Overview
- Sony Santa Monica announced God of War Laufey at PlayStation’s State of Play on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, closing the show with a roughly 20–23 minute gameplay presentation that confirms Faye as the protagonist.
- The game begins with Faye awakening after her funeral in an afterlife called the Everywhen where gods and creatures from multiple mythologies vie for power and her plans to protect Kratos and Atreus are threatened.
- The reveal credits Ariel Lawrence as game director and confirms Deborah Ann Woll voices Faye, with Jack Quaid as companion cube Phranque and Perlina Lau as the ribbon guardian Rue, and reports Cory Barlog is involved.
- Combat has been rebuilt around speed and mobility, reintroducing aerial combos, double jumps and a soul‑manipulation system that detaches enemy souls for direct attacks and combo setup.
- God of War Laufey is listed as coming soon to PlayStation 5 and is available to wishlist but has no release date, and Santa Monica says it is developing this new mainline entry while also working on remakes of the original trilogy.