Hollow Knight: Silksong was first revealed over 1000 days ago, a marker that only a few games share between reveal and release like The Elder Scrolls 6. Although Team Cherry’s Hollow Knight: Silksong is an indie game, it has built as much hype as any major AAA game. So, fans hoping that it would be at Summer Game Fest comes as no surprise.
In fact, many wholeheartedly believed it would be there following a potential Hollow Knight: Silksong Tease. Matthew Griffin, marketing and publishing on the Team Cherry title, responded to a Geoff Keighley tweet ahead of the showcase. Keighley had implied he got a new world premiere in his inbox, with Griffin saying he approves of the tease. It’s not a stretch, then, to think that Keighley and Griffin were teasing Hollow Knight: Silksong’s presence at Summer Game Fest.
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Now, the showcase has come and gone. There are still more Summer Game Fest-related events going on, like Day of the Devs, but since Silksong was not on that first stage, it’s not likely to appear later either. It could still pop up at another showcase this June, or later this year, but Team Cherry has been in heads-down development mode and hasn’t publicly teased or suggested anything.
Of course, that doesn’t mean those hoping to see the game aren’t upset. Hollow Knight: Silksong trends online following Summer Game Fest, with many fans sharing memes or expressing their frustrations that the game wasn’t there. Team Cherry will no doubt show Hollow Knight: Silksong when it’s ready, but it’s no secret that it’s a small team and development is no easy feat.
Many have compared Hollow Knight: Silksong to Elden Ring, which fits almost perfectly.Elden Ring was a hotly anticipated game that,
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