The God of War Laufey delay moves the game’s release to May 20, 2027. Santa Monica Studio confirms the new date in its original release-date statement, saying it will use the additional time for finishing touches.
What Santa Monica confirmed
The studio thanks players for their interest since the June reveal and identifies Faye’s journey through the Everywhen as the focus of the project. It says the team will keep working toward the game’s full potential and share further updates.
The statement does not identify a specific technical failure or announce a change in the game’s scope. It also does not explain preorder handling. Those details should not be inferred from the date change.
The date players should plan around
May 20 is now the studio’s announced release date. Future timing, edition or preorder updates should be checked against Santa Monica’s own channels rather than assumed from older promotional material.
For activity in the existing series, our God of War Ragnarök Steam activity page covers that separate game. Steam concurrency is not a count of all PlayStation players, and it does not measure demand for the unreleased Laufey.
Read the studio’s announcement
Santa Monica Studio’s original God of War Laufey release-date update.
Read the original statement on X
