The wild success of the original game quickly propelled Hollow Knight: Silksong among the most anticipated upcoming indie titles. Team Cherry’s metroidvania series quickly gathered a dedicated fanbase that has been consistently asking about the sequel’s release date since its reveal.
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date slipped out of 2021, despite many collective prayers and sets of crossed fingers. 2022 came and went without us finally getting to accompany Hornet on her adventure, leaving us wondering whether 2023 might be the year Team Cherry delivers another dose of Metroidvania goodness.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Release Date
Hollow Knight: Silksong is a fully-fledged sequel that follows Hornet, a character familiar to those who’ve played the original game. The nimble fighter explores a new kingdom, making her way through “coral forests, mossy grottos, gilded cities and misted moors” while battling more than 150 new enemies.
At a glance, her skillset looks familiar, but she can employ more acrobatic tricks than the original’s protagonist, while accessing an “ever-expanding” arsenal of weapons during her journey. But where does that leave Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date?
The truth is that it mostly remains a mystery up until this point. Developer Team Cherry has yet to share anything concrete about a Hollow Knight: Silksong release date.
The small team behind the game has taken a comparatively silent approach, focusing on delivering a quality product while sharing rarer but significant announcements.
- Hollow Knight: Silksong release date: TBA (second half of 2023 or later)
The game was unveiled back in 2019 and, as time passed, many of us were hoping it would come out at some point in 2022. It was mentioned in the infamous GeForce Now leak, having a late February release date attached to it, but this ultimately proven unreliable as it likely contained placeholder dates.
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date was then narrowed down to the first half of 2023, as it was part of the roster of games featured during the 2022 Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase.
In early May 2023, it became clear that the title would also miss this release window.
“We had planned to release in the 1st half of 2023, but development is still continuing,” Matthew Griffin, who handles marketing and publishing for Silksong tweeted.
“We’re excited by how the game is shaping up, and it’s gotten quite big, so we want to take the time to make the game as good as we can. Expect more details from us once we get closer to release.”
We’ll keep an eye out and update this article as soon as we learn more about Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date.
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