Hollow Knight Silksong launches Sept 4 2025 for $19.99 on Game Pass

Team Cherry confirmed on Monday that Hollow Knight Silksong will launch on September 4, 2025, and announced exact global release times and a modest price, setting the stage for a high-profile indie release that is already reshaping the fall games calendar. The studio said the sequel will be available at 7 a.m. Pacific, 10 a.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. British Summer Time and 4 p.m. Central European Summer Time on September 4, and will retail for $19.99, €19.99 and ¥2,300. The game will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass and will launch simultaneously across PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo platforms.

Team Cherry also confirmed there will be no preorders and said it will not provide review copies ahead of launch so Kickstarter backers receive access first, a decision the developer has attributed to a desire to prioritize early supporters. Separate reports indicate physical editions are planned but will arrive later, with an initial timed Switch physical release reported for 2026.

The announcement has sent players back to the original Hollow Knight in large numbers. Game Insights, drawing from a sample of more than 3.1 million Xbox accounts, recorded a jump of 222 in Xbox players for...