A God of War 3 Save Altar.
A Save Altar is a beam of golden light that appears or shines at certain places all throughout the God of War series. At these points, Kratos can step into the beam, and the player is allowed to save their progress in the game.
Trivia
- During most of the games, activating an altar, grants the option to save Kratos' progress. In the first God of War game, Zeus grants Kratos said ability, whereas after his betrayal, God of War II has Gaia do the same. God of War: Chains of Olympus has Kratos save his progress through a joint effort from the Gods.
- The Save Altars in God of War III do not give any messages when activated, instead skipping straight to the Game Save screen. Therefore, it is unknown who, if anyone, is giving Kratos the chance to save his progress.