Cory Barlog has confirmed that the next Kratos-led God of War game will arrive after God of War Laufey and tie directly into Faye’s story. He made the reveal at the God of War Laufey panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, giving fans a clearer picture of where the franchise is headed next.
The timing matters because God of War Laufey already has a release date: February 16, 2027. That means the series now has a fixed near-term marker, and Barlog’s comments place the next Kratos chapter beyond it rather than alongside it. For readers following the franchise, the message was simple enough to matter: Kratos is not being left behind, and the road back to him has already been mapped.
Barlog said the goal was to build out the world in a way that felt like an extension of what came before, with characters and places that would not be expected at first glance. He added that everything in the Faye game is meant to continue the story already in motion and set up what comes next, a line that does the heavy lifting here. The next Kratos-led game is not being sold as a reset. It is being positioned as a continuation.
That matters because the early reaction to God of War Laufey has not been uniform. Some fans have praised its combat and visuals, while others have pushed back on the simpler gameplay seen in its opening section and on the fact that Kratos is not center stage. Barlog’s remarks answer the larger fear underneath that criticism. The franchise is still making room for Faye, but it is also keeping Kratos at the center of the long game.
What remains unknown is most of what usually drives the conversation after an announcement like this. No title has been revealed for the next Kratos-led game, no setting has been confirmed, no platform has been announced and no release date has been given. Santa Monica Studio has also said it still has many more stories to tell with Kratos, and Barlog has said there will always be Kratos games, but for now the studio is leaving the next step offstage. The only firm takeaway is the one fans needed most: after Laufey, Kratos returns, and the story will pick up from there.
