God of War Walkthrough
Welcome to our complete God of War walkthrough, which aims to completely guide you through the game from start to finish. In this God of War beginner's guide, we'll also be providing you with all the essential information you need to know going into Sony Santa Monica's reboot of the PlayStation franchise.
God of War Walkthrough
God of War marks the triumphant return of Kratos to the PlayStation, making his debut on the PS4 with this reboot of sorts. Although God of War is the fifth chronological game in the franchise, it’s a brand new story for Kratos, with his son Atreus in the new Norse setting, marking a big switch up from the old formula of Greek Gods. This is a big game, so you're going to want to follow our God of War walkthrough pretty closely.
This God of War reboot drops you straight into the action in a way, as your very first action in the game is to chop down a tree very angrily with Kratos. From here, we’re briefly introduced to Atreus, but God of War is deliberately vague about Kratos’ son, as well as the fate that befell his wife, so don’t think that you’re missing out on some key piece of lore if this is your first God of War game.
Just below, you can find all our individual God of War guides which break down specific areas of the game for you. We’ve got a complete God of War walkthrough, detailing where to find every hidden collectible item in locations like the Wildwoods and River Pass, as well as full God of War walkthrough guides, which will detail how to complete quests as quickly and smoothly as possible.
God of War Main Story Walkthroughs
- God of War Walkthrough - The Marked Trees Journey Guide - Complete God of War Walkthrough for The Marked trees area of the game.
- God of War Walkthrough - Path to the Mountain Journey Guide - Complete God of War Walkthrough for the Path to the Mountain area of the game.
- God of War Walkthrough - Light of Alfheim Journey and Light Elf Sanctuary Guide - Complete God of War Walkthrough for the Light of Alfheim area of the game.
- God of War Walkthrough - Inside the Mountain Journey Guide - Complete Walkthrough for the Inside the Mountain area of the game.
- God of War Walkthrough - A New Destination Journey Guide - Complete God of War Walkthrough for the New Destination area of the game.
- God of War Walkthrough - Magic Chisel Journey Guide - Complete God of War Walkthrough for the Magic Chisel.
- God of War Walkthrough - The Black Rune Journey Guide - Complete God of War Walkthrough for The Black Rune, Tyr's Vault Puzzle Solutions
- God of War Walkthrough - Escape From Helheim Journey Guide - Complete God of War Walkthrough for the Escape from Helheim area of the game.
- God of War Walkthrough - Path to Jotunheim Journey Guide - Complete God of War Walkthrough for Path to Jotunheim, Tyr's Temple Puzzle Solutions
- God of War Walkthrough - Between the Realms Journey Guide - Complete God of War Walkthrough for the Between the Realms area of the game.
- God of War Buri's Storeroom Guide - How to Unlock Buri's Storeroom
- God of War Isle of Death Guide - How to Find Every Collectible on the Isle of Death
God of War Collectible Locations Guides
If you're after all the collectible items in God of War on PS4, then we've got the walkthroughs for those too! Just below you'll find complete God of War walkthrough guides for Idunn Apples, Horn of the Blood Mead, Cipher Pieces, Found Toys, Jotnar Shrines, and Valkyrie Locations.
- God of War Idunn Apple Locations - How to Find Every Idunn Apple in God of War
- God of War Horn of Blood Mead Locations - How to Find Every Horn of Blood Mead in God of War
- God of War Muspelheim Cipher Pieces - How to Find All Muspelheim Cipher Pieces
- God of War Niflheim Cipher Pieces - How to Find All Niflheim Cipher Pieces
- God of War Wildwoods Area Guide - How to Find all Lost and Found Toy Artifacts, Jotnar Shrines, Idunn Apple Locations
- God of War River Pass Area Guide - How to Find all Faces of Magic Artifacts, Jotnar Shrines, Idunn Apple, Horn of Blood Mead Locations
- God of War Alfheim Area Guide - How to Find all Faces of Magic Artifacts, Jotnar Shrines, Idunn Apple, Horn of Blood Mead Locations
- God of War The Mountain Area Guide - How to Find all Bottoms Up Artifacts, Jotnar Shrines, Idunn Apple, Horn of Blood Mead Locations
- God of War Valkyrie Locations - How to Find and Defeat the Valkyries
God of War Boss Fight Guides
If you're struggling with a boss in God of War, our God of War walkthrough guides for bosses should help you out. Below we've got walkthroughs for all the major bosses in God of War. Follow our tips and you should be able to beat them.
- God of War Daudi Kaupmaor Boss Guide - How to Defeat Daudi Kaupmaor the Troll
- God of War The Stranger Boss Guide - How to Defeat The Stranger
- God of War Hraezlyr Boss Guide - How to Defeat Hraezlyr the Dragon
- God of War Magni Modi Boss Guide - How to Defeat Magni and Modi
- God of War Grendel Boss Guide - How to Defeat Grendel of the Ashes and Grendel of the Frost
- God of War Bridge Keeper Boss Guide - How to Defeat the Bridge Keeper
- God of War Baldur Boss Guide - How to Defeat Baldur
- God of War Valkyrie Queen Boss Guide - How to Defeat Sigrun, the Valkyrie Queen
God of War Dragon Guides
- God of War Dragon Locations Guide - How to Find Every Dragon
- God of War Otr Dragon Guide - How to Complete the Otr's Imprisonment Favor
- God of War Fafnir Dragon Guide - How to Complete the Flight of Fafnir Favor
- God of War Reginn Dragon Guide - How to Complete the Fire of Reginn Favor
God of War Upgrade Guides
If you want to know how to upgrade your armor, get the best armor, or upgrade Kratos' and Atreus' weapons, these are the guides for you.
- God of War Leviathan Axe Upgrades - How to Find All Frozen Flames, Upgrade the Leviathan Axe
- God of War Blades of Chaos Upgrades - How to Find All Chaos Flames, Upgrade the Blades of Chaos
- God of War Runic Guide - All the Best Runic Attacks and Summons
- God of War Best Armor - How to Upgrade Armor, How to Unlock and Equip Enchantments and get Mist Armor
- God of War Infinity Gauntlet Guide - How to Upgrade the Shattered Gauntlet of Ages, Infinity Stone Locations
God of War Story so Far
The God of War franchise is basically split into two eras: the first era takes place in Ancient Greece, while the second era takes on Norse mythology, beginning with the 2018 God of War. In the original God of War released back in 2005, Kratos became the servant of Ares, after being tricked into killing his own family, but was then tasked with finding Pandora’s Box and killing Ares by Athena. After finding Pandora’s Box and killing Ares, Kratos ascends to Mount Olympus to become the new God of War.
God of War 2, released two years later in 2007, sees Kratos betrayed by Zeus, and subsequently joins forces with the Titan Gaia. Kratos then journeys to defeat Zeus, and just as he is about to kill the god, Athena sacrifices herself to save Zeus, revealing Kratos to be the son of Zeus himself. God of War 2 concludes with Kratos joining forces with the Titans to lead an attack on Mount Olympus.
God of War 3 then arrived in 2010, and Kratos finds himself betrayed yet again, this time by the Titans that he so recently allied with. Kratos is then aided by the spirit of Athena, who instructs him to seek the Flame of Olympus to defeat Zeus. Kratos then journeys through the Underworld, battling gods and Titans alike as he goes, until he finally uncovers Pandora’s Box, realising that Pandora herself is the key to pacifying and wielding the flame. Kratos finally kills Zeus once and for all, but refuses to help the spirit of Athena assume her role as guardian of mankind, instead disappearing into the shadows.
Which brings us to God of War 2018. The new installment takes place many years after the conclusion of God of War 3, where Kratos finally defeated all the Greek gods once and for all. He’s since been in hiding with his son Atreus, which is where our latest adventure kicks off.
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