Follow young Kratos and his brother Deimos across ancient Laconia in search of a missing Spartan cadet. Fight with spear and shield, solve environmental puzzles, and take on The Pit solo or with a friend on the couch.
God of War Sons of Sparta is a 2D pixel-art action-adventure from Mega Cat Studios, developed in partnership with Santa Monica Studio. It follows young Kratos and Deimos during their Spartan training, when a fellow cadet goes missing.
Explore Laconia, solve environmental puzzles, and take on mythological bosses with a spear, shield, and divine artifacts. The Pit offers a separate roguelite challenge that you can play solo or in local co-op.
Unlock The Pit from the main menu and take on its roguelite runs solo or in two-player local co-op. You can finish the story first or use the button sequence to get in early.
Early Unlock Code
At the starting menu, enter Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, Touchpad. Then select The Pit from the menu.
Campaign Unlock
Finish the main campaign to unlock The Pit without entering the code.
Local Co-Op
Play The Pit solo or with a second player on the same console. The story campaign is single-player.
Repeatable Runs
Enemy lineups and reward pools change from run to run.
Check when Sons of Sparta launches on each PlayStation console. The PS5 version is available to buy, and the PS4 version is scheduled for November 16, 2026.
PS5
The U.S. PS5 release date was February 12, 2026. The game is available digitally in the U.S.
PS4
The November 13, 2026 announcement set November 16, 2026 as the PS4 release date.
PS Portal
The PS5 version supports Remote Play. Cloud streaming on PS Portal requires PlayStation Plus Premium.
Get to grips with Kratos' spear and shield, then shape your build through attachments and skill trees. Use Gifts of Olympus to add ranged attacks or melee combos to your toolkit.
Spear and Shield
Customize both weapons with attachments. Each attachment has its own upgrade path, and the spear has separate tip, grip, and tail components.
Skill Trees
Spend upgrades across three skill trees that focus on offense, defense, and movement.
These divine artifacts grant special and super attacks. Use ranged Gifts for precision shots or explosive projectiles, or choose a melee Gift to extend your close-range combos.
The November 16, 2026 update is scheduled to bring two campaign modes to PS4 and PS5. Hermes gives you tools for speedruns, while Erebus makes every hit lethal.
Track your run with a split timer and a persistent scoreboard. Unlock the mode by beating the game once or entering Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, Touchpad at the starting menu.
Erebus Mode
Both you and your enemies go down in a single hit.
Save Slots
Choose your mode when starting a new game and selecting a save slot. That choice is fixed for the save file.
Explore beyond the main story route to find optional quests, hidden encounters, and loot. You'll run, jump, and climb through Laconia, with environmental puzzles that put your spear to use.
Optional Quests
Look for side quests as the main story takes you through Laconia, the region surrounding Sparta.
Hidden Encounters and Loot
Explore away from the main route to uncover encounters and pick up loot.
Environmental Puzzles
Use your Spartan spear to solve environmental puzzles as you traverse the 2D levels.
Compare the two digital PS5 editions and their U.S. prices. Both include the full game, and the Digital Deluxe Edition adds equipment, upgrade materials, and digital extras.
Standard Edition
Get the full PS5 game for $29.99 USD.
Digital Deluxe Edition
Get the full PS5 game for $39.99 USD, plus the Arrow of Virtue spear tip, Rusty Scrap enhancement material, the Unstable Gemstone belt attachment, and Blood Orbs.
Deluxe Extras
The Digital Deluxe Edition also includes a digital artbook, digital soundtrack, and PlayStation Network avatars. The Unstable Gemstone becomes available as you progress through the story.
Follow young Kratos and Deimos as their Spartan training gives way to a search for a missing cadet. The story takes the brothers from the Agoge into Laconia, with adult Kratos narrating their journey.
Young Kratos
Antony Del Rio voices the elder brother during his years as a Spartan cadet.
Young Deimos
Scott Menville voices Kratos' younger brother, who joins him in searching for the missing cadet.
Adult Kratos
TC Carson voices adult Kratos, the narrator of the brothers' story.
Open the game options to remap inputs, tune aiming and blocking, or adjust puzzle timing. You can also make the HUD, subtitles, and captions easier to read.
Combat Controls
Adjust aim assist, aiming style, and block style, or remap controller inputs.
Difficulty and Puzzles
Choose a preset difficulty and adjust puzzle timing. You can also turn on auto pickup.
Display and Text
Use high-contrast display and HUD options, adjust UI text size, or customize subtitle size, color, and background.
Audio Cues and Captions
Adjust audio cues and panning, and change caption size and color.
