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{{Infobox game
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|cover        = God of War cover.jpg
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|developers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Santa Monica Studio}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Jetpack Interactive|Windows|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/10/god-of-wars-2018-reboot-arrives-on-pc-in-january-2022/|title=Ars Technica - God of War’s 2018 reboot arrives on PC in January 2022|date=2021-10-25|snippet=Sony representatives have confirmed to Ars that this port is being "overseen" by its creators at Sony Santa Monica while otherwise handled by Jetpack Interactive...}}</ref>}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|PlayStation PC}}
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|engines      =
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 14, 2022}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|god-of-war|93}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|5434/god-of-war|94}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|god-of-war--1|96}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | ARPG, Adventure, Hack and slash }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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|steam appid  = 1593500
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|steam appid side =
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|gogcom id    =
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|gogcom id side =
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|official site= https://www.playstation.com/god-of-war/
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|hltb        = 38050
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|igdb        = god-of-war--1
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|mobygames    = god-of-war_
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|strategywiki = God of War (2018)
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|wikipedia    = God of War (2018 video game)
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|winehq      =
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|license      = commercial
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}}
  
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      = '''''God of War''''' is a {{Glossary:Singleplayer}}, {{Glossary:Third-person}}, {{Glossary:ARPG}}, {{Glossary:Adventure}}, {{Glossary:Action}} game,  featuring action oriented {{Glossary:Hack and slash}} gameplay and a strong narrative, made by [[Company:Santa Monica Studio|Santa Monica Studio]] and published by [[Company:PlayStation PC|PlayStation]]. ''God of War'' is a sequel/reboot in the God of War series, and uses a proprietary engine.
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|release history  = ''God of War'' was first released on PlayStation 4 on April 20, 2018, and was later released on PC on January 14, 2022. The PC version has several features over the PlayStation 4 version, featuring high frame-rates, ultrawide, and high-resolution-support, although with a few issues such as no anti-aliasing-toggle or FoV slider. The launch was considered a success, with the player-count reaching a peak that surpassed other ports that have been released.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/god-of-war-has-passed-horizon-zero-dawn-and-is-now-sonys-biggest-pc-launch|title=God of War Has Passed Horizon Zero Dawn and Is Now Sony's Biggest PC Launch|date=2022-01-19}}</ref>
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|current state    =
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}}
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1593500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | god-of-war | EGS |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | god-of-war | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 5377-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | god-of-war-pc | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | god-of-war | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1593500 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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}}
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==Essential improvements==
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===Skip intro-video===
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{{Fixbox|description=Delete or rename video files||fix=
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# Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\exec\cinematics\}}.
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# Delete or rename {{code|ps_studios_long_strawberry_4k30_006.bk2}}
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}}
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==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\settings.ini}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Saved Games\God of War\}}
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}}
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{{ii}} PS4 savegames can be imported for ''New Game+'' at least<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/ps4homebrew/comments/s5p9uz/god_of_war_ps4_save_on_pc_seems_to_workish/ God of War PS4 save on PC seems to work-ish : ps4homebrew - Reddit]</ref>
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      = true
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                =
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    =
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|origin notes              =
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|steam cloud              = true
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|steam cloud notes        =
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
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|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Image|GodofWar_Display.png|Display options}}
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{{Image|GodofWar_DisplayAdvanced.png|Advanced display options}}
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{{Image|GodofWar_Graphics.png|Graphics options}}
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution notes=
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|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{Term|Hor+}} for certain resolutions. See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
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|4k ultra hd                = true
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = hackable
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|fov notes                  = Default FOV is 73. See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            =
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|borderless windowed        = true
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|borderless windowed notes  = Exclusive fullscreen mode is not available.
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|anisotropic                = true
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|anisotropic notes          = Options for Min, Low, Original, High, and Ultra.
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|antialiasing              = always on
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|antialiasing notes        = [[TAA|Temporal Anti-Aliasing]] is always enabled. See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]] for a workaround. [[DLSS]] is supported.
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|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps notes              = FPS-limiter ranges from 30-120, or off.
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|hdr                        = true
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|hdr notes                  = Options for "Brightness" (peak brightness, 0-100) and "Contrast" (black-level, 0-100).
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|ray tracing                = false
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|ray tracing notes          =
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|color blind                = false
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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{{ii}}Supports [[FidelityFX Super Resolution|FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1593500/view/3209389059277056821|title=God of War - Patch v1.0.12 Released - Steam News|date=2022-06-01|snippet=FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 has been implemented and is now available as a resolution-scaling option within the display settings menu
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}}</ref>
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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use Cheat Engine|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/s4236p/god_of_war_custom_fov_mod_currently_uses_a_cheat/|title=God of War Custom FOV Mod (Currently uses a Cheat Engine table, and affects cutscenes)|date=2022-01-15}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download [http://www.cheatengine.org Cheat Engine] and the [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/864260722870452247/935299588506673214/GoW.CT cheat table].
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# Import the God of War cheat table into Cheat Engine.
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# Launch the game.
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# At the bottom of the program, enable the checkbox and the FOV checkbox afterwards.
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{{ii}}Cheat Engine may be detected as a cheat tool in games with anti-cheat, it is recommended to make sure Cheat Engine is fully closed before launching another game.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use Flawless Widescreen|ref={{cn|date=2022-01-15|reason=}}|fix=
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# Download and install [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen].
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# Search for "God of War" in the plugin list.
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# Install the plugin, and adjust the FOV-values to your liking.
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{{ii}} Seems to disable or at least reduce depth of field.
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use a patcher to disable TAA|ref=|fix=
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# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2360-god-of-war-taa-removal-patch/ this patcher].
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# Run the patcher. Manually select the game's executable if the patcher does not detect it.
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{{ii}} This also disables the Sharpening filter that's used alongside TAA.
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{{ii}} May cause the ambient occlusion to be darker than usual on the <code>Original</code> setting. Setting the game's ambient occlusion to <code>High</code> or <code>Ultra</code> fixes this issue. Also turns reflections non-functional.
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{{ii}} To undo the change - revert back to the original executable.
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}}
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===Depth of field===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use a patcher to disable Depth of Field|ref=|fix=
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# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2361-god-of-war-depth-of-field-removal-patch/ this patcher].
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# Run the patcher. Manually select the game's executable if the patcher does not detect it.
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{{ii}} Disables both cutscene and gameplay Depth of Field.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2022/02/god-of-war.html God of War 3D Vision fix]|ref=|fix=
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{{ii}} It also disables motion blur as a side effect.
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}}
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===Vignette===
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{{ii}} The game uses a mild Vignette effect.
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{{Fixbox|description=Use a patcher to disable Vignette|ref=|fix=
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# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2362-god-of-war-vignette-removal-patch/ this patcher].
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# Run the patcher. Manually select the game's executable if the patcher does not detect it.
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{{ii}} Disabling Vignette also disables the low health warning due to it being realized with a red-tinted flashing vignette.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2022/02/god-of-war.html God of War 3D Vision fix]|ref=|fix=
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Image|GodofWar_Camera.png|Camera options}}
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{{Image|GodofWar_Gameplay.png|Gameplay options}}
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{{Image|GodofWar_Remapping.png|Key remapping options}}
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{{Input
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|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes = Precision mouse mode available, which eliminates negative acceleration.
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = And x-axis.
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = true
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = false
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = true
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
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|invert controller y-axis notes= And x-axis
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|xinput controllers        = true
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|xinput controllers notes  = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2021/10/20/god-of-war-is-coming-to-pc-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?sh=756c04d6d725/|title=Forbes - Everything You Need To Know About 'God Of War' Coming To PC|date=2021-10-20|snippet=(and other gamepads, including Xbox)...}}</ref>
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|xbox prompts              = true
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = false
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = true
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|dualshock 4 notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593500/God_of_War/|title=Steam - God of War|date=2021-10-20|snippet=With support for the DUALSHOCK®4 and DUALSENSE® wireless controllers...}}</ref> Also supports Dualsense.
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|dualshock prompts        = true
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = true
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|light bar support notes  = Сolor changes depending on the situation.
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|dualshock 4 modes        = Wired, Bluetooth, V2
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  = V2 tested. No vibration with Bluetooth.
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = true
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|other controllers notes  = Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
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|other button prompts      = Nintendo
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = true
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = true
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|haptic feedback notes    = No Dualsense haptic feedback support, rumble is supported (intensity slider from 0 - 10)
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|simultaneous input        = false
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = false
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = true
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = false
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = true
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|steam cursor detection notes =
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Image|GodofWar_Audio.png|Audio options}}
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{{Image|GodofWar_Accessibility.png|Accessibility options}}
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Options for Music, Dialogue, and SFX
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|surround sound            = true
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|surround sound notes      = 7.1
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|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = true
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|closed captions notes    = Options for subtitle background and subtitle speaker
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|mute on focus lost        = true
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|mute on focus lost notes  = Toggle{{note|Doesn't seem to work currently}}
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =
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|general midi audio        =
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|general midi audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|ref      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Traditional Chinese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|ref      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Croatian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Available but not shown as supported.
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|fan      =
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|ref      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Czech
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|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Dutch
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Greek
 +
|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Voice acting available despite not showing as supported.
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|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Hungarian
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Latin American Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Turkish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
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}}
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==Issues unresolved==
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===Poor performance on AMD GPUs===
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{{ii}} AMD GPUs may show FPS-drops in many locations, regardless of graphics settings and GPU usage percentage.{{note|This is observed on Vega 56/64, Radeon 570, 580, 590, 5700XT, 6600XT, 6800XT, 6900XT. Several reports on Steam community forum indicate that both Intel and Ryzen CPU users may be currently affected. On January 26th, Sony Santa Monica announced "working with external partners to find a resolution". On February 3rd, the issue was acknowledged by AMD in their latest Radeon 22.2.1 patch notes. The following day, Sony announced having identified the primary cause of poor performance on AMD GPUs and "investigating solutions to resolve this issue".}}<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/1593500/discussions/1/3202622816424467959/ Steam forum - AMD GPU issues]</ref>
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{{ii}} Confirmed FPS increase using current [https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases DXVK] 1.10.1 on Windows (GTX 1070, i7 4790K)<ref>https://www-wykop-pl.translate.goog/wpis/65359105/?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp#comment-231948695</ref> simply follow the installation instructions [https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/mlfcsc/a_guide_to_dxvk_on_windows/ here]
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===Controller-issues===
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====Unintended inputs if using DS4/DualSense natively and the game is running at high FPS====
 +
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The game engine seems to expect a new controller "Input Report" at every in-game frame. If the Input Report is not received in time the engine interprets as if the user released all buttons/sticks/triggers until a new one has been received. This means that if the controller is not "communicating" faster than the time delta between frames, the player may see buttons being "released" on their own then pressing themselves again, sporadically or frequently.
 +
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1593500/discussions/1/3202623344541441402/ Steam discussion page related to this issue]
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{{++}} If using the controller via cable the user may not run into this issue under normal conditions
 +
{{--}} Impossible to fully prevent it
 +
{{--}} Issue can happen frequently if using the controller wirelessly, either via Sony's Official USB Wireless adapter for DS4 controllers or via remapping the wireless DS4/DualSense into a virtual wired DS4
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use the controller via Steam Input or via a XInput wrapper|ref={{cn|date=January 2022}}|fix=
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* This issue is not present if using XInput compatible controllers
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* Steam Input will present DS4/DualSense controllers as if they were a X360 gamepad to the game
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}}
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 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use the controller via cable|ref={{cn|date=January 2022}}|fix=
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* DS4/DualSense controllers communicates fast enough via USB for the issue to not occur under normal conditions, though it still can happen sporadically
 +
* The issue can happen frequently via cable if using low quality cables, bad USB ports, the USB hub being under load etc
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Run the game at 60 FPS or lower if using the controller wirelessly|ref={{cn|date=January 2022}}|fix=
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* This does not fix the issue, just makes it harder for it to occur in the usual wireless conditions as the lower the FPS the harder it is for the issue to occur
 +
* Issue can still happen frequently depending on the stability of the BT connection
 +
}}
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===Game crashes at the same point===
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{{fixbox|description=Press ESC repeatedly while moving.}}
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===Visual issues===
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====All input tooltips appear as Z in-game====
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change keyboard layout to English|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/1593500/discussions/0/4772128648794875522/ Steam forum - please fix Z]</ref>|fix=
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 11
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|wing                  =
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|wing notes            =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  =
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux powerpc app      =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            = WWise
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Bink 2 Video
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
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|anticheat        =
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|anticheat notes  =
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}}
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==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
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|minOS    = 10
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|minCPU  = Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz
 +
|minCPU2  = AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz
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|minRAM  = 8 GB
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|minHD    = 70 GB HDD
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
 +
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 290X
 +
|minVRAM  = 4 GB
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|minDX    = 11
 +
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz
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|recCPU2  = AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    = 70 GB SSD
 +
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
 +
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon RX 570
 +
|recVRAM  = 4 GB (AMD) or 6 GB (Nvidia)
 +
|notes    =
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{{ii}} A 64-bit operating system is required.
 +
{{ii}} Additional requirements for high refresh rate and 4K resolutions are listed [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1593500/view/3133939205678503963 here].
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}}
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{{ii}} The game OS requirement can be lowered to Windows 7 with a [https://www.nexusmods.com/godofwar/mods/16 patch] (update the built-in DXVK [[Glossary:Display wrapper#Direct3D wrappers|wrapper]] if necessary).
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{{References}}

Revision as of 20:43, 16 July 2022

God of War
God of War cover
Developers
Santa Monica Studio
Windows Jetpack Interactive[1]
Publishers
PlayStation PC
Release dates
Windows January 14, 2022
Reception
Metacritic 93
OpenCritic 94
IGDB 96
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres ARPG, Adventure, Hack and slash
Art styles Realistic
Themes Fantasy
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God of War on HowLongToBeat
God of War on IGDB
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God of War guide on StrategyWiki
God of War on MobyGames
God of War on Wikipedia

God of War is a singleplayer, third-person, ARPG, adventure, action game, featuring action oriented hack and slash gameplay and a strong narrative, made by Santa Monica Studio and published by PlayStation. God of War is a sequel/reboot in the God of War series, and uses a proprietary engine.

God of War was first released on PlayStation 4 on April 20, 2018, and was later released on PC on January 14, 2022. The PC version has several features over the PlayStation 4 version, featuring high frame-rates, ultrawide, and high-resolution-support, although with a few issues such as no anti-aliasing-toggle or FoV slider. The launch was considered a success, with the player-count reaching a peak that surpassed other ports that have been released.[2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro-video

Delete or rename video files
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\exec\cinematics\.
  2. Delete or rename ps_studios_long_strawberry_4k30_006.bk2

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\settings.ini[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1593500/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\God of War\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1593500/pfx/[Note 2]
PS4 savegames can be imported for New Game+ at least[3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Display options
Display options
Advanced display options
Advanced display options
Graphics options
Graphics options

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ for certain resolutions. See Field of view (FOV).
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Default FOV is 73. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Exclusive fullscreen mode is not available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Options for Min, Low, Original, High, and Ultra.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Temporal Anti-Aliasing is always enabled. See Anti-aliasing (AA) for a workaround. DLSS is supported.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
FPS-limiter ranges from 30-120, or off.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Options for "Brightness" (peak brightness, 0-100) and "Contrast" (black-level, 0-100).
Ray tracing (RT)
Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0.[4]

Field of view (FOV)

Use Cheat Engine[5]
  1. Download Cheat Engine and the cheat table.
  2. Import the God of War cheat table into Cheat Engine.
  3. Launch the game.
  4. At the bottom of the program, enable the checkbox and the FOV checkbox afterwards.
Cheat Engine may be detected as a cheat tool in games with anti-cheat, it is recommended to make sure Cheat Engine is fully closed before launching another game.
Use Flawless Widescreen[citation needed]
  1. Download and install Flawless Widescreen.
  2. Search for "God of War" in the plugin list.
  3. Install the plugin, and adjust the FOV-values to your liking.
Seems to disable or at least reduce depth of field.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Use a patcher to disable TAA
  1. Download this patcher.
  2. Run the patcher. Manually select the game's executable if the patcher does not detect it.
This also disables the Sharpening filter that's used alongside TAA.
May cause the ambient occlusion to be darker than usual on the Original setting. Setting the game's ambient occlusion to High or Ultra fixes this issue. Also turns reflections non-functional.
To undo the change - revert back to the original executable.

Depth of field

Use a patcher to disable Depth of Field
  1. Download this patcher.
  2. Run the patcher. Manually select the game's executable if the patcher does not detect it.
Disables both cutscene and gameplay Depth of Field.
Use God of War 3D Vision fix
It also disables motion blur as a side effect.

Vignette

The game uses a mild Vignette effect.
Use a patcher to disable Vignette
  1. Download this patcher.
  2. Run the patcher. Manually select the game's executable if the patcher does not detect it.
Disabling Vignette also disables the low health warning due to it being realized with a red-tinted flashing vignette.
Use God of War 3D Vision fix

Input

Camera options
Camera options
Gameplay options
Gameplay options
Key remapping options
Key remapping options

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Precision mouse mode available, which eliminates negative acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
And x-axis.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
And x-axis
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
[6]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
[7] Also supports Dualsense.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Сolor changes depending on the situation.
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth),

V2 tested. No vibration with Bluetooth.
Generic/other controllers
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
No Dualsense haptic feedback support, rumble is supported (intensity slider from 0 - 10)
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio options
Audio options
Accessibility options
Accessibility options

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Options for Music, Dialogue, and SFX
Surround sound
7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Options for subtitle background and subtitle speaker
Mute on focus lost
Toggle[Note 3]

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Croatian
Available but not shown as supported.
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Greek
Voice acting available despite not showing as supported.
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Turkish

Issues unresolved

Poor performance on AMD GPUs

AMD GPUs may show FPS-drops in many locations, regardless of graphics settings and GPU usage percentage.[Note 4][8]
Confirmed FPS increase using current DXVK 1.10.1 on Windows (GTX 1070, i7 4790K)[9] simply follow the installation instructions here

Controller-issues

Unintended inputs if using DS4/DualSense natively and the game is running at high FPS

The game engine seems to expect a new controller "Input Report" at every in-game frame. If the Input Report is not received in time the engine interprets as if the user released all buttons/sticks/triggers until a new one has been received. This means that if the controller is not "communicating" faster than the time delta between frames, the player may see buttons being "released" on their own then pressing themselves again, sporadically or frequently.

Steam discussion page related to this issue
If using the controller via cable the user may not run into this issue under normal conditions
Impossible to fully prevent it
Issue can happen frequently if using the controller wirelessly, either via Sony's Official USB Wireless adapter for DS4 controllers or via remapping the wireless DS4/DualSense into a virtual wired DS4
Use the controller via Steam Input or via a XInput wrapper[citation needed]
  • This issue is not present if using XInput compatible controllers
  • Steam Input will present DS4/DualSense controllers as if they were a X360 gamepad to the game
Use the controller via cable[citation needed]
  • DS4/DualSense controllers communicates fast enough via USB for the issue to not occur under normal conditions, though it still can happen sporadically
  • The issue can happen frequently via cable if using low quality cables, bad USB ports, the USB hub being under load etc
Run the game at 60 FPS or lower if using the controller wirelessly[citation needed]
  • This does not fix the issue, just makes it harder for it to occur in the usual wireless conditions as the lower the FPS the harder it is for the issue to occur
  • Issue can still happen frequently depending on the stability of the BT connection

Game crashes at the same point

Press ESC repeatedly while moving.

Visual issues

All input tooltips appear as Z in-game

Change keyboard layout to English[10]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise
Cutscenes Bink Video 2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz		 Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 70 GB HDD 70 GB SSD
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon R9 290X
4 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon RX 570
4 GB (AMD) or 6 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Additional requirements for high refresh rate and 4K resolutions are listed here.
The game OS requirement can be lowered to Windows 7 with a patch (update the built-in DXVK wrapper if necessary).


Notes

  1. ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  3. ↑ Doesn't seem to work currently
  4. ↑ This is observed on Vega 56/64, Radeon 570, 580, 590, 5700XT, 6600XT, 6800XT, 6900XT. Several reports on Steam community forum indicate that both Intel and Ryzen CPU users may be currently affected. On January 26th, Sony Santa Monica announced "working with external partners to find a resolution". On February 3rd, the issue was acknowledged by AMD in their latest Radeon 22.2.1 patch notes. The following day, Sony announced having identified the primary cause of poor performance on AMD GPUs and "investigating solutions to resolve this issue".

References

  1. ↑ Ars Technica - God of War’s 2018 reboot arrives on PC in January 2022 - last accessed on 2021-10-25
    "Sony representatives have confirmed to Ars that this port is being "overseen" by its creators at Sony Santa Monica while otherwise handled by Jetpack Interactive..."
  2. ↑ God of War Has Passed Horizon Zero Dawn and Is Now Sony's Biggest PC Launch - last accessed on 2022-01-19
  3. ↑ God of War PS4 save on PC seems to work-ish : ps4homebrew - Reddit
  4. ↑ God of War - Patch v1.0.12 Released - Steam News - last accessed on 2022-06-01
    "FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 has been implemented and is now available as a resolution-scaling option within the display settings menu"
  5. ↑ God of War Custom FOV Mod (Currently uses a Cheat Engine table, and affects cutscenes) - last accessed on 2022-01-15
  6. ↑ Forbes - Everything You Need To Know About 'God Of War' Coming To PC - last accessed on 2021-10-20
    "(and other gamepads, including Xbox)..."
  7. ↑ Steam - God of War - last accessed on 2021-10-20
    "With support for the DUALSHOCK®4 and DUALSENSE® wireless controllers..."
  8. ↑ Steam forum - AMD GPU issues
  9. ↑ https://www-wykop-pl.translate.goog/wpis/65359105/?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp#comment-231948695
  10. ↑ Steam forum - please fix Z