Published Jun 25, 2026, 3:16 AM EDT
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Following the unceremonious shadow drop of God of War Sons of Sparta during the February 2026 PlayStation State of Play, it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility for Santa Monica to launch God of War Laufey in a similarly surprising manner. A shadow drop for God of War Laufey might be absolutely ludicrous and unprecedented, to be fair, but we have more than enough reason to assume that it will be launching in the near future.
For instance, a 20-minute God of War Laufey gameplay reveal accompanied the Faye-led mainline installment’s announcement, as well as developer interviews and a considerable amount of PlayStation marketing related to the gameplay that was shared, suggesting that it may already be quite close to being released. Jason Schreier had previously stated that God of War Laufey might not be years away, too, and his speculative release window for the game has since narrowed down further.
On YouTube, Jason Schreier recently discussed the effect Grand Theft Auto 6’s November/holiday season release date is having on any would-be late-2026 games, explaining that September 2026 is as stuffed to the gills as it is in order for these games to avoid Rockstar’s blast zone. However, if not in September or October, Schreier believes Q1 2027—February and March, in particular—will be another desired window, and that is when he suspects God of War Laufey to launch:
“I mentioned God of War Laufey; I wouldn’t be surprised if that gets announced for February or March pretty soon.”
On Reddit, fans are understandably thrilled that God of War Laufey could be releasing so soon. User DamnImAss writes, “It’s amazing to me we got a reveal of a new GOW game with gameplay and possibly a release in less than one year before any new information on Intergalactic,” for example, while users like Own-Writing-6146 are both excited and curious about how packed February 2027 might turn out to be, as it could indeed begin to look as saturated as September 2026 is right now.
Many games that are withdrawing from 2026 and hoping to launch in February or March could choose to share their release date announcements before or at Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards 2026, which premieres a couple of months shy of that window. But unlike games such as The Lost Wild or Resident Evil Veronica, let alone any games that do not currently have a release window, it seems as though PlayStation only shared as much of God of War Laufey as it did due to it being incredibly far along in development.
God of War Laufey neglected to announce a release window, interestingly. Still, all signs point toward God of War Laufey launching in 2027 at the latest, and it joining games like Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis or Fable this February would make for an astonishing and momentous start to the new year in the wake of Grand Theft Auto 6.
God of War Laufey is currently in development.
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Santa Monica Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment
God of War, God of War Ragnarok
Number of Players
Faye steps out from the shadow of Kratos and becomes the playable lead, with the story kicking off after her death as she fights through an otherworldly realm tied to gods and mythic threats. The gameplay shown so far leans into a faster, more agile style with heavy magic, while new companions join the journey, including a talking gelatinous cube.