For the modern God of War (2018) PC port , "highly compressed" refers to repacks that reduce the install size: Roughly 65GB on disk.
If you are looking to play God of War on a budget rig or a handheld like the Steam Deck, the PC version is remarkably well-optimized: god-of-war-pc-game-highly-compressed-gameboy
Some unofficial "highly compressed" versions claim sizes as low as 13GB , though these often come with significantly longer installation times as your CPU decompresses the assets. Optimization for "Lower" Gear For the modern God of War (2018) PC