God of War Ragnarok made its way to Steam a year and ten months after its initial PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 console releases. Unfortunately for many users, it has launched with a PlayStation Network account requirement despite being a single-player game.

God of War Ragnarök has a ‘mixed’ user review rating on Steam following its PC launch, with most of the complaints revolving around Sony’s controversial PlayStation Network Account requirement. Sony had made it clear on the God of War Ragnarök Steam page that a PlayStation Network account would be required to play Sony Santa Monica’s purely single-player adventure,

God of War Ragnarök's PC launch faces criticism due to mandatory PSN account requirement, leading to mixed reviews and frustration among players on Steam.

The 2022 hit is available on Steam and the Epic Games Store for $59.99, if you can look past the PSN account and 175GB requirement.

The PC version of God of War Ragnarök releases on Thursday 19th September at 4pm (BST) / 11am (ET). It is available to download from Steam and the Epic Games Store, but you must link a PlayStation Network Account in order to play it. In other timezones, the God of War Ragnarök PC release date and time is:

God Of War Ragnarök was one of 2022's hit games on PS5 and PS4, and by all accounts it looks great and plays well on PC, where it arrived via Valve’s storefront earlier this week. The Steam user review score is less than stellar,

Ragnarok has launched to Mixed reviews on Steam, with the vast majority of negative ones upset with the game's PSN account requirements.

God of War Ragnarök is being review bombed on Steam as users once again protest Sony's controversial requirement for PC users to link to a PSN account. At the time of writing, God of War Ragnarök sits on a "mixed" user score amalgamated from almost 5000 player reviews.

Ragnarok isn't having a great day on Steam, where a recent wave of review bombing has left it at a "mixed" score. On release, God of War: Ragnarok was welcomed to the gaming world with open arms, earning high review scores across the board.

God of War Ragnarok has arrived on PC, but not without some controversial requirements for a PSN account to be made in order to play.