Actress Deborah Ann Woll, who plays Laufey in God of War Laufey, shared fresh details about the project and revealed that the idea for the spin-off existed long before the release of God of War (2018).
During a conversation with CGMagazine at Game Con Canada, the actress confirmed game director Ariel Lawrence's words that creative director Cory Barlog conceived the game almost ten years ago. According to Woll, when Barlog showed her God of War (2018) and discussed her participation in God of War Ragnarök, he already had a poster for the future game featuring Laufey and the mysterious cosmic cube of Frank, which was part of the project's mythology from the very beginning.
I still can't believe I can talk about this. I've known about this game for almost ten years. When Cory was telling me about Ragnarök and showing me God of War 2018, he already had a poster for the Laufey game with my character and the cube. This cube was part of the story from the very beginning.
Woll also emphasized that the development team aimed to create the most immersive and emotional adventure for fans of the series. According to her, God of War Laufey represents a new direction for the franchise, but this does not mean abandoning Kratos' stories.
The actress noted that the classic God of War storyline will continue to develop in parallel, and the new project is designed to expand the universe, deepen its mythology, and uncover mysteries that remained unanswered since the Norse saga.
Special attention was paid to the fact that the events of God of War Laufey will unfold simultaneously with God of War (2018). Thanks to this, players will be able to get answers to many questions that arose during the passage of the Norse chapter of the series, as well as learn more about the world, its characters, and hidden storylines.
According to Woll, the developers view the new game as the beginning of a large-scale expansion of the God of War universe. She is confident that the project will help show how vast and unexplored this world remains, and Laufey's story itself will be just the first step towards uncovering new secrets of the famous franchise.