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Team Cherry Unveils Free 2026 ‘Silksong’ Expansion, Announces Switch 2 Edition of Hollow Knight

The studio ties the reveal to surging player numbers, pledging to share specifics only shortly before launch.

Overview

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong – Sea of Sorrow is a free, nautical-themed expansion coming in 2026 with new areas, bosses, tools, and other additions.
  • Team Cherry released a brief teaser and says further information will arrive shortly before the expansion’s release window next year.
  • Silksong has sold more than 7 million copies since September, with millions more playing via Xbox Game Pass according to the developer.
  • The original Hollow Knight is getting a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition in 2026 as a free upgrade for existing Switch owners, adding high frame-rate modes, higher resolutions, and additional graphical effects.
  • Ahead of the Switch 2 update, the studio is rolling out updates to the original game across platforms, with a PC public beta live on Steam and GOG that includes 16:10 and 21:9 support, pausing in inventory, expanded controller support, and other fixes.