While any details regarding Hollow Knight: Silksong has been shrouded in mystery thanks to developer Team Cherry being incredibly quiet on the matter, fans of Hollow Knight have been keeping an eye on just about anything that might indicate an upcoming announcement or release date. Most recently, users on Reddit have spotted a number of changes having been made to the Steam listing for Hollow Knight: Silksong, some of which indicate that a release date will be forthcoming.
These changes can be spotted through the Update history section of the title’s SteamDB page. Among these changes are new assets being added to the Hollow Knight: Silksong Steam store listing, as well as indicators that imply that the game will be playable through a variety of Cloud Gaming services like Nvidia’s GeForce Now, and even support for Steam’s Family Sharing feature. One of the changes is just a simple change to the Hollow Knight copyright line, which updates the date from 2019 to 2025.
The new assets are especially interesting, since they now match up with the assets that were previously added back in August 2024, bringing the colour scheme and visuals of the graphics in line.
While far from any real confirmation on the game, these small details tend to be the only form of communication players tend to get about Hollow Knight: Silksong aside from a developer occasionally mentioning that development is ongoing. One such post came about back in January with Team Cherry’s head of Marketing and Publishing Matthew Griffin that “Yes, the game is real, progressing and will release.”
The post came shortly after the fanbase for Hollow Knight: Silksong got whipped on into a frenzy around what the community believed was an intricate ARG (alternate reality game) being run by Team Cherry. This event was sparked when Hollow Knight co-creator William Pellen changed his social media profile picture, prompting fans of the game to dig deeper into the possible meaning behind it. The fanbase ultimately came to the conclusion that a release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong would be announced on April 2.
Griffin had halted these theories by confirming privately to YouTuber fireb0rn that there was no ARG.
While details about Hollow Knight: Silksong have been scarce, lead playtester Graig had stated back in June 2024 that the game was still under development, and that it was not stuck in development hell. While it may not be much in the way of assurance for fans of the franchise, hints that the title might be nearing its release came along in the form of various store listings going live, as well as the game getting rated by various ratings boards from around the world.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is going to be a follow-up to critically-acclaimed sidescrolling metroidvania title Hollow Knight. The game was praised for its gameplay and level design, while players also appreciated its minimalistic approach to storytelling. Of key importance to Hollow Knight’s success were its excellent boss fights. Check out our review for more details.