God Of War Ragnarok Compass Not Showing, How To Fix

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Aditya Dhanraj

Last updated on January 31, 2025

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1. Restart the game

If the compass is not showing or not working in the God of War game, then the first method you can try to fix is restart the game. Sometimes there are a few issues in the game that can be solved by restarting it. You need to just close the game and remove it from the recent apps. After Some time restart the game and check whether your issue is solved or not.

2. Go to Corruption Zone

If you have tried restarting the game and still the compass is not showing or not working in New World, then the next method you can try is going to the Corruption zone. A few gamers have tried this method and they were able to fix the issue. So, we will suggest you try going to the corruption zone to fix the compass problem in New World. As you will enter the corruption zone, hang on for short time. After that, you will see a timer of 5 seconds. As the timer we run out of time, your issue will be fixed and your compass will work properly.

3. Unmark the Quests

Another method that you can try to fix the problem is unmarking all your quests. To do so, you need to go to Journal by pressing J. As you enter your Journal, unmark all your quests and then go back to the map. You can make the quests active on the map by taking your cursor to the yellow quest markers. As you will finish this method, you will be able to see the compass and it should be working properly.

4. Update the game

The next method that you can try to solve the problem is by updating the game. Check for the updates and if available, download them. There are such issues that are faced by many users and the developers try to fix them. As they fix those issues, they push up the updates so that they can be resolved for everyone. Not updating the game regularly, will result in old bugs and cause problems. So, we will suggest you check for the updates regularly and if any update is available, just download it.

5. Restart the Device

The next method you can try to fix the compass not showing issue in God Of War is restarting the device. Sometimes there are bugs in the device due to which some problems occur. So, we will suggest you restart the device as it will help in fixing all the minor bugs in the device and your problems in the game will also be fixed.

6. Reinstall the Game

Even after trying all the methods mentioned above, if the compass is not showing, try reinstalling the game. It is the simplest method to fix any minor bug. We will suggest you try this method only when by trying the above-mentioned method your problem is not fixed. For this, first, uninstall the game and delete all the game files, and then after some time, reinstall the game.

Conclusion

This was all for the guide on how you can fix the compass not showing in God of War. If you don’t get the compass by the above method, then according to the game’s developer, the Sindri character will give you a compass when you arrive at Nidavellir in Svartalfheim. Additionally, the compass that will function in GOWR is a little unclear. When you mark a point on a map and use a compass to find the precise location, you can notice the compass shifting directions illogically.