Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 is in the books, and the two-hour presentation was chock-full of big announcements, including new game reveals. If you don’t have time to watch host Geoff Keighley introduce each trailer and update, we’ve provided summaries of every noteworthy announcement below with links to trailers as well as the articles we’ve written about them (for applicable titles).
This surprising new game by Genshin Impact developer Hoyoverse bears striking aesthetic similarities to Elden Ring and is a cooperative fantasy action game.Launch Date: TBAFull article
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Tactics | TrailerThis turn-based strategy game comes from designers of the Mario + Rabbids and Ghost Recon games. Players control operators from Rainbow Six: Siege to battle terrorists in single-player missions.Launch Date: 2027Full article
Gears of War: E-Day | TrailerA new story trailer focusing on the narrative instead of its cover-based shooting gameplay (though you still see plenty of that).Launch Date: October 6Full article
A new story and gameplay trailer for the urban open-world action game the internet has dubbed “anime Grand Theft Auto.”Trailer centers on the game’s premise of becoming a famous influencer to restore your crumbling peacekeeping agency and various open-world shenanigans.Release Date: January 15, 2027Full article
PUBG DED.NET | TrailerWorld premiere of new first-person multiplayer shooter set in the PUBG universe.Set in the ’90s and features run-based roguelike progression.Release Date: TBAFull article
Tides of Annihilation | TrailerA new trailer for the Arthurian-inspired stylish action game reveals the new voice actor for protagonist Gwendoline is now Angela Sant’Albano, who voiced Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem. Sant’Albano is replacing previous performer Jennifer English.Release Date: TBAFull article
A new trailer shows more of this artistically striking puzzle adventure starring a childlike protagonist and their shapeshifting origami partner.Release Date: TBA
Mega Man: Dual Override | TrailerCapcom revealed the game’s first Robot Master, Twinkle Girl, and teased the return of Proto Man in a new trailer.Release Date: 2027Full article
Silent Hill: Townfall | TrailerA new trailer reveals the voice cast for the first-person Silent Hill title developed by the makers of Stories: Untold and Observation.Release date: September 24Full article
Rayman Legend Retold | TrailerNew trailer reveals Los Del Rio’s “Macarena” musical level added to the remake of the 2013 platformer.Release Date: October 1Full article
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros | TrailerFirst gameplay trailer for the upcoming real-time strategy game.Release date: 2027Full article
Dust: Origins | TrailerWorld premiere of this isometric horror shooter set aboard a doomed orbital prison.Developed by Airship Syndicate (Wayfinder, Darksiders Genesis, Battle Chasers). Release Date: TBA
Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons | TrailerA new video features over eight minutes of gameplay for this third-person dark fantasy action game set in the D&D universe.Release date: 2027Full article
The fourth mainline Metro game gets a new trailer highlighting gameplay and its dark storytelling.Release date: February 2027Full article
After launching on PC in February, the cat-breeding tactics game by the makers of The Binding of Issac is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2There was also a live musical performance of “Guillotina” from the game. Console release date: September 8Full article
Hitman: World of Assassination – The Herbalist | TrailerSnoop Dogg is Hitman’s next celebrity Elusive Target, with the rapper portraying a marijuana tycoon named Dr. Syrus Cane.The mission is available in Hitman: World of Assassination from August 27 to September 26.
This Rock Band-inspired music game gives plastic instruments a second (or maybe third/fourth) lease on life.Release date: December 10Full article
Genigods: Nezha | TrailerThis action RPG steeped in Chinese mythology stars a warrior called the Spirit Pearl, the first being created by a goddess and reincarnated as the deity Nezha.The protagonist evolves over the game from a human vessel to a celestial fighter.Release date: TBA
Crazy Taxi: World Tour | TrailerA new trailer provided the first look at multiplayer gameplayRelease date: 2027
Turok: Origins | TrailerAn action-packed new story trailer lays out the narrative premise of the upcoming three-player co-op shooter.Release date: Spring 2027
World premiere of this four-player co-op action builder starring anthropomorphic dogs trying to find their way home.Blast enemies to defend bases and extract resources as a team, including using gravity itself as a weapon.Release date: November 2 (early access)
Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake | TrailerThe 1999 strategy game is getting a full remake that will include its two expansions.Release date: TBA
In a showcase filled with games featuring talking animals comes a new trailer for this upcoming action title set in the world of F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch. Release Date: TBA
The cyberpunk first-person shooter got a stylish new trailer showing off its explosive gameplay. Release date: 2027
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand | TrailerIf you still can’t wrap your head around this silly Lovecraftian supernatural musical adventure where you restore an English hotel using a powerwash-like device by day and battle ghosts by night, a new overview trailer may help.Release date: 2026
A world premiere trailer revealed this team-based survival FPS formerly known as Project Bonfire. Players control 16 streamers split into four teams who livestream their matches while blasting each other.Release date: TBA
Showa American Story | TrailerSet in a world where Japan has colonized the United States, players control a teenage girl brought back from the dead to battle a zombie apocalypse.Third-person action game where players cut down zombies using a katana, guns, and other wacky weapons, like a giant drill. Release Date: 2026
Lego Skylines | TrailerAfter building Lego cities for years, you can now construct digital versions in this city-builder by former Cities: Skylines II designers.Release date: TBAFull article
Path of Exile 2 | TrailerAfter spending almost two years in Early Access, the free-to-play action RPG is launching in 1.0 on December 11.Full article
Pony Island 2: Panda Circus | TrailerThe sequel to Pony Island and the next game by Inscryption creator Daniel Mullins has a new gameplay trailer.It is unsurprisingly weird, blending 2D and 3D gameplay and even live-action scenes.Release date: April 27, 2027Full article
Frictional Games’ spiritual follow-up to Soma got its first gameplay trailer. Being that it’s a horror game by the creators of Amnesia, it looks equal parts disturbing, gross, and features plenty of puzzle-solving.Release date: 2027Full article
Final Fantasy VII Revelation | TrailerGame director Naoki Hamaguchi took the stage to unveil a trailer focused largely on the Weapon fights. For the uninitiated, Weapons are the giant god-like guardians of the planet. Release date: 2027Full article
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past | TrailerThe next expansion for the 2015 RPG (that will likely lay some narrative groundwork for The Witcher IV) has a new trailer.Release date: 2027Full article
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered | TrailerCD Projekt Red surprised fans with this massive remaster of The Witcher 3.A staggering list of improvements includes a graphical facelift, enhanced combat, improved movement and animations, ray tracing, and even cross-platform mod support.Includes the Heart of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions. The remaster is a free upgrade to all owners of The Witcher 3 (sans Switch, seemingly).Release date: September 29Full article
Additionally, we published pieces on a select few pre-show announcements. You can read those by following the links below:
Dreamscaper Developer Reveals New Sci-Fi Action Platformer, Elta: Defy All Gods
Aniimo, A Pokémon-Inspired Creature Collector, Gets A September Release Date
Acornia: Mirror Worlds Hands-On Preview – A Fun New Nut to Crack