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Hollow Knight: Silksong Sets Sept. 4 Release After Years of Quiet Development

Team Cherry describes the long wait as a small-team, creativity-driven build rather than a troubled project.

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Overview

  • Team Cherry revealed the date during a Special Announcement at Gamescom on August 21, ending years of uncertainty around the sequel.
  • Silksong launches across PC and consoles, including Switch and Switch 2, PlayStation, and Xbox, with day-one availability on Xbox Game Pass.
  • A new trailer showcases Hornet’s acrobatic combat and traversal, and the game is playable in demos on the Gamescom show floor.
  • The sequel shifts to the kingdom of Pharloom and features over 200 enemies and more than 40 boss fights, with expanded systems and tools.
  • Developers told Bloomberg the project was never stuck, citing deliberate scope growth by a small team, as interest surged back to Hollow Knight with a new Steam concurrency peak.