Warframe Cinematics & Trailers

Warframe's official cinematics, animated shorts and update trailers in release order – from the 2013 PS4 launch through The New War, Duviri and 1999 to Warframe: Tau.

Digital Extremes tells Warframe's story through cinematic trailers, animated shorts and big update trailers – many of them premiered at its yearly TennoCon fan convention. Below are 41 official videos from the PlayWarframe YouTube channel, numbered in release order and grouped by era. Click any video to play it here.

The early years3 Open worlds7 The New War8 Duviri & Whispers in the Walls4 Jade Shadows, Koumei & 19996 Techrot Encore to The Old Peace6 The road to Tau7

The early years

2013–2016

**PS4 Launch Trailer: The Profit**November 2013

Open worlds

2018–2019

The New War teaser and the Fortuna reveal both premiered at TennoCon 2018, as did the new intro and the Duviri reveal at TennoCon 2019. "We All Lift Together" came out in the run-up to Fortuna; its exact date is not confirmed.

**The New War Teaser Trailer – TennoCon 2018**July 2018

**Fortuna Update Reveal Trailer – TennoCon 2018**July 2018

**Fortuna Official Update Trailer**November 2018

**The Duviri Paradox Reveal Trailer – TennoCon 2019**July 2019

**Empyrean Update Trailer**December 2019

The New War

2020–2022

"All-Out War: The Story So Far" was released in the run-up to The New War; its exact position is not confirmed.

**Heart of Deimos Update Trailer**August 2020

**The New War Reveal Trailer – TennoCon 2021**July 2021

**Official Cinematic Trailer 2021 – The New War: Expansion Story and Date Reveal**2021

**The New War Official Gameplay Trailer**December 2021

**Angels of the Zariman Official Gameplay Trailer**April 2022

**The Duviri Paradox Official Reveal Trailer – TennoCon 2022**July 2022

**Styanax – Official Animated Short (50th Warframe)**September 2022

Duviri & Whispers in the Walls

2023

**Whispers in the Walls – Official Teaser Trailer**2023

**Whispers in the Walls Official Gameplay Trailer**December 2023

Jade Shadows, Koumei & 1999

2024

"The Hex" animated prologue was released around the Warframe: 1999 launch; its exact position next to the gameplay trailer is not confirmed.

**Jade Shadows Official Gameplay Trailer**June 2024

**Warframe: 1999 – Official TennoCon Trailer**July 2024

**Koumei & the Five Fates Official Gameplay Trailer**October 2024

**Warframe: 1999 Official Gameplay Trailer**December 2024

**"The Hex" – Warframe: 1999 Animated Prologue**

Techrot Encore to The Old Peace

2025

"Wake Up, Tenno" with Werner Herzog was released around the turn of 2025–2026; its exact date is not confirmed.

**Isleweaver Official Gameplay Trailer**June 2025

**The Old Peace – Official TennoCon 2025 Trailer**July 2025

**The Vallis Undermind Official Gameplay Trailer**October 2025

**The Old Peace Official Gameplay Trailer**December 2025

**Wake Up, Tenno (featuring Werner Herzog)**

The road to Tau

2026

The two Constellations animated shorts came out together ahead of the update; their order is not confirmed.

**SIRIUS: Jade Shadows: Constellations – Official Animated Short**2026

**ORION: Jade Shadows: Constellations – Official Animated Short**2026

**Jade Shadows: Constellations Official Gameplay Trailer**June 2026

**Warframe: Tau – Official TennoCon 2026 Trailer**July 2026

**Iceblade of Narin Official Gameplay Trailer**September 2026

**Epoch Operation: Taubound Official Reveal Teaser**2026

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

Where to start

Catch up fast"All-Out War: The Story So Far" recaps the story up to The New War – but it spoils The Second Dream.

Cinematic highlightsThe New War and Duviri Paradox cinematic trailers and the Styanax animated short show Digital Extremes at its most ambitious.

Play the story tooMany of the best moments happen in-game. Our quest order lists every story quest.

What's nextThe TennoCon 2026 trailer for Warframe: Tau shows the new Tau System, arriving in December 2026.

Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.