God of War developer Santa Monica Studio is working on another game besides the recently announced trilogy remake, it is claimed.
Known insider shinobi602 took to the Reset Era forums to respond to a fellow member who asked him whether the recently announced God of War trilogy remake is the same project God of War (2018) director Cory Barlog is rumored to be working on. According to the insider, they are two different games.
The insider mentioned that, given the quarter Santa Monica Studio is targeting for the unannounced title helmed by Cory Barlog, he expects it to be announced this year. He expects it to be revealed at the May, 2026, State of Play presentation or Summer Games Fest 2026. If the game doesn’t get announced by then, it will likely be because the development team pushed the release out further or ended up making the reveal-to-release window shorter.
Back in September, 2025, during an episode of the Insider Gaming podcast, co-host Tom Henderson mentioned that a new mainline God of War game is currently in development, which will have Kratos wielding a curved Egyptian sword that’s something along the lines of the scimitar used by the prince in the Prince of Persia series.
Earlier, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier took to the Reset Era forums to mention, “I’ll put it this way: it’s not a new IP but it might feel like one. Maybe that’s why people are confused.” His remarks were in line with comments made by another Reset Era member, who claimed to have inside knowledge of the project. They described it as something unexpected, expressing confidence in its potential. “I can’t wait for Santa Monica to announce their game. I truly don’t know how era will react,” they wrote, later adding, “At first I was like :/ but then I was like :O.”
