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His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

Release DateJan 14, 2022
Price$ 49.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.7% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 96.8%  Top 4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.2% Top 1% / 95.4%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)82.4K  Top 1% / 117K  Top 1%
Curators494 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time36 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar43 minutes
Followers256.5K  Top 1%
Owners± 3.1M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 2.2M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 66.9M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of God of War steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see God of War's Steam rating and reviews between January 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 97.3% (January 2022) and 96.7% (December 2023), with only very small variations.

With 117K reviews Top 1%, God of War is an undeniable major AAA level success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for God of War and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of God of War's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Simplified Chinese (11%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 18 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying God of War percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in God of War, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 58 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (41 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of God of War's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Character development
  • Fatherhood and trauma
  • Norse lore
  • Side activities
  • Immersion
  • Scenery and navigation
  • Well-written characters
  • Visuals
  • Well-written story
  • Memorable music
  • Open world game centered around dark themes
  • Fighting smaller groups of enemies
  • Items and skills optimization
  • Lack of QTE boss kills
  • Lack of enemy variety
  • Tons of collectible items
  • Generic puzzles
  • Unnecessary equipment and skill tree
  • Backtracking
  • Tedious collectibles

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 96.7%  Top 4% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of God of War's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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