Unpublished images show that Kratos could have fought alongside Hades himself in a God of War multiplayer project created by Bluepoint Games

There are universes that seem destined to re-emerge, and that of God of war it’s one of them. Although the Spartan warrior has hung up his blades (at least for now), new leaks have just brought to light images of a canceled game that would have reinvented the saga as a “live service” titleand the most shocking thing is who would have accompanied him: Hades himselfking of the Underworld.

God of War game cancelled

According to the MP1st portal, the snapshots come from an ambitious project developed by Bluepoint Gamesthe responsible studio remake From Demon Souls and remastering famous as The shadow of the Colossus. Everything indicates that this spin-off would have happened a sort of hybrid between the Greek and Norse phases of the sagawith a cooperative multiplayer component where Kratos wouldn’t fight alone.

The leaked files appear temples, amphorae and typically Hellenic architecturetogether with caves illuminated by golden basins that evoke the kingdom of Hades. In one of the images, the god of the Underworld appears to act as an armorer, suggesting an unexpectedly allied role. It’s shocking considering his brutal death in the original trilogy, then The debate on the timeline of this title is more open than ever.

Also among the fragments you can also see elements inspired by Norse mythologya mixture that suggests the project could have served as bridge between the two great eras of the characteror maybe you like it an episode outside the canon intended to celebrate the entire mythology of the franchise, something like what Final fantasy done with The world of Final Fantasy.

A very ambitious title that leads nowhere

The person responsible would have been Bluepoint, owned by PlayStation Studios since 2021 an ambitious title with online service mechanicssomething that already raises doubts among veteran fans. After the closure of several projects of this type by Sony, such as Concord or Fairgame$—, The company appears to have abandoned its games-as-a-service strategypreferring to return to more classic narrative experiences.

However, if these leaks make anything clear, it’s this The Kratos universe remains a creative gold mine. The Greek ruins and runic symbols sharing the space suggest a powerful idea: what if… God of war Could this be a final clash between the two worlds that the warrior has conquered?

fan theories

The theories were not long in coming. Some users believe so the game would have worked as an alternative prequelwhich shows the lost years between the destruction of Olympus and the protagonist’s Nordic exile. Others imagine a sort of cooperative arena where different heroes and gods fought side by siderecovering mythical enemies such as Persephone, Ares or Baldur.

Be that as it may, the truth is this the project was quietly canceled months agoas reported by Bloomberg and other sources close to PlayStation. In January there was already talk of a God of war multiplayer was excluded, and now these images seem to confirm it It wasn’t just a voice.

An idea of ​​Olympus that remains buried in Hades

Despite the doubts that a multiplayer format generates in a narrative saga of this kind, the simple fact of imagining Kratos teams up with Hades to forge weapons in the depths of Tartarus It would have been a lot of fun, both visually and thematically. Perhaps the biggest sin of this project was dreaming too big at a time when Sony prioritizes immediate profitability.

All in all, the leaks reaffirm something fans already know: Kratos always finds a way to come back. And even if this canceled raid will never see the light of day, the images remind us of it The god of war still has many battles to fightperhaps in a next chapter that combines mythologies, or even in a new generational leap for PlayStation.