Genshin Impact Cinematics

Genshin Impact's key trailers and cinematics in release order – from the 2019 announcement to Version 7.2 "Hour of Ruin" in Snezhnaya.

Updated 3 November 20262 sources
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Here are Genshin Impact's key cinematics from the official channel – story previews, Archon teasers and the trailer for every new nation – numbered in release order. Click any video to play it here.

Launch – Mondstadt and Liyue2Inazuma1Sumeru4Fontaine3Natlan2Nod-Krai – Luna versions9Snezhnaya6

Launch – Mondstadt and Liyue

2019–2020
Announcement Trailer: The Outlander Who Caught the Wind2019
Version 1.0 Gameplay Trailer2020

Inazuma

2021
Version 2.0 "The Immovable God and the Eternal Euthymia" TrailerJuly 2021

Sumeru

2022

The Sumeru Promotional Video's exact date could not be confirmed, so it is listed last.

Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview: Travail2022
Story Teaser: Lost Legacies in the Sand2022
Version 3.0 "The Morn a Thousand Roses Brings" TrailerAugust 2022
Sumeru Promotional Video2022

Fontaine

2023
Overture Teaser: The Final Feast2023
Version 4.0 "As Light Rain Falls Without Reason" TrailerAugust 2023
Version 4.1 "To the Stars Shining in the Depths" TrailerSeptember 2023

Natlan

2024
Ignition Teaser: A Name Forged in Flames2024
Version 5.0 "Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn" TrailerAugust 2024

Nod-Krai – Luna versions

2025–2026
Song of the Welkin Moon Teaser: Moonlit Ballad of the Night2025
Version "Luna I" "A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves" TrailerSeptember 2025
Version "Luna II" "An Elegy for Faded Moonlight" TrailerOctober 2025
Version "Luna III" "A Nocturne of the Far North" TrailerDecember 2025
Version "Luna IV" "A Traveler on a Winter's Night" TrailerJanuary 2026
Version "Luna V" "Homeward, He Who Caught the Wind" TrailerFebruary 2026
Version "Luna VI" "Augured Homecoming" TrailerApril 2026
Version "Luna VII" "Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana" TrailerMay 2026
Version "Luna VIII" "Sunny Summer Fontinalia" TrailerJuly 2026

Snezhnaya

2026

The Exploration Teaser and the "Sudden Snow" trailer could not be dated exactly; they are listed after the 7.0 trailer.

Version 7.0 "Everwinter Without Mercy" TrailerAugust 2026
Snezhnaya Exploration Teaser – Adventures in the Land of Snow2026
Transcendence Trailer – "Sudden Snow"2026
Version 7.1 "A Rekviem for the Underworld" TrailerSeptember 2026
Character Trailer – "Mitya: Everything's in Order"2026
Version 7.2 "Hour of Ruin" TrailerOctober 2026

All videos are official uploads from the Genshin Impact YouTube channel, embedded with YouTube's privacy-enhanced player.

Where to start

Start with TravailThe Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview gives the big picture of the story – with spoilers.
One trailer per nationEach nation's x.0 trailer is the best introduction to its story.
Luna versionsThe eight Luna trailers tell the Nod-Krai story in order.

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