Santa Monica Studio Confirmed Kratos Will Return In Future God of War Installments

After a series of rumors and leaks, Santa Monica Studio has confirmed the next game in the God of War universe, which is subtitled Laufey, and it will be dedicated to Faye. This is the first time in the franchise's history that the main character of the game will not be Kratos - but that does not mean we won't see him in the near future.

Not only does the hero himself appear during the God of War Laufey gameplay shown at this week's State of Play, but representatives of Santa Monica Studio, namely its director Cory Barlog, confirmed that the studio does not intend to say goodbye to Kratos, and the choice of Faye as the main character was made in order to expand the franchise's lore. The highlights from Barlog’s interview you can check out below:

“Faye, while it's a different thing, it's still part of the larger tapestry of what we truly want to explore - all of these different characters in there.

But there's always going to be Kratos games throughout the whole history. We're super excited about that.”

In the same interview, Cory Barlog also stated that the events of God of War: Laufey take place simultaneously with God of War (2018) and God of War: Ragnarok. Most plot details are still kept secret, but as shown in a gameplay trailer, after Faye's cremation, she ends up in Everywhen—the transcendent afterlife realm of the gods. There she encounters divine beings such as the Ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet and the Mongol/Tibetan deity Begtse, and there is a possibility that in the game we will see Baldur —the main villain of God of War (2018), who originally sought Faye.

As for the new installment of God of War starring Kratos, according to rumors, the next game will move the iconic character to Egypt; however, any official details are currently unknown.

You can also check out everything that was announced and revealed during PlayStation’s State of Play.

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God of War Laufey is in development exclusively for PlayStation 5 and doesn’t have a release date yet.