Put down your Leviathan Axe and grab some tissues, Spartan. After months of rumors swirling harder than a Bifrost portal, Santa Monica Studio has officially confirmed a God of War prequel game starring Faye - you know, Kratos' wife, the woman whose death kicked off the entire Norse saga before we even pressed New Game.
According to Kotaku, the game was confirmed following persistent speculation that had been building in the community for a while. Faye - also known as Laufey the Just - is finally getting her own chapter, and honestly the lore implications alone are enough to make any God of War fan lose their composure faster than Kratos loses his temper.
Why this is kind of a massive deal
For anyone who needs a quick lore recap: Faye was a Giant, a warrior, and apparently the one doing all the actual planning in the Kratos household. The entire journey of the 2018 reboot and Ragnarok was essentially her chessboard - she had mapped out Kratos and Atreus' path long before either of them knew what was happening. She was basically the main character the whole time and we just didn't know it.
A prequel focused on her story is the kind of move that could fill in some serious lore gaps - like how she ended up with Kratos, what she was doing during the age of the Giants, and just how many steps ahead she really was. This is essentially Santa Monica Studio handing us the "developer commentary" we didn't know we needed.
What we know so far
Details beyond the confirmation are still sparse, per Kotaku's report. But just the existence of this project means the God of War universe is officially expanding beyond Kratos as the central playable figure - which is either incredibly exciting or deeply terrifying depending on how attached you are to the grumpy dad energy we've all grown to love.
Santa Monica Studio has been on an absolute legendary run, and putting Faye front and center feels like a natural evolution for a franchise that has always been stronger in its storytelling than it gets credit for. Whether this is a full-scale epic or something smaller in scope, the community is already grinding their axes in anticipation.
Consider this a day-one pre-order situation for most God of War fans. Faye carried the whole saga on her back without being in it - now it's time to see what she can do when she's the one holding the controller.
