Overview
- Team Cherry set September 4, 2025 as the release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong, with the sequel launching on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and on Xbox Game Pass.
- StreamsCharts reported 323,297 peak and 107,000 average live viewers for the brief YouTube reveal, making Team Cherry the week’s No. 2 YouTube Gaming channel behind Nintendo.
- Steam concurrent players for the 2017 original hit new highs after the reveal, reaching 39,356 on Sunday per GamesRadar following an earlier 33,062 peak reported by TweakTown.
- Valve’s sales charts showed Hollow Knight at No. 52 among Steam top sellers without a discount, indicating an organic spike in purchases tied to Silksong interest.
- Reporting notes some indie developers have shifted release dates to avoid overlapping with Silksong’s launch window.