Opening Night Live kicked off Gamescom 2026 on August 25th with roughly two hours of trailers, gameplay, and release dates. Geoff Keighley steered the show through more than 60 games, mixing big franchise returns like Gears of War and Final Fantasy VII with fresh reveals such as Nodusfall, Ananta, and Tides of Annihilation.
Quick answer: The showcase ran on August 25, 2026, and the earliest dated titles land in September 2026, starting with Train Sim World 7 on September 15th, while several headline games such as Gears of War: E-Day (October 6, 2026) and Ananta (January 15, 2027) got firm release dates.
Every game shown at Opening Night Live 2026
Here is the full lineup from the showcase, along with each game’s genre and confirmed release information. Titles marked TBA were shown without a firm date.
| Game | Genre | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Train Sim World 7 | Simulation | September 15, 2026 |
| Silent Hill: Townfall | Horror | September 24, 2026 |
| Transport Fever 3 | Simulation / Strategy | September 29, 2026 |
| Control Resonant | Action | September 2026 |
| Rayman Legends Untold | Platformer | October 1, 2026 |
| AION 2 | MMORPG | October 5, 2026 |
| Gears of War: E-Day | Third-Person Shooter | October 6, 2026 |
| Valor Mortis | First-Person Soulslike | October 13, 2026 |
| Stage Tour | Simulation | December 10, 2026 |
| Path of Exile 2 1.0 | Action RPG | December 11, 2026 |
| There Are No Ghosts at the Grand | Musical Horror | Early Access December 2026 |
| Ananta | Action RPG | January 15, 2027 |
| TankRat | Action | January 17, 2027 |
| Road Kings | Vehicle Simulation | March 11, 2027 |
| Mariachi Legends | Metroidvania | April 2027 |
| Exodus | Sci-Fi RPG | April 7, 2027 |
| Pony Island 2: Panda Circus | Indie Adventure | April 27, 2027 |
| Final Fantasy VII Revelation | Action RPG | Spring 2027 |
| Turok Origins | Third-Person Shooter | Spring 2027 |
| Game of Thrones: War for Westeros | Real-Time Strategy | Early 2027 |
| Roco Kingdom | Creature-collecting RPG | Closed Beta October 27 |
| Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 | Survival Shooter | Available now (Switch September 2) |
| Once Human | Survival | Available now |
| 1666 Amsterdam | Action-Adventure | Early Access out now |
| Roller Coaster Tycoon Wonderworks | Simulation | Early Access soon |
| Gravhounds | Action | Early Access 2026 |
| Petit Planet | Life-Sim | 2026 |
| Rainbow Six Tactics | Tactical Strategy | 2027 |
| Humankind 2 | 4X Strategy | 2027 |
| Perceptum | Horror | 2027 |
| Acornia: Mirror Worlds | Management Adventure | 2027 |
| Crazy Taxi World Tour | Driving / Arcade | 2027 |
| Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake | Turn-based Strategy | 2027 |
| No Law | Action RPG | 2027 |
| Ontos | Sci-fi Mystery Thriller | 2027 |
| Zoopunk | 3D Action-Adventure RPG | 2027 |
| Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons | Action-Adventure | 2027 |
| Worms: Galactic Tactics | Strategy | TBA |
| Aniimo | Creature Adventure | TBA |
| Genigods: Nezha | Action RPG | TBA |
| Murals | Action-Adventure | TBA |
| Age Twisters | Co-op Adventure | TBA |
| Onimusha: Way of the Sword | Action | TBA |
| Elta: Defy All Gods | Action | TBA |
| Nodusfall | Co-op Action | TBA |
| Resonance: A Plague Tale | Action-Adventure | TBA |
| Sea Remnants | RPG | TBA |
| Tides of Annihilation | Action | TBA |
| Lofsong | Puzzle Adventure | TBA |
| Mega Man: Dual Override | Action Platformer | TBA |
| PUBG: DED.NET | Action | TBA |
| Dust Origins | Isometric Action | TBA |
| 1001 Threads of Mizan | Fantasy | TBA |
| Silver Palace House of Greed | Action RPG | TBA |
| Monster Hunter Outlanders | Action RPG | TBA |
| Afterworld Your Empire From the Ashes | Post-apocalyptic Survival | TBA |
| Showa America Story | Action RPG | Wishlist now |
| LEGO Skylines | City Builder | Wishlist now |
| Exterminauts | Strategy / Action | Wishlist now |
| Project Zeta | Tactical Hero Shooter | Wishlist now |
| Cinder City | MMO Tactical Shooter | Wishlist now |
| The Defiant | First-person Shooter | Wishlist now |
| Like or Die | First-person Shooter | Wishlist now |
| The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past DLC | Action RPG | TBA |
Games launching in 2026
If you want the nearest releases, the run of dated 2026 games starts in September and runs through the end of the year. Train Sim World 7 arrives first on September 15th, followed by Silent Hill: Townfall on September 24th and Transport Fever 3 on September 29th. Control Resonant is set for September 2026 as well.
October is the busiest month, with Rayman Legends Untold on the 1st, AION 2 on the 5th, Gears of War: E-Day on the 6th, and Valor Mortis on the 13th. The year closes out with Stage Tour on December 10th and Path of Exile 2’s 1.0 launch on December 11th. A handful of titles, including Once Human, Aliens Fireteam Elite 2, and the early access build of 1666 Amsterdam, are already playable.
Standout reveals from the showcase
Gears of War: E-Day
The Coalition’s prequel rewinds the series to the start of the Locust invasion, putting you back with Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago. Alongside the campaign, it adds bigger multiplayer fights through a 12-player Horde Siege mode, so team coordination carries more weight. It launches October 6, 2026.
Ananta
Ananta is an open-world action RPG spread across large cities. You can fight enemies, drive vehicles, swap between characters, and take on side activities that sit outside the main story. That blend of combat and everyday city life makes the world feel built for free exploration. The global release is set for January 15, 2027.
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
Square Enix’s modern retelling continues with Final Fantasy VII Revelation, targeting Spring 2027. The reveal focused on weapons gameplay, and the main question now is how it expands the world, combat, and character arcs as the trilogy moves toward its finale.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past
CD Projekt Red used a world premiere trailer to bring players back to Geralt’s world years after the base game with a new Songs of the Past DLC for The Witcher 3. No release date was attached to it during the showcase.
Roco Kingdom
Roco Kingdom is a creature-collecting RPG where you explore the world, gather more than 400 Jinies, attend Magic Academy classes, build a home, and battle other players. Its turn-based combat uses an 18-class system, so team composition and matchups matter. A closed beta test is scheduled for October 27.
Between returning heavyweights and brand-new IP, Opening Night Live 2026 packed the calendar from this September straight through 2027. Dates for the TBA and wishlist-only titles will firm up as their developers share more, but the lineup above covers everything the showcase put on stage.