was announced with a trailer all the way back in 2019 and very little has been revealed by Team Cherry since. After the slow-burning success of the original in 2017, the title has become one of the most recognizable faces of the indie game scene.
It also helped with a renaissance of the Metroidvania genre, spawning dozens of clones that have tried to capture the essence of a proper sequel, but no one can quite do it the same way Team Cherry did in 2017.
Still, despite how brilliant the game ended up being, and how revolutionary it was for the Metroidvania genre, didn't release as the game that Team Cherry originally intended it to be.
Its development is both well-documented and a fascinating yet rocky story that began with a game jam project called, which actually had the original design for the Knight in it.
The development of the original probably answers why its sequel is taking so long, but also gives hope that when it originally releases, it will be worth the long, painful wait.