| Hollow Knight: Silksong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Gameplay & Story | DLC & Pre-Order | Review |
| Release Date | |
|---|---|
| September 4, 2025 More Details |
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| Genre | |
| Action, Metroidvania | |
| Platforms | Price (MSRP) |
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$19.99 |
| Developer | Publisher |
| Team Cherry | Team Cherry |
| Number of Players | Age Rating |
| 1 | ESRB E10+ GRAC 12+ |
| Time to Finish | Cross Platform Play |
| 30-50+ Hours | No |
| Official Website | Official Website for Hollow Knight: Silksong |
Hollow Knight: Silksong Latest News
⚫︎ Team Cherry's co-founders, Ari Gibson and William Pellen, do not expect Silksong to win at The Game Awards despite five nominations. They anticipate that the "exceptional and broadly palatable" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will take the major awards. They did, however, confirmed that they are busy working on DLC for Silksong, and are considering how to use the game's concepts in future projects outside of the Hollow Knight series.
⚫︎ In an interview with ACMI, Team Cherry stated that any future Hollow Knight games following Silksong would be developed as standalone entries. They emphasized that new titles would exist alongside the others, meaning players would not need prior lore knowledge to enjoy them.
⚫︎ The newest patch for Hollow Knight: Silksong significantly reduces the game's difficulty by nerfing the Muckmaggots in areas like Bilewater and the Putrified Ducts. The update also includes various fixes and tweaks, like an improved fan-made Simplified Chinese translation, though it makes the boss Gurr the Outcast slightly harder.
⚫︎ Hollow Knight: Silksong has released Patch 4 into public beta. It introduces several key improvements and bug fixes, most notably a community-requested buff to the risk/reward Multibinder tool, which allows its initial bind to now clear maggots and fixes an unintentionally long bind time when used with the Shaman Crest.
⚫︎ Amidst observations regarding Silksong's difficulty, developer Team Cherry confirmed that the game is more difficult that its predecessor. However, the developers noted that it is "fine," as they have provided several ways for players to mitigate this challenge.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Overview
Hollow Knight: Silksong (or simply Silksong) is a Metroidvania game developed and published by Team Cherry. It serves as the highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed Hollow Knight. The game launched on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One on September 4, 2025.
This time around, players assume the role of Hornet, a character from Hollow Knight, who begins her journey at the bottom of Pharloom, a realm described as "haunted by Silk and Song" after being imprisoned. To ascend to the kingdom’s peak and its shining citadel, Hornet must confront new foes and uncover the mystery behind the haunted kingdom.
Silksong retains the core Metroidvania mechanics of its predecessor. Like the Knight, Hornet utilizes tools for combat and exploration. Armed with a needle, her playstyle emphasizes agility, incorporating abilities like grappling and darting. In classic Metroidvania fashion, players will unlock new abilities throughout their journey, enabling access to previously unreachable areas.
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| $19.99 | |||||
Hollow Knight: Silksong Gameplay
Like its predecessor, and since it is a Metroidvania game, Silksong’s gameplay heavily involves platforming through interconnected environments and acquiring new abilities to access previously unreachable areas. Hornet’s combat style seems to be faster and more acrobatic compared to the Knight. She can heal on the move using a resource called Silk, which functions similarly to the Soul mechanic of the first game.
New to Silksong is a crafting system that makes use of materials gathered from Hornet’s defeated enemies. Hornet can craft tools, traps, and even weapons, such as a bug-spawning device similar to the Glowing Womb charm from the original game, explosive pimpillos, and more.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Characters
Hornet
Hornet is the princess-protector of Hallownest. Stoic, graceful, and exceptionally agile, Hornet brings a strikingly different approach to combat, introducing a balletic fighting style that contrasts with the more grounded, straightforward combat of the Knight in Hollow Knight.
Armed with a slender needle instead of a Nail, Hornet uses her iconic silk thread both as a recall for her weapon and a tool to ensnare enemies mid-fight.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Trailer
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Release Trailer
Reveal Trailer
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