Hollow Knight: Silksong Release Date Hopes Revived With Surprise New Update

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As fans await any kind of news on the highly-anticipated sequel, a recent update to the game's Steam profile has renewed the community's hope. Fans of the original have waited for many years for an update on the development of the sequel, but developer Team Cherry has largely remained silent. Outside of a few teaser trailers, players are clutching at any kind of new information they can get their hands on.

Per u/ReFlectioH on Reddit, 's official SteamDB page sports a recent change, although information on why the update was pushed out remains unconfirmed. Team Cherry has yet to officially release any news on the release date of its in-development project, but the community has seen the listing as a potential hint towards some kind of announcement. Given that the details on the update have been hidden, unlike many of the other changes recorded in the log, players are suggesting that some kind of release date confirmation could be imminent, although that remains pure speculation.

started off as a planned piece of DLC content for Team Cherry's original, an expansive metroidvania that won the hearts of both players and critics in 2017. While was intended to simply add to the original game, the developer confirmed a couple of years after its announcement that the scope of the project had increased significantly, and the expansion was now being fleshed out into a full sequel, requiring more development time. As 's fanbase has grown over the years, Team Cherry has released scarce updates on the project's development.

Based on the trailers shown so far, will see players stepping into the role of Hornet, a fan-favorite NPC in the original, who is equipped with an entirely original move-set that she'll need when it comes to the hordes of enemies skulking around the world of Pharloom. Teasing the game's massive scope, Team Cherry has confirmed that the sequel will have over 165 new enemies and 100 different checkpoints for players to rest at during their adventure. That number