Hollow Knight Silksong due Sept 4, 2025 on PC and consoles

Team Cherry has announced Hollow Knight Silksong will launch on September 4, 2025, bringing the long-awaited sequel to PC and a wide slate of consoles, including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series, and Game Pass on day one. The reveal closes a chapter in one of indie gaming’s most infamous waits, with the tiny Australian studio delivering a markedly larger, more ambitious follow-up built from the core Hollow Knight formula.

Silksong began life as downloadable content for Hollow Knight but grew into a standalone game as its ideas multiplied. The developers describe a seven-year journey that was never marred by drama or crunch, but by an evolving vision they kept chasing with a small team and a shared love of the project. “We’ve been having fun. This whole thing is just a vehicle for our creativity anyway,” one cofounder explained, emphasizing that the process remained progressive rather than stalled. “It was never stuck or anything. It was always progressing. It’s just the case that we’re a small team, and games take a lot of time.”

The team’s intent to preserve momentum and quality is reflected in Silksong’s scope. Players will explore a new kingdom called...