4,145 pageviews2026-06-10 — 2,773 pageviews2026-06-14 — 2,204 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1,613 pageviews2026-06-22 — 1,652 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1,776 pageviews2026-06-30 — 1,362 pageviews2026-07-04 — 1,364 pageviews2026-07-08 — 1,390 pageviews2026-07-12 — 1,184 pageviews2026-07-16 — 1,119 pageviews2026-07-20 — 1,211 pageviews2026-07-24 — 1,284 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,657 pageviews2026-08-01 — 1,166 pageviews2026-08-05 — 1,230 pageviews2026-08-09 — 1,237 pageviews2026-08-13 — 1,110 pageviews2026-08-17 — 1,035 pageviews2026-08-21 — 1,685 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,057 pageviews2026-08-29 — 1,125 pageviews2026-09-02 — 1,239 pageviews2026-09-06 — 1,336 pageviews2026-09-10 — 1,317 pageviews2026-09-14 — 1,312 pageviews2026-09-18 — 1,133 pageviews2026-09-22 — 1,238 pageviews2026-09-26 — 1,027 pageviews2026-09-30 — 1,193 pageviews2026-10-04 — 1,156 pageviews2026-10-08 — 892 pageviews2026-10-12 — 1,197 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

737142026-10-01 07:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 86 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 83 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 58 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 107 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 140 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 130 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 102 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 107 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 85 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 81 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 114 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 147 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 180 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 156 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 293 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 310 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 78 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 80 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 74 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 354 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 150 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 100 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 145 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 154 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 732 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 146 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 65 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 700 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 87 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 294 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 169 viewers2026-10-15 04:34 — 92 viewers2026-10-15 06:34 — 35 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
88.2%
earned "Enchanted"
31.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionNarrated Game Menus

17 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)531,41524%37
PS3 (PlayStation)164,25632%36
Steam (Steam)58,82020%37
PS Vita (PlayStation)19,11833%36

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionCombatFantasyViolentAdventureMythologyAction RPGOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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