Sony reveals God of War Laufey, next mainline PS5 adventure

Sony closed its June 2 State of Play with the clearest sign yet that one of PlayStation’s most valuable brands is entering a new phase. God of War Laufey is the next mainline entry in the series, it is being made by Santa Monica Studio, and it is coming to PlayStation 5 with no release date yet attached.

The reveal came at the end of a showcase that began at 2:00 p.m. PT, 5:00 p.m. ET and 11:00 p.m. CEST, after Sony had said on May 20 that the broadcast would run for more than 60 minutes and open with Marvel’s Wolverine. Instead, the last word belonged to God of War, a franchise Sony is still treating as a pillar of its first-party strategy even as the PS5 lifecycle moves deeper into its run.

Sony is framing Laufey as a deliberate shift in perspective. The protagonist is Laufey, also known as Faye, Kratos’ wife, and the story starts after her death and funeral, when she awakens in a strange land and finds that the plans she set in place to protect Kratos and Atreus are now in danger. The game takes place in the afterlife realm called the Everywhen, where gods from across mythology compete for power, and Sony says the design leans into intimate, brutal combat, exploration of a rich world and story-first structure.

That focus on Faye matters as much as the setting. Grace Orlady, communications director at Santa Monica Studio, introduced the project in the reveal post, while Cory Barlog and game director Ariel Lawrence discussed in an extended interview how the idea for a Faye-centered game came together and where the franchise can go next. For Sony, the move suggests a familiar calculation: keep a blockbuster brand fresh by changing the point of view rather than abandoning the series’ core identity.

PlayStation’s own God of War hub places the new title in a long arc that began with God of War in 2005 on PS2, moved from the original Greek saga into the Norse era with God of War Ragnarök in 2022, and added God of War Sons of Sparta in 2026. Sony has also opened a PlayStation Store wishlist page for Laufey, marking it as coming soon to PS5. The message is plain: on a platform that still needs marquee exclusives, God of War remains one of the franchise names Sony trusts most to carry the hardware forward.