First trailer for 'OD' shows Kojima and Peele’s unsettling new horror project

Highlights:

• Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele debuted the first full trailer for their horror game OD during Kojima Productions’ 10th anniversary show.
  
• The trailer, subtitled Knock, recalls the eerie atmosphere of Kojima’s canceled Silent Hills project.
  
• Kojima also revealed new details on Physint, a tactical espionage game, as well as projects tied to Death Stranding and a new AR collaboration with Niantic.
  

Kojima productions marks a decade with major reveals

Hideo Kojima celebrated the 10th anniversary of Kojima Productions with a showcase packed with announcements. The highlight was the first trailer for OD, his upcoming horror project developed with filmmaker Jordan Peele and published by Xbox Game Studios.

The trailer, subtitled Knock, introduced actor Sophia Lillis in a tense sequence that echoes the style of P.T., Kojima’s infamous playable teaser for the canceled Silent Hills.

First look at OD: A new kind of fear

The footage opened in a dim room, where the player character lights candle-shaped babies as unsettling knocks echo from behind a door. The sequence ends with Lillis’ terrified face revealed in first-person perspective before gray, monstrous hands seize her.

Kojima, joined on stage by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, teased that OD will push boundaries in gameplay and storytelling. “This is totally different, even as a system,” Kojima said. Spencer added that Xbox Game Studios is supporting Unreal Engine development, both on the visual front and behind-the-scenes technology.

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Kojima’s obsession with fear

Kojima explained that OD incorporates real-world scans of eerie locations. “I want to go all over the world where there are scary places,” he said, half-joking about wanting to “scan a ghost for the first time.”

The subtitle Knock also ties into Kojima’s own phobia. “I’m really afraid of the knock sound,” he admitted. Peele’s exact role in the project remains unclear, but Kojima hinted at different creative approaches to fear within the game.

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Physint

Kojima also teased Physint, his upcoming PlayStation tactical espionage title. A poster showed a shadowed figure holding a gun, alongside the tagline “Here comes the feeling.” Kojima described the project as “using technology even further than OD.”

Confirmed cast members include Charlee Fraser, Ma Dong-seok, and Minami Hamabe. The lead actor remains under wraps.

Expanding the ‘Death Stranding’ universe

The showcase featured several Death Stranding spin-offs:

• An anime series was revealed with new footage.
  
• A live-action film, produced by A24 and directed by Michael Sarnoski, will tell an original story in the same world.
  
• Kojima Productions announced an AR project with Niantic, billed as “like the real Death Stranding in the real world.”
  

A celebration with industry legends

The anniversary event also included appearances from game and film icons, including Mad Max creator George Miller, who congratulated Kojima on his career milestone.