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God of War Ragnarök

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2024

Should you play it?

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

What works

  • Engaging and emotional story
  • Fluid and challenging combat
  • High-quality graphics and sound
  • Extensive exploration and side content
  • Well-optimized pc port

Things to keep in mind

  • Psn account requirement controversial
  • Some narrative pacing issues
  • Occasional bugs and minor glitches
  • Repetitive elements in side quests
  • Limited novelty compared to predecessor

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Black Myth: Wukong

  • NieR:Automata™

  • Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered

  • Batman™: Arkham Knight

  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

  • Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition

More social

Games that feels like God of War Ragnarök but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™

  • Nioh 3

  • Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

  • ELDEN RING

  • Risen 3 - Titan Lords

  • Soulstice

More intimate

Games that feels like God of War Ragnarök but with more focus on close relationships

  • God of War

  • Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

  • Tales of ARISE

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

God of War Ragnarök: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 06/08/2026