God of War Ragnarök
- Developer
- SIE Santa Monica Studio
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Released
- 09 November 2022
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC
Genres: role playing rpg , hack and slash beat em up , adventure
God of War: Ragnarök is the ninth installment in the God of War series and the sequel to 2018's God of War. Continuing with the Norse mythology theme, the game is set in ancient Norway and features series protagonists Kratos, the former Greek God of War, and his young son Atreus. The game kicked off the events of Ragnarök, where Kratos and Atreus must journey to each of the Nine Realms in search of answers as they prepare for the prophesied battle that will end the world.
Best gaming PC for God of War Ragnarök in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for God of War Ragnarök today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Sony Interactive Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 20H1 | Windows 10 20H1 |
| CPU | Intel i5-4670k or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6GB) or AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) or Intel Arc A750 | NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super or AMD RX 5700 or Intel Arc A770 |
| Storage | 190 GB | 190 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run God of War Ragnarök?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5-8600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.