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God of War Ragnarök

Santa Monica Studio · PlayStation Publishing LLC · 2024-09-19

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ActionAdventureRPG

Franchise: God of War · Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 19, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 09, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Nov 09, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC.

2,403
playing now
89%
positive of 50k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
155
twitch viewers (latest)
95/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
91/100
IGDB user rating (1138 ratings)
37h
to beat · rushed 22h · completionist 59h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

2,403 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

God of War Ragnarök is a 2022 action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, marking the first cross-generation release in the God of War series, and was released for Windows on September 19, 2024. It is the ninth installment in the series, the tenth chronologically, and the sequel to 2018's God of War. Loosely based on Norse mythology, the game is set in mythical ancient Scandinavia and features series protagonist, Kratos, and his now teenage son, Atreus. Concluding the Norse era of the series, the story follows Kratos and Atreus' efforts to prevent the nine realms from being destroyed by Ragnarök, the eschatological event which is central to Norse mythology and was foretold to happen in the previous game after Kratos killed the Aesir god Baldur.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,403 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,628 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~204/week).
  • · Review velocity up 54% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (5,097 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 993k–2.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 49,674 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$50.79-15%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $32.95 at GameBillet (2025-12-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 55 of 75 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.5k3.5k20242026Week of 2024-09-19: 3,522 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 1,575 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 1,533 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 283 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 1,045 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 178 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 747 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 85 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 560 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 450 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 333 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 302 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 304 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 591 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 1,728 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 181 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 213 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 407 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 71 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 629 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 99 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 551 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 411 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 342 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 317 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 336 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 206 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 238 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 165 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 255 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 334 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 221 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 213 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 137 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 125 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 341 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 360 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 228 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 344 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 330 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 271 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 248 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 210 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 160 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 310 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 315 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 285 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 209 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 185 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 194 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 239 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 197 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 164 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 150 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 193 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 285 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 270 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 225 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 178 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 126 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.3k1.5k2026-08-06 21:00 — 3,016 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,718 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2,826 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 3,218 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,159 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,360 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 3,717 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,339 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 3,705 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 3,816 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,734 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 2,773 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 2,931 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 1,505 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 2,723 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 2,678 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1,620 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 2,880 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 3,883 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,747 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 1,983 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2,907 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 2,261 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2,595 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 2,899 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1,991 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1,514 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,649 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 2,403 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$30.822024-05-312026-08-252024-05-31 — best price $59.992024-06-11 — best price $56.982024-06-16 — best price $59.992024-07-19 — best price $59.992024-07-23 — best price $55.302024-07-30 — best price $59.992024-08-13 — best price $55.532024-09-07 — best price $59.992024-09-14 — best price $59.992024-09-19 — best price $49.992024-11-05 — best price $55.302024-12-16 — best price $37.492024-12-23 — best price $47.992025-01-06 — best price $59.992025-03-18 — best price $41.992025-03-26 — best price $47.992025-06-12 — best price $59.992025-07-11 — best price $46.992025-08-09 — best price $51.952025-09-18 — best price $59.992025-10-01 — best price $47.992025-10-26 — best price $50.952025-11-20 — best price $37.492025-11-28 — best price $47.992025-12-02 — best price $44.992025-12-19 — best price $36.162026-01-06 — best price $59.992026-02-10 — best price $36.292026-02-24 — best price $59.992026-03-19 — best price $30.822026-03-27 — best price $59.992026-05-02 — best price $55.692026-05-22 — best price $40.192026-06-11 — best price $59.992026-06-25 — best price $30.992026-07-10 — best price $38.992026-08-07 — best price $55.692026-08-25 — best price $50.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

18k1.1k2026-05-29 — 1,237 pageviews2026-06-01 — 1,299 pageviews2026-06-04 — 9,726 pageviews2026-06-07 — 4,720 pageviews2026-06-10 — 3,570 pageviews2026-06-13 — 2,889 pageviews2026-06-16 — 2,396 pageviews2026-06-19 — 2,145 pageviews2026-06-22 — 2,064 pageviews2026-06-25 — 1,716 pageviews2026-06-28 — 1,818 pageviews2026-07-01 — 1,669 pageviews2026-07-04 — 1,588 pageviews2026-07-07 — 1,399 pageviews2026-07-10 — 1,280 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1,395 pageviews2026-07-16 — 1,235 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,590 pageviews2026-07-22 — 1,225 pageviews2026-07-25 — 2,159 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,427 pageviews2026-07-31 — 1,417 pageviews2026-08-03 — 1,480 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1,170 pageviews2026-08-09 — 1,474 pageviews2026-08-12 — 1,152 pageviews2026-08-15 — 1,171 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1,111 pageviews2026-08-21 — 2,165 pageviews2026-08-24 — 1,320 pageviews2026-08-26 — 1,190 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

982402026-08-27 19:34 — 252 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 362 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 278 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 292 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 440 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 147 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 106 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 354 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 362 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 75 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 168 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 294 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 452 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 492 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 205 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 200 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 145 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 106 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 85 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 108 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 121 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 124 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 257 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 982 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 93 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 140 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 111 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 116 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 70 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 171 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 155 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
92.6%
earned "A Grizzly Encounter"
28.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyNarrated Game MenusPlayable without Timed Input3 DLC

21 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5, PC (PlayStation)183,78013%48
PS4 (PlayStation)115,03210%48
Steam (Steam)14,72921%48

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

3DRPGDramaActionFantasyAdventureCinematicEmotionalMythologyAction RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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