One year ago, Santa Monica delivered a surprise addition to one of 2023's best games, God of War Ragnarok, with the substantial and emotional Valhalla expansion. Unlike most post-launch content that comes with a hefty or unnecessary price tag in order to add anything worthy of note to a game, God of War Ragnarok's Valhalla DLC was both free and unapologetically ambitious, from its reveal to its content. For one thing, Valhalla extended the lifespan of God of War Ragnarok, with a completionist run of the DLC potentially taking upwards of 20 hours to complete. However, perhaps more than anything else, God of War Ragnarok's Valhalla DLC redefined what post-launch content can be, even while costing players nothing.