Game Difficulty Guide for God of War Ragnarok
God of War Ragnarok (GoW Ragnarok) features five types of difficulty modes that affect the game’s level of combat throughout the main story. When starting a New Game, feel free to pick a difficulty setting that suits your preferences and skill with action games.
Game Difficulty Can Be Changed Any Time
After choosing the difficulty setting at the start of the game, you will be able to change it at any time from the game’s settings.
God of War Difficulty
Note that you will only be able to select God of War difficulty before starting a New Game. When playing on this difficulty, you will only be allowed to switch to a lower setting once. Afterwards, you will no longer be able to adjust it to God of War mode again.
List of Difficulty Modes
| Difficulty Mode | Details |
|---|---|
| Give Me A Story | For players who simply want to enjoy the game’s story with the least focus on combat gameplay. |
| Give Me Grace | For players who want to enjoy the game’s story with minor focus on combat gameplay. |
| Balance | For players who want to enjoy a balance of story and combat gameplay. |
| No Mercy | For players who want to enjoy challenging combat gameplay. |
| God of War | For players who are looking for the ultimate challenge. This game mode can only be selected at the start of the game. |
Which Difficulty Setting Should You Start With?
Balance (Default Difficulty)
For new players or those new to action games, it is recommended to play on Balance to allow you to get a feel for the game’s combat and mechanics. The experience you gain from playing on the default setting will allow you to more easily transition to harder modes as well. If you only intend to play the game to enjoy the story, choose Give Me A Story.
Difficulty-related Achievements
No trophies and achievements unlocked for beating the game on different difficulty modes.
There are currently no trophies and achievements unlocked for playing through the main story on different difficulty modes. In fact, it is possible to obtain 100% completion (Platinum trophy) by simply playing on the lowest difficulty setting (Give Me a Story).
Because of this, feel free to choose a difficulty mode you like and change it as much as you want during play.
Trophies and Achievements List
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