The game was released worldwide on April 20, 2018, for the PlayStation 4. In addition to the standard base game, the United States and Canada received three special editions: the Stone Mason Edition, the Collector's Edition, and the Digital Deluxe Edition.

Collector’s Edition Includes:

Full Game

9" Kratos & Atreus Statue by Gentle Giant

Limited Steelbook Case

2" Huldra Brothers Carvings

Exclusive Lithograph

Cloth Map

Digital Contents Include:

Defender of the Chosen Shield

Death's Vow Armor Set

Exile's Guardian Shield

God of War Digital Comic #0 by Dark Horse

God of War Digital Mini Artbook by Dark Horse

Dynamic Theme

It is a new beginning for Kratos. Living as a man, outside the shadow of the gods, he seeks solitude in the unfamiliar lands of Norse mythology. With new purpose and his son Atreus at his side, Kratos must fight for survival as powerful forces threaten to disrupt the new life he has created.

Many years have passed since Kratos took his vengeance against the Olympian gods. Having survived his final encounter with his father Zeus, Kratos has since travelled to Midgard in Ancient Norway and now lives with his young son Atreus in the world of the Norse gods, a savage land inhabited by many ferocious monsters and warriors. In order to teach his son, whose mother (and Kratos's second wife) has recently died, how to survive in such a world, Kratos must master the rage that has driven him for many years and embrace his newfound role as a father and a mentor.