Barlog says that, for him, Faye and the dwarven blacksmith Sindri are two of the more interesting characters he’d like to further explore. Faye is obviously getting her own game, but this does imply Sindri may have more story to tell in a future entry. Given that he and Kratos are on the outs at the end of Ragnarok, it’s unclear what form that exploration would take. I’d be surprised if there was a Sindri-led game down the line, but I’d welcome it if it happens. Alternatively, Sindri was a supporting character in Ragnarok, accompanying the player on some quests, so he might do that again in a future sequel.
Elsewhere in an interview with IGN, Barlog reiterated that more Kratos stories are on the way, even as the team expands the scope to other characters.
“We’ll always tell stories about Kratos, but I think for us, it was just a chance to talk about somebody who was so pivotal to the beginning and get to know them and push beyond into this new world and give us some place to be surprised and see how things connect,” he said. “So for us, it’s not a departure; it’s more of an expansion.”
For now, we still don’t really know what the future holds for Kratos. Ragnarok’s Valhalla DLC made him the God of War in the Norse pantheon and had him confront all his demons in a playable therapy session, but what that means for him in the next game is unclear. Atreus, Faye and Kratos’ son, has a much more defined future in place as he left his father’s company to search for the remnants of the Giants alongside Angrboda. Will Atreus get his own game, or will Santa Monica Studio cross the paths of the father and son once more?
God of War’s Norse games have also hinted at the presence of the Egyptian god pantheon in subtle ways, and Laufey seems to be introducing them properly as the game’s big reveal shows Faye facing Sekhmet, the goddess of war in Egyptian mythology, and Begtse, the Mongolian god of war, in the afterlife. It’s entirely possible that Laufey may give players a clear idea of where the series is headed next, whenever it comes to PlayStation 5 in the coming years.