Trailers

0:01 The main ArcheAge Chronicles trailer is the "State of Play Trailer", which revealed the game under its new name at Sony's State of Play on Sep 24, 2024, and the newest is the "Official Demo Trailer" of Oct 19, 2026, released with the free Steam Next Fest Demo. The State of Play trailer opens on a voice asking how it felt "to learn the truth about the night sky tragedy?", then tells the hero that humans "slaughtered each other until the whole world lay in ruins" long ago and have now been granted "another chance in Auroria". XL Games' official YouTube channel, "ArcheAge Chronicles", holds nine videos (as of Oct 20, 2026), and Kakao Games released the two 2022 videos made when the game was still called ArcheAge 2. All of them are below, oldest first, each with what it shows. There is no launch trailer yet, because no Early Access date has been announced, as of Oct 20, 2026. The game itself is on ArcheAge Chronicles.

Quick facts

Every official trailer and video

ArcheAge 2 First Official Trailer (Nov 18, 2022)

The first footage came from Kakao Games, then the publisher, when the game was still called ArcheAge 2. Its 90-second "First Official Trailer" was uploaded on Nov 18, 2022 after the reveal at G-Star 2022 in Busan, with the line: "ArcheAge 2 is powered by Unreal Engine 5 and will be coming to PC and consoles." IGN posted the same teaser on Nov 17, 2022 as "ArcheAge 2: First Teaser", describing "the upcoming MMORPG sequel from Jake Song and developer XL Games along with Kakao Games". It has music and no speech. Why the name changed is on Development History.

ArcheAge 2 Jake Song interview (Nov 18, 2022)

0:22 Kakao Games also posted a three-minute interview with Jake Song, XL Games' founder, on Nov 18, 2022 (Korean speech). Here he says the game is being made for PC and consoles, that action combat is the top priority, that the story's staging is being strengthened, and that it aims for top-tier visuals in Unreal Engine 5 with a seamless open world you can progress through in any order. He left XL Games in early 2025; see XL Games.

State of Play Trailer (Sep 24, 2024)

The reveal trailer, 94 seconds of in-engine cinematic and staged combat with no game interface, introduced ArcheAge Chronicles at Sony's State of Play on Sep 24, 2024, "formerly known as ArcheAge 2", for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Its description calls the game "an online action RPG with stunning Unreal Engine 5 visuals". The frames show a town, a harbor, a brute in an arena, a rider on a horse in a town street (0:28), a party fighting a lightning-struck giant in a marsh (0:58 to 1:07), sailing ships off a burning harbor (1:10) and a dragon in flames (1:18), ending on a voice telling the hero, "Prove yourself", and "Perhaps you might become one of us." Watch XL Games' own upload: PlayStation's ("First Announce Trailer | PS5 Games") and Xbox's ("Official Reveal Trailer") uploads of the same trailer are age-restricted and will not play embedded. The ships and the horse are not confirmed features; see Mounts and Sailing.

On Sep 26, 2024, the channel added "Devs Thrilled to Announce First Trailer Reveal on State of Play", a 32-second clip in which the executive producer and the creative director react to the reveal (Korean speech).

Developer Diary - Our Vision (Oct 10, 2024)

0:00 The first developer video, "Developer Diary - Our Vision" (Oct 10, 2024, 4:47), mixes interviews with studio and gameplay footage, in Korean with English subtitles. It opens behind the scenes, with a developer explaining that action combat on an MMO server runs into network and physical limits. Later the team explains the name "Chronicles", the story's conflict over Auroria between settlers seeking independence and the nations that want to keep it a colony, the choice to release on consoles as well as PC, and the return of trade, housing and farming. The same day, XL Games posted a written diary with the same title on Steam.

PvP and Trade Run clips (Sep 4, 2026)

0:00 After nearly two years of near silence, XL Games posted three short clips of captured play on Sep 4, 2026, with no speech. "PvP Gameplay #1" (41 seconds) shows two players fighting on a sunny stone path below a ruined temple; its description reads "A glider comes into view. Enemy spotted. The Ranger throws an axe. The Warrior parries it, sending it straight back." XL Games later wrote that Executive Producer Yongjin Ham played the Hatchet Ranger and Creative Director Jay Lee the Longsword Warrior in its PvP footage. How PvP works is on PvP.

0:00 "PvP Gameplay #2" (67 seconds) is a party fight in a dry field: "Things escalated quickly. A chance encounter. A sudden fight. Then the allies showed up." Players with shields, axes and staffs trade blows and fire spells until the screen goes dark.

0:00 "Trade Run Gameplay" (30 seconds) follows a convoy of covered wagons along a forest road with the game's interface on screen; the region title "Camas Forest" appears at 0:20 as the clip ends on an overturned cart. Its description: "The Trade Wagon is ready to roll." Trade is described on Trade Runs.

A Quick Look at Auroria (Sep 7, 2026)

0:02 The longest look at real play is "ArcheAge Chronicles: A Quick Look at Auroria" (Sep 7, 2026, 3:18), captured play with the full interface, narrated in English by the developers. They open: "This is Auroria, 50 years after the original. It's a new kind of ArcheAge, a discovery-driven action MMO RPG." The tour then shows a camp, potion brewing at a cauldron, a fight with a maned beast, a party against a large bear, swimming among coral, gliding over a lake, a dungeon, trade goods and wagon driving, and a party boss fight in a golden hall, with lines such as "Housing, crafting, trade. This is ArcheAge DNA." It opened sign-ups for the Sep 12 Network Test. The Korean outlet Inven posted a 4K copy the same day. What the tour shows is covered on Auroria, Exploration and Gliders and Combat.

The Direction the Devs Are Taking (Oct 7, 2026)

0:40 In "The Direction the Devs Are Taking" (Oct 7, 2026, 6:44), Executive Producer Yongjin Ham speaks to the camera in Korean, with English subtitles burned in and gameplay cut in. After a "What we're building" card, he takes the community's most common question, "What kind of game is ArcheAge Chronicles?", and answers that it is meant to place "more emphasis on exploration and cooperation than competition". Later he describes the Early Access build (three regions of Auroria, four classes, two weapons each first and a third in development) and the business model: buy to play, no paid shop when Early Access starts, and never pay to win. That promise is on Price and Pay to Win.

Official Demo Trailer (Oct 19, 2026)

0:04 The newest trailer is the 64-second "Official Demo Trailer", posted on Oct 19, 2026, the day the Steam Next Fest demo opened. It is a cinematic with no game interface: a house burns at night, a man is struck down in the dark, a dark-haired man glares over the fire with burned-in subtitles reading "Save the righteous stare." and "Begging would've been wiser.", and a blond man with a scarred face smiles before an underwater fall and the end card "Play demo now, Oct. 19-26 @ 10 AM Pacific". XL Games' Steam post says it shows the opening story "set in Auroria 50 years after the events of the original ArcheAge", with "hints of a betrayal"; ZDNet Korea notes that part of what it shows is not in the playable demo. Its description promises the new Throne of Hinnon dungeon and PvP channels. GameTrailers reposted it as "Official Demo Launch Trailer". The story is on Story.

Frequently asked questions

What is the newest ArcheAge Chronicles trailer? The newest ArcheAge Chronicles trailer is the 64-second "Official Demo Trailer", posted by XL Games on Oct 19, 2026 for the free Steam Next Fest demo.

Where can I watch the ArcheAge Chronicles State of Play trailer? XL Games' own upload of the ArcheAge Chronicles State of Play Trailer (Sep 24, 2024) is on the official "ArcheAge Chronicles" YouTube channel and plays anywhere; PlayStation's and Xbox's uploads of the same trailer are age-restricted.

Is there ArcheAge Chronicles gameplay footage? Yes. XL Games' "A Quick Look at Auroria" (Sep 7, 2026) shows about three minutes of captured ArcheAge Chronicles play, and its three Sep 4, 2026 clips show PvP and a trade run.

Is there an ArcheAge Chronicles launch trailer? Not yet. ArcheAge Chronicles has no Early Access date as of Oct 20, 2026, and XL Games has released no launch trailer.

What was the ArcheAge 2 trailer? The ArcheAge 2 "First Official Trailer" was a 90-second Unreal Engine 5 teaser Kakao Games released on Nov 18, 2022, after showing the game at G-Star 2022; the game is now called ArcheAge Chronicles.

Is the ArcheAge Chronicles demo trailer gameplay? No. The ArcheAge Chronicles demo trailer is a story cinematic with no game interface; the official gameplay videos are "A Quick Look at Auroria" and the Sep 4, 2026 clips.

Sources

• A letter from the Executive Producer, XL Games on Steam, Sep 24, 2024
• Developer Diary - Our Vision, XL Games on Steam, Oct 10, 2024
• Let's Talk PvP in ArcheAge Chronicles, XL Games on Steam, Oct 4, 2026
• The Direction We're Taking with ArcheAge Chronicles, XL Games on Steam, Oct 7, 2026
• Steam Next Fest Demo Is Now Live!, XL Games on Steam, Oct 19, 2026
• ArcheAge Chronicles: New gameplay details on the online PS5 action RPG coming 2025, PlayStation Blog, Sep 24, 2024
• ArcheAge Chronicles demo report, ZDNet Korea, Oct 20, 2026
• ArcheAge Chronicles takes you on a whirlwind tour of its fantasy world, Massively OP, Sep 8, 2026
• ArcheAge 2 | First Official Trailer, playkakaogames, Nov 18, 2022 (video)
• ArcheAge 2: First Teaser, IGN, Nov 17, 2022 (video)
• ArcheAge 2 | XLGAMES Executive Producer (Jake Song) Interview, playkakaogames, Nov 18, 2022 (video)
• State of Play Trailer, ArcheAge Chronicles, Sep 24, 2024 (video)
• Devs Thrilled to Announce First Trailer Reveal on State of Play, ArcheAge Chronicles, Sep 26, 2024 (video)
• Developer Diary - Our Vision, ArcheAge Chronicles, Oct 10, 2024 (video)
• PvP Gameplay #1, ArcheAge Chronicles, Sep 4, 2026 (video)
• PvP Gameplay #2, ArcheAge Chronicles, Sep 4, 2026 (video)
• Trade Run Gameplay, ArcheAge Chronicles, Sep 4, 2026 (video)
• ArcheAge Chronicles: A Quick Look at Auroria, ArcheAge Chronicles, Sep 7, 2026 (video)
• The Direction the Devs Are Taking, ArcheAge Chronicles, Oct 7, 2026 (video)
• Official Demo Trailer, ArcheAge Chronicles, Oct 19, 2026 (video)