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Metro 2039God of War: Betrayal
God of War: Betrayal is a 2D God of War game for mobile phones, released in the US on Jun 20, 2007 and set between God of War and God of War II, in which Kratos is wrongly accused of betraying Olympus. IGN scored it 9; it is no longer sold anywhere.
God of War: Betrayal is the series' 2007 game for mobile phones: a 2D side-scroller from Sony Pictures' mobile slate, developed by Sony Online Entertainment and Javaground and released in the US on Jun 20, 2007. It fills the gap between the first two games: after God of War (2005), humans and gods wrongly accuse Kratos of betraying the Olympians, and the story leads toward his fall at the start of God of War II. IGN gave it 9 out of 10, calling it "no watered-down God of War experience."
It cannot be bought today, and nothing Santa Monica Studio has said about God of War Laufey (PS5, May 20, 2027) draws on it; What to Play Before Laufey covers the games that matter for Faye (Laufey).
Quick facts
| Released | Jun 20, 2007 (US) |
| Platform | Mobile phones |
| Developers | Sony Online Entertainment and Javaground |
| Publisher | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Set | Between God of War (2005) and God of War II |
| IGN | 9 out of 10 |
| Length | 2 hours main story, 3½ completionist (HowLongToBeat, Nov 4, 2026) |
| Buy today | No current store sells it as of Nov 4, 2026 |
Sources: IGN's game database; IGN, Jun 27, 2007; Game Developer, May 9, 2007; HowLongToBeat, Nov 4, 2026. The US date is from IGN's database, not a Sony announcement.
How Betrayal plays
Sony announced it in May 2007 as "an all new 2D game" with an original story from the writer of the console game, and claimed its animation ran at triple the frames per second of competing phone games. It keeps the console games' pieces in two dimensions: the chained blades (here called Athena's Blades), Medusa's Head, the Army of Hades and the Blade of Artemis, contextual finishers, red, blue and green orbs, and Gorgon Eyes and Phoenix Feathers to lengthen the health and magic bars. Sony said Kratos had over 100 animations.
Can you still play God of War: Betrayal?
No store sells it as of Nov 4, 2026. It was made for the phones of 2007, and no source we could check gives the date it was withdrawn; its director is also not confirmed in a source we could check. It shares the gap between the first two games with Ghost of Sparta, and no source we checked says which comes first; the story order is on God of War Games in Order, and every game that can still be bought is on Where to Play Every God of War Game.
Frequently asked questions
What is God of War: Betrayal? God of War: Betrayal is a 2D God of War side-scroller for mobile phones, released in the US on Jun 20, 2007, set between God of War (2005) and God of War II.
Can you play God of War: Betrayal today? No. As of Nov 4, 2026 no current store sells God of War: Betrayal, a 2007 phone game.
Is God of War: Betrayal canon? God of War: Betrayal tells a story between the first two God of War games, written by the writer of the console game according to Sony's 2007 announcement.
Sources
- GoD: Sony Announces Mobile God Of War, Mathew Kumar, Game Developer, May 9, 2007
- God of War: Betrayal Review, Levi Buchanan, IGN, Jun 27, 2007
- God of War: Betrayal, IGN game database, Nov 4, 2026
- God of War: Betrayal, HowLongToBeat, Nov 4, 2026
Related
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Chains of OlympusGod of War: Chains of Olympus is the 2008 PSP prequel made by Ready at Dawn, released in North America on Mar 4, 2008, in which Kratos, still serving the gods, goes into the Underworld to rescue the sun god Helios. It scored 91 on Metacritic and sold 3.3 million copies by 2012.
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God of War Collections and RemastersThe Greek God of War games were collected four times: God of War Collection (PS3, 2009, by Bluepoint Games; PS Vita 2014), God of War: Origins Collection (PS3, 2011, by Ready at Dawn), God of War Saga (PS3, 2012) and God of War III Remastered (PS4, 2015, by Wholesale Algorithms). Only God of War III Remastered is still sold, as of Nov 4, 2026.
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God of War IIIGod of War III is the 2010 PlayStation 3 game that ends Kratos's Greek trilogy, released in North America on Mar 16, 2010 and directed by Stig Asmussen; Kratos climbs Mount Olympus and kills Zeus. It scored 92 on Metacritic, and God of War III Remastered (PS4, Jul 14, 2015) is the only one of the first three games still sold.
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God of War Sons of SpartaGod of War Sons of Sparta is a 2D pixel-art God of War prequel by Mega Cat Studios with Santa Monica Studio, released on PS5 on Feb 12, 2026 for $29.99, in which teenage Kratos and his brother Deimos search for a missing cadet. It scored 64 on Metacritic and 65 on OpenCritic.
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God of War Trilogy RemakeSanta Monica Studio announced on Feb 12, 2026 that the original God of War trilogy (God of War, God of War II and God of War III) is being remade, calling it very early in development. As of Nov 4, 2026 there is no release date, platform list, price or footage.
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God of War: AscensionGod of War: Ascension is the 2013 PlayStation 3 prequel directed by Todd Papy, released in North America on Mar 12, 2013, set ten years before the first game as Kratos breaks his blood oath with the gods and is hunted by the Furies. It added the series' first online multiplayer and scored 80 on Metacritic, the lowest of the Greek-era console games before Sons of Sparta.
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Greek Gods in God of WarThe Greek God of War games pit Kratos against the gods of Olympus and the Titans: Ares in the first game, Zeus and the Titans in God of War II, and in God of War III Poseidon, Hades, Helios, Hermes, Hercules, Hera, Hephaestus, Cronos, Gaia and Zeus, all killed. This page lists them game by game.
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See also
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God of War (2005)God of War (2005) is the original God of War, Santa Monica Studio's PlayStation 2 game created and directed by David Jaffe, released in North America on Mar 22, 2005. Kratos, a Spartan bound to the gods of Olympus, hunts Ares with the Blades of Chaos; it scored 94 on Metacritic and sold 4.6 million copies by 2012.
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KratosKratos is the Spartan warrior turned god at the center of God of War, who killed the gods of Olympus and later raised his son Atreus in the Norse realms. TC Carson voiced him in the Greek games and Christopher Judge since 2018.
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God of War IIGod of War II is the 2007 PlayStation 2 sequel, directed by Cory Barlog and released in North America on Mar 13, 2007. Betrayed by Zeus, Kratos allies with the Titans and seeks the Sisters of Fate; it scored 93 on Metacritic and IGN called it possibly the best action game ever made.
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What to Play Before LaufeyYou do not need to play earlier God of War games before God of War Laufey, PlayStation says, but it recommends God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok first. Their main stories take about 20 and 27 hours on HowLongToBeat.
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Ghost of SpartaGod of War: Ghost of Sparta is the 2010 PSP game by Ready at Dawn, released in North America on Nov 2, 2010, in which Kratos, newly the God of War, searches Atlantis and the realm of death for his lost brother Deimos and faces Thanatos. It scored 86 on Metacritic.