Hollow Knight: Silksong: trailer, gameplay details, and more

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The original Hollow Knight was first released in 2017 and was immediately recognized as one of the most impressive entries in the Metroidvania genre, indie or not. The immaculate hand-drawn art style made even the dank, drab world full of bugs known as Hollownest a truly endearing place to explore. Combined with the tight platforming controls, light Soulslike elements, satisfying upgrades, and cryptic story, Hollow Knight soared to the top of many critics’ and players’ favorite games lists.

Team Cherry, the three-person team behind Hollow Knight, didn’t stop there. The team continued working on the game for the following year with four pieces of DLC that expanded the game’s world and added new enemies, bosses, quests, and game modes. Initially planned as yet another piece of DLC, Hollow Knight: Silksong, originally called Hornet, became so large that Team Cherry decided to make it a full sequel. The development of this new entry has been as mysterious as the world it is set in, with many important questions still shrouded in darkness. As we wait for our next dive into the world of bugs, here’s everything we know about Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Release date speculation

Officially, we have no word on when Hollow Knight: Silksong will be released. It was first announced with a trailer in February 2019, but we can assume it began development right after the last DLC wrapped up since it was originally planned to be DLC itself. Despite leaks suggesting it should have come out already, we still have no idea when this game will finally arrive, but we hope that 2024 will finally be the year we get our hands on it.

Platforms

At least for the time being, Hollow Knight: Silksong is only officially announced as coming to the Nintendo Switch and PC and will be a day-one addition on Xbox Game Pass. However, the original Hollow Knight was initially only a PC game, later coming to Switch and then finally hitting the PS4 and Xbox One consoles, so Silksong may have a staggered release