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Can I play the God of War Ragnarok DLC without beating Main Game?

Entering Valhalla has never been this confusing.

During The Game Awards, Santa Monica Studios randomly blessed us with the first post-launch content for God of War Ragnarok — for free. The new DLC called Valhalla had me confused a little as to how to play it in God of War Ragnarok, do I need to get done beating the game main first? Find out below.

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God of War Ragnarok: Can I play the Valhalla DLC without beating the main game?

The short answer to that question is yes, you can. According to a new blog post by Sony, you can start the new rouge-like mode at any time during the base game, you just need to access it via the menu. For me, this was a little more confusing than downloading Valhalla because I got an error message whenever I started up. 

Related: Is God of War: Ragnarok coming to PC? – Answered

While the mode can be played at any time, to avoid spoilers I recommend playing it after the main campaign because Valhalla acts like an epilogue following the events of Ragnarok. There may be certain references to the main story in the mode that is mentioned that you may have not reached yet. So keep that in mind. 

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How to start God of War DLC

When you download and update the base game, head for God of War Raganorak’s main menu. Since the mode isn’t attached to the base game, it gets its own option within the main menu. To start the Valhalla DLC, you need to scroll down the main menu below New Game (or if you’ve beaten the game, New Game Plus+).

Upon pressing the option, you’ll be immediately taken to see the new mode. You can start the game with your pre-existing save, it’ll create a new one designated for that mode. So don’t worry about your progress being overwritten.

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Raza is a Contributing Writer who's been at PC Invasion since March 2023. After he earned his Media Arts degree at Niagara College, he went on to grow his portfolio by working at such publications as GameRant. While he plays a wide array of different types of games, Raza enjoys discussing open-world games, shooters, and live service games. Some of his favorite series include Assassin's Creed, God of War, and the Diablo series. On the side, he enjoys editing videos, and creating content for his side project Marching Into Madness.
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