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State of Play 2026 Reveal
February 22, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Project Windless debuted at Sony's PlayStation State of Play on February 12, 2026. The trailer was captured on PS5 Pro and showed pre-alpha footage mixing gameplay and in-game cinematics.
The footage showed the Rekon protagonist (the Hero King) wielding twin blades against large armies, with a snake-like Nhaga antagonist featuring prominently. Press coverage described the presentation as "stylized, brutal, and bloody." The trailer demonstrated continental-scale warfare and the Mass Technology system in action, with hundreds of soldiers visible on screen.
Alongside the trailer, KRAFTON released the first Developer Diary on the official Project Windless YouTube channel. The video featured Patrik Methe and other core developers discussing creative vision, world design, and development philosophy.
A detailed PlayStation Blog post from the development team also went live on the same day, providing background on the source novels, the game's setting, and the combat design.
The State of Play reveal was not entirely unexpected. KRAFTON had been dropping signals for years:
Item | Description |
|---|---|
September 2022 | KRAFTON released a visual concept trailer called "The Nhaga Eater," created using Unreal Engine 5 in collaboration with Design Director Iain McCaig. This was the first public hint at a game based on Lee Yeong-do's novels. |
February 2023 | KRAFTON Montreal Studio was officially announced and established in Quebec, with Patrik Methe as Head of Studio. |
Q3 2023 | A 2026 release window was hinted at in press coverage, though KRAFTON did not formally commit to a date. |
February 12, 2026 | Full game reveal at State of Play under the working title "Project Windless." |
The reveal generated significant attention. Gaming outlets highlighted the Korean fantasy source material as unusual for a AAA action RPG, and the Mass Technology crowd battles drew comparisons to Dynasty Warriors at the scale and God of War at the combat feel. The Fextralife headline called the Rekon protagonist "the gigachad bird warrior that stole the State of Play."
