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The Hellstone is the name given to a large statue that Larian Studios used to tease Divinity ahead of The Game Awards 2025. The grim sculpture became one of the most talked about marketing moments around the show.

The Desert Statue

In the run up to the show, a heavy statue appeared at a roadside in the Mojave Desert in California. The show's host, Geoff Keighley, shared location and tracking details, and fans traveled to photograph the sculpture in person. Its twisted design, a mass of fused bodies, gave no clear hint of which game it promoted.

Community Guesses

With no game attached, the community guessed widely, linking the statue to several long awaited titles in the days before the show. The mystery steadily built anticipation ahead of the broadcast.

The Trademark Clue

A day before the broadcast, a European trademark filing for the name Divinity surfaced, submitted by a law firm that had handled earlier Larian filings. That paper trail pointed many fans toward Larian before the on stage reveal.

The Reveal

During the show, the trailer ended on the same fused body design, tying the real world statue to the game. Larian named the sculpture the Hellstone and framed the hand built piece as a statement about craftsmanship and human artistry. For what followed, see The Game Awards 2025 Reveal and the Reveal Trailer.