I enjoyed my time with the base game, so this expansion both getting announced and being free definitely caught my attention. This does a great job of expanding on the story the base game left off on, exploring Kratos as a character and how he's evolved throughout the series. They also have plenty of other small side stories from other characters as well, giving lore-hungry players something to chew on.

The gameplay of Valhalla is truly a treat. It's a roguelite experience, meaning you start a run, you either make it to the end or die, and if you die, you start at the beginning. There's ways to increase your stats at the end of each run, successful or not, to make further attempts easier. You collect all sorts of skills and perks as you advance through encounters, including new moves that have a set amount of charges that don't recharge, making you have to think about the proper times to use them.

I played on the game's equivalent of "Normal" and was able to see all the major story content after around 5-6 hours, and even after that you're encouraged to keep doing runs to see more smaller lore bits and become even stronger, so there's plenty here to keep you engaged.

If you loved. God of War Ragnarök and want more of that game's story and gameplay, you have no reason to overlook this DLC, especially since it's FREE!