God of War Ragnarök continues the story of Kratos and his son Atreus as they confront the events of Ragnarök in a finale to the franchise’s Norse saga. Released in November 2022 for PlayStation 4 and 5 and later ported to Windows in September 2024, the game earned wide critical praise and multiple nominations at The Game Awards 2022, including a nomination for Game of the Year.
How long to finish God of War Ragnarök
The total time required to beat God of War Ragnarök depends on how thoroughly you play. Estimated completion times are:
- Main campaign: 27 hours
- Main campaign + extras: 41 hours
- Completionist (100%): 55 hours
These figures mean finishing Ragnarök can take roughly between one day and two and a half days of uninterrupted play, depending on your approach.
Valhalla expansion playtime
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla is a free expansion released in December 2023 for PlayStation 4 and 5. It adopts a roguelite structure focused on repeated combat challenges rather than the open, story-driven format of the base game.
Average playtimes for Valhalla are:
- Main campaign (Valhalla): 6 hours
- Main campaign + extras: 8 hours
- Completionist (100%): 10 hours
How Ragnarök compares with earlier God of War titles
Below are average completion times for key entries in the franchise, split between the Greek-era games, PSP titles, and the 2018 Norse reboot.
Greek saga highlights
God of War (2005)
- Main campaign: 9 hours
- Main campaign + extras: 10 hours
- Completionist: 13 hours
God of War II (2007)
- Main campaign: 12 hours
- Main campaign + extras: 13 hours
- Completionist: 15 hours
God of War III (2010)
- Main campaign: 10 hours
- Main campaign + extras: 11 hours
- Completionist: 18 hours
PSP titles
God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
- Main campaign: 5 hours
- Main campaign + extras: 6 hours
- Completionist: 9 hours
God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP)
- Main campaign: 6 hours
- Main campaign + extras: 7 hours
- Completionist: 10 hours
Norse saga continuation
God of War (2018)
- Main campaign: 21 hours
- Main campaign + extras: 33 hours
- Completionist: 51 hours
Total time to clear the entire God of War franchise
If you wanted to play through the entire God of War saga across all listed titles, estimated aggregate times are:
- Main campaign: 96 hours
- Main campaign + extras: 129 hours
- Completionist (100%): 181 hours
Translated to continuous play, those totals equal about four days to finish only the main campaigns, or approximately seven and a half days to complete every collectible and optional objective across the series.
