Is God of War: Laufey a prequel? No — here's what it actually is

The most-searched question, answered

This is the single most-searched question about the game, and the studio answered it directly. Despite the rumors, God of War: Laufey is not a prequel and not a spin-off. As Barlog put it: “This is not a prequel. This is a continuation of the timeline right at the beginning of God of War 2018.” It answers a question fans have had since 2018: what happened to Faye after that funeral?

Four labels people throw around — sorted out

• Prequel? No. It doesn't go back before 2018 — it starts during the opening of 2018.
• Spin-off? No. Press confirmed it's a mainline series entry, not a side story.
• Parallel sequel? Closest, but the studio's own word is “continuation” — it runs alongside Kratos's journey, branching off the moment Faye dies.
• Mainline God of War? Yes. New protagonist, same canon.

Where the story begins

God of War: Laufey picks up the exact moment Faye's body burns on the funeral pyre at the start of 2018's God of War — the scene that opened the Norse saga. She then wakes in the Everywhen, the afterlife of the gods, and fights to return to Kratos and Atreus. If you played the Norse saga, you already know more of this story than you think: Faye drove its entire journey without ever being on screen alive.

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