God of War Fans Aren’t Happy With Ragnarok’s Massive File Size on PC

Key Takeaways

• God of War Ragnarok has a massive storage requirement of 175GB on PC, causing frustration among users.
• The PC specs for Ragnarok are demanding, requiring high-end hardware for optimal performance.
• Users are deleting games to make room for Ragnarok and some are avoiding it due to its required space and PSN requirement.

Steam users are expressing their frustrations with God of War Ragnarok‘s massive file size on PC, which comes in at an eye-watering 175.72 GB. After releasing the hugely successful PC port of 2018’s God of War back in 2022, Santa Monica Studios is bringing the smash-hit sequel, God of War Ragnarok, to Steam on September 19, but fans have been left shocked by the storage space required.

God of War Ragnarok was released to critical acclaim back in 2022. While this is the ninth installment in the God of War series, Ragnarok acted as a direct sequel to 2018’s God of War. The first-party PlayStation title currently holds an impressive Metacritic score of 94, with reviewers praising the sequel’s storytelling, environments, graphics, new combat system, and much more. As PlayStation continues its strategy of bringing its console exclusives to PC, Ragnarok is now the latest of the studio’s titles to make its way over to Steam.

After Santa Monica Studios revealed God of War Ragnarok‘s massive PC file size in August, fans are now pre-loading the action-adventure game ready for its release on September 19, but there’s outrage at the space required to install it. Over on Reddit, fans want to know why the PC version is over double the size of God of War Ragnarok‘s PlayStation 5 version, while some are jokingly comparing the title to the Call of Duty series, which is also known for its outlandish file size.

God of War Ragnarok’s Massive File Size Angers PC Users

While God of War Ragnarok does require users to have over 175 GB of storage space available, the actual download size is reportedly a lot less, with one user stating that it’s only around 100 GB. This means users won’t need to download almost 200 GB worth of data, but it will still take up 175 GB on users’ SSD or HDD. In response to the post, many users compared Ragnarok to Call of Duty, as the series has also been known to have massive file sizes. Activision was even forced to clarify Black Ops 6‘s required storage space after fans believed the title would be 300 GB.

The highly anticipated PC release of God of War Ragnarok has even caused one user to delete multiple games just to fit one title on their PC. Reddit user RoboWarrior44 said it’s “time to delete like 8 decently old games to make room,” while Select-Region-2428 appears to be skipping Ragnarok entirely for multiple reasons. In response to the post, the user said the game’s “forced PSN [requirement]” and “bloated size” means they’ll be jumping into their backlog instead of purchasing Santa Monica Studios’ hit sequel.

While users are rightly frustrated over the game’s massive storage requirement, God of War Ragnarok‘s PC specs are also substantially more demanding than its predecessor. For those wanting the best experience possible, with graphical settings on ultra with a 4K resolution, targeting an average of 60 FPS will require an Nvidia 4070Ti or AMD RX 7900 XT, an Intel i5 11600K or Ryzen 7 3700X, and 16 GB of RAM.