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Sony Drops God of War: Sons of Sparta on PS5, Confirms Original Trilogy Remake in Early Development

The new title revisits Kratos’s origins in a canonical 2D prequel with returning series talent.

Overview

  • Sons of Sparta was announced during State of Play and released immediately as a PlayStation 5 digital exclusive.
  • It is a hand-drawn pixel-art 2D action platformer developed with Mega Cat Studios, set during Kratos and Deimos’s Spartan training.
  • The game adapts series staples to 2D, featuring customizable weapons, new abilities, divine artifacts called Gifts of Olympus, and new and returning foes.
  • TC Carson returns as the voice of adult Kratos to narrate the story, with a soundtrack composed by Bear McCreary.
  • Santa Monica Studio also announced a remake of the original trilogy, which is in very early development with no release window shared.