Santa Monica Studio

Santa Monica Studio is a first-party PlayStation studio based in Santa Monica, California, and one of Sony's longest-running and most prestigious developers. Founded in 1999, the studio is best known for creating and shepherding the God of War franchise across two decades.

Santa Monica Studio developed the original God of War trilogy (2005-2010) set in Greek mythology before successfully rebooting the franchise in 2018 with a Norse mythology setting and dramatically reimagined gameplay. The 2018 God of War won numerous Game of the Year awards, followed by the critically acclaimed God of War Ragnarök in 2022. Both titles rank among PlayStation's most successful exclusives, combining spectacular production values with mature storytelling.

The studio represents a cornerstone of PlayStation Studios' first-party lineup and remains one of the industry's premier action-adventure developers.