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Trailers and Media - Version 13 vs Version 14
Aug 26, 2026, 08:28 PM
Tightened the wording of the Pilar theme teaser row
Oct 14, 2026, 11:33 AM
Added the September 2026 release date reveal, the October 2026 Cozy After Dark spotlight, two district tour videos, the launch date devlog and the Tokyo Game Show appearance
11Grave Seasons has been promoted across a series of trailers, developer videos, and social-media reveals from Perfect Garbage and Blumhouse Games. This page collects the official promotional material released so far.2233Trailers445-DateTrailerNotesJune 2024Reveal TrailerDebuted at Summer Game Fest. First public look at Ashenridge and the murder-mystery hook.June 8, 2025Official Gameplay TrailerShows farming, fishing, mining, breaking and entering, and the wolf-monster sequence in which Pilar is dragged through the woods.December 4, 2025Character Reveal Teaser: RoseA short character spotlight for the town's quiet librarian, Rose, shown during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase.December 20, 2025Pilar's Theme TeaserA publisher-side short released as part of a seven-day seasonal countdown, previewing the theme written for Pilar, the town tailor.March 3, 2026Official Nintendo Switch TrailerRan during Nintendo's Indie World showcase and set the summer 2026 window that the release-date reveal later narrowed to August 14.March 26, 2026Release Date RevealConfirmed an August 14, 2026 launch and the full platform list, including Xbox Game Pass on day one. The date was later moved to a Fall 2026 window.May 2026Demo Release Date TrailerShown at the Six One Indie Showcase to announce a June 15 public demo. That demo was later cancelled.June 2026Summer UpdateA behind-the-scenes update with developer interviews on the narrative design and the blend of cozy life-sim and horror.July 1, 2026Official Trailer 2026A full re-cut trailer posted to the studio channel after the move to a Fall window.July 13, 2026Character Creator VideoA look at the character creator, showing the wearables, hairstyles and colour options in use.August 13, 2026Places to Explore in Grave SeasonsA guided tour of Ashenridge and the areas around it.August 21, 2026Cast Tease ShortA seventeen-second short asking whether players have met everyone in town yet, signalling that residents are still unrevealed ahead of launch.5+DateTrailerNotesJune 2024Reveal TrailerDebuted at Summer Game Fest. First public look at Ashenridge and the murder-mystery hook.June 8, 2025Official Gameplay TrailerShows farming, fishing, mining, breaking and entering, and the wolf-monster sequence in which Pilar is dragged through the woods.December 4, 2025Character Reveal Teaser: RoseA short character spotlight for the town's quiet librarian, Rose, shown during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase.December 20, 2025Pilar's Theme TeaserA publisher-side short released as part of a seven-day seasonal countdown, previewing the theme written for Pilar, the town tailor.March 3, 2026Official Nintendo Switch TrailerRan during Nintendo's Indie World showcase and set the summer 2026 window that the release-date reveal later narrowed to August 14.March 26, 2026Release Date RevealConfirmed an August 14, 2026 launch and the full platform list, including Xbox Game Pass on day one. The date was later moved to a Fall 2026 window, and then to March 9, 2027.May 2026Demo Release Date TrailerShown at the Six One Indie Showcase to announce a June 15 public demo. That demo was later cancelled.June 2026Summer UpdateA behind-the-scenes update with developer interviews on the narrative design and the blend of cozy life-sim and horror.July 1, 2026Official Trailer 2026A full re-cut trailer posted to the studio channel after the move to a Fall window.July 13, 2026Character Creator VideoA look at the character creator, showing the wearables, hairstyles and colour options in use.August 13, 2026Places to Explore in Grave SeasonsA guided tour of Ashenridge and the areas around it.August 21, 2026Cast Tease ShortA seventeen-second short asking whether players have met everyone in town yet, signalling that residents are still unrevealed ahead of launch.September 10, 2026Local District TourA short on the studio channel exploring the Local District, the mountainside quarter where many residents live.September 26, 2026Commercial District TourA tour of the Commercial District posted to the studio's social channels, featuring Yuto, Pilar and Elias.September 30, 2026Official Release Date RevealA one-minute teaser announcing the March 9, 2027 launch, with glimpses of animals, relationships and murder investigations.October 12, 2026Cozy After Dark Showcase Dev SpotlightPremiered at the Cozy After Dark Showcase. Narrative director Emmett Nahil walks through autumn foraging, farm upgrades and the Nocturne Faire.66Developer Video Series778-Publisher-side creative director Louise Blain hosts an ongoing developer video series titled Everything You Need to Know About Grave Seasons. The first episode released on May 1, 2026 and covered the core concept, the town of Ashenridge, and the central murder-mystery system. A second episode, subtitled Farming and Foraging, followed on June 30, 2026 and paired with the written farming devlog. The studio had described the series as running on a roughly biweekly schedule; no third episode had appeared as of late August 2026. Both episodes run on the publisher's channel rather than the studio's.8+Publisher-side creative director Louise Blain hosts an ongoing developer video series titled Everything You Need to Know About Grave Seasons. The first episode released on May 1, 2026 and covered the core concept, the town of Ashenridge, and the central murder-mystery system. A second episode, subtitled Farming and Foraging, followed on June 30, 2026 and paired with the written farming devlog. The studio had described the series as running on a roughly biweekly schedule; no third episode had appeared as of mid-October 2026. Both episodes run on the publisher's channel rather than the studio's.991010Wishlist Milestone Art11111212Perfect Garbage has celebrated successive Steam wishlist milestones with bespoke character art, posted to the studio's social channels. Released milestones include 30K, 50K, 100K, 200K, 300K, 400K, 450K and 500K wishlists, with the 400K image showcasing Tomás, the town priest. The studio has since passed 600K wishlists.13131414Developer Devlogs15151616Alongside the video series, the studio publishes long-form written devlogs that go into how individual systems were built. Two of them, on the soundtrack and on the art pipeline, were released with companion videos on the studio's own channel.171718-DateDevlogCoversSeptember 10, 2025The Music of Grave SeasonsThe score, its seasonal structure and the day-to-night rework.October 16, 2025The Art of Grave SeasonsThe pixel art pipeline and the art team.June 5, 2026Release News and Dev Log UpdatesThe move to a Fall 2026 window, the cancelled demo, the map of Ashenridge and character customization.June 17, 2026Day and Night CycleThe 24-hour day, the hand-painted lighting and the lookup-table pipeline.August 4, 2026Farming Systems and GridsThe starting tools, over 45 seeds, the three farming plot types and the visible and invisible interaction grids.18+DateDevlogCoversSeptember 10, 2025The Music of Grave SeasonsThe score, its seasonal structure and the day-to-night rework.October 16, 2025The Art of Grave SeasonsThe pixel art pipeline and the art team.June 5, 2026Release News and Dev Log UpdatesThe move to a Fall 2026 window, the cancelled demo, the map of Ashenridge and character customization.June 17, 2026Day and Night CycleThe 24-hour day, the hand-painted lighting and the lookup-table pipeline.August 4, 2026Farming Systems and GridsThe starting tools, over 45 seeds, the three farming plot types and the visible and invisible interaction grids.September 30, 2026Launch Date: Final Final V2 For RealThe move to March 9, 2027, the content-complete milestone, console porting and a look back at early prototypes.1919Seasonal And Event Art20202121The studio has also released seasonal promo images, including a 2024 Halloween piece and a 2025 Happy Holidays card. A dedicated PAX East 2026 piece was used to promote the game's first public demo.22222323Beyond trailers, Grave Seasons appeared in Nintendo's Indie World showcase on March 3, 2026, where the studio confirmed a summer 2026 window and an Official Nintendo Switch Trailer ran as part of the show. Later that month the game returned for the release-date reveal.24242525In June 2026, during Summer Game Fest week, Grave Seasons returned to the summer showcase circuit. Narrative director and co-founder Emmett Nahil appeared at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase, broadcast as FGS Live From Los Angeles, to walk through the game's combined farming, romance, and investigation systems, and the game was also featured at the Story-Rich Games Showcase with a short featurette on its narrative design. Shortly after the showcase circuit, Perfect Garbage announced that the launch was moving to a Fall 2026 window and that the planned June 15 public demo had been cancelled so the team could focus on a simultaneous release across all platforms.262627+In September 2026 the game was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 in Makuhari Messe, at the SoloGame booth (09-E43). In October 2026 it featured in the Cozy After Dark Showcase with a developer spotlight timed for the Halloween season.28+2729See PAX East 2026 Demo for what was playable at that event and Development for the broader project timeline.