Gamescom, one of the year’s biggest gaming events, is underway in Cologne, Germany. The festivities kick off with a night of new trailers, reveals, and information on upcoming games. This roundup highlights exciting PlayStation games featured in Gamescom’s Opening Night Live.
Publisher: The Arcade Crew Developer: Splashteam | PS5
In Acornia: Mirror Worlds, run your family’s dessert shop in one dimension and battle angry spirits in the other in this bake-and-brawl management adventure coming to PS5 in 2027. Bake treats, grow your shop, explore dungeons, and restore the once-thriving village of Acornia as Alva, a determined squirrel with bottomless cheek pouches.
Publisher: NetEase Games Developer: Naked Rain Studio | PS5
The urban open-world RPG Ananta launches on PS5 on January 15, 2027. The new city Chongxiao, inspired by Shanghai and Hangzhou, introduces hidden martial arts masters. Players can also unlock new vehicles like flying cars and hang gliders, team up with new companions, and explore the kung fu combat system.
Publisher: Pawprint Studio Developer: Pawprint Studio | PS5
Aniimo is a next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG set in the world of Idyll. Discover unique Aniimo, transform into them, and harness their unique abilities as you explore the living world and forge new bonds. Aniimo launches on PlayStation 5 on September 16.
Publisher: Remedy Entertainment Developer: Remedy Entertainment | PS5
Get a look at the fluid movement, stylish combat, powerful executions, and unpredictable encounters in the new Altered State trailer for Control Resonant. With Manhattan overrun, humanity’s defenses have fallen. Dylan Faden is the last hope to save everyone.
Publisher: Pearl Abyss Developer: Pearl Abyss | PS5
The enhanced Crimson Desert features new story moments, expanded voice-over & language support, and is available as a free update for all players with the base game. Begin the adventure loved by millions, refined since launch with a wealth of updates, including new content, customization options, quality-of-life improvements, and more.
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Developer: Archetype Entertainment | PS5
Revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live, the Exodus Official Release Date Trailer confirms an April 7, 2027 launch on PS5. Watch Jun Aslan join forces with Salt, an Awakened octopus companion who’s as deadly as she is intelligent, to protect the place they call home.
Publisher: Proxima Beta Developer: Behaviour Interactive | PS5
Exterminauts made its debut with a first look at its chaotic three-player co-op PvE action. Team up, wield weaponized power tools, exterminate hostile pests, repair infrastructure, rescue valuable assets, and take on dangerous odd jobs. All in the name of getting paid.
Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix | PS5
Square Enix’s latest Final Fantasy VII Revelation trailer, The Planet’s Crisis, reveals the mighty Weapons and offers a glimpse at their devastating power. Cloud and his companions also take to the skies aboard the Highwind as they journey across the game’s vast world. Final Fantasy VII Revelation launches on PS5 in Spring 2027.
Publisher: Paradox Interactive Developer: Iceflake Studios | PS5
Paradox Interactive, Iceflake Studios, and the LEGO Group revealed LEGO Skylines, coming to PlayStation 5. In this cozy, customizable city builder, you’re invited to build your dream LEGO city. Cover the basics like roads and electricity to make your city run smoothly. Then, make it a place your citizens love.
Publisher: Deep Silver Developer: 4A Games | PS5
The second gameplay trailer for Metro 2039, Renegade, gives a further glimpse into the protagonist, The Stranger. Showing off more of the first person adventure’s mechanics, weaponry, and combat both below and above ground. Experience the atmosphere and story this February.
Publisher: Nicalis Developer: McMillen Games | PS5
The Ultimate turn-based cat tactics and breeding roguelite is coming to PlayStation on September 8. Manipulate genetics across multiple generations to create your ultimate ferocious felines to combine your ideal abilities, items, and appearance.
Publisher: Kepler Interactive Developer: Frictional Games | PS5
The creators of Soma share a first look at gameplay from the new spiritual successor, Ontos, featuring the protagonist Aditi as she encounters a horrific experiment in which a body’s consciousness has been transferred to a server of rats. There is no right or wrong solution in the game, though there can be consequences.
Publisher: Grinding Gear Games Developer: Grinding Gear Games | PS5
Path of Exile 2 Version 1.0 is launching on December 11 on PS5. The full release will bring major new content and updates across the campaign, endgame, character progression, skills, loot, and more, opening the next major chapter for Path of Exile 2.
Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Paris | PS5
Ubisoft revealed the debut trailer of Rainbow Six Tactics. The newest game in the iconic Tom Clancy universe, it’s a single-player experience combining the core DNA of the franchise with a turn-based gameplay approach. As the new commander of the Rainbow unit, your mission is to recruit and lead elite operators through high-risk missions across the globe to uncover and thwart an unprecedented conspiracy.
Publisher: Focus Entertainment Developer: Asobo Studio | PS5
The launch trailer for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy was shown, highlighting Sophia’s struggle against a mysterious force on Minotaur Island while offering new glimpses of the game’s narrative, exploration, and combat ahead of its August 27 launch on PS5.
Publisher: Konami/Annapurna Interactive Developer: Screen Burn | PS5
New footage was featured for the upcoming psychological horror game, and it also revealed the English cast: Jovan Adepo, Terry O’Quinn, and Kezia Burrows will be bringing their talents to the franchise. The footage also revealed the first-person perspective.
Publisher: Eclipse Glow Studio Developer: Eclipse Glow Studio | PS5
We got an extensive new look at Tides of Annihilation, featuring a wealth of new gameplay footage. The latest showcase offered a deeper look at its fast-paced combat, big-spectacle encounters, and a striking fantasy world inspired by Arthurian legend.
Publisher: Saber Interactive Developer: Saber Interactive | PS5
Saber Interactive debuts a new story trailer for action sci-fi shooter Turok: Origins coming to PlayStation 5 in Spring 2027. Embark on a high-stakes adventure, solo or with friends, to unravel mysteries that hold the key to saving humanity.
Publisher: Lyrical Games Developer: One More Level | PS5
A new trailer for the first-person soulslike Valor Mortis dives into the game’s world and characters. As William journeys to uncover what has happened to him and his former comrades, he finds a conspiracy that leaves him caught between the orders he swore to follow and a truth he cannot prove.
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Developer: Invoke Studios | PS5
Today at Gamescom Opening Night Live, Wizards of the Coast and Invoke Studios revealed the first extended look at gameplay from Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, a third-person, single-player action-adventure about forbidden magic, open-world exploration, and creative combat.
