2020's Hades was game of the year for so many, and it's clear why.
02.04.2024 - 17:39 / digitaltrends.com / Jesse Lennox
The original Hollow Knight was first released in 2017 and was immediately recognized as one of the most impressive entries in the Metroidvania genre, indie or not. The immaculate hand-drawn art style made even the dank, drab world full of bugs known as Hollownest a truly endearing place to explore. Combined with the tight platforming controls, light Soulslike elements, satisfying upgrades, and cryptic story, Hollow Knight soared to the top of many critics’ and players’ favorite games lists.
Team Cherry, the three-person team behind Hollow Knight, didn’t stop there. The team continued working on the game for the following year with four pieces of DLC that expanded the game’s world and added new enemies, bosses, quests, and game modes. Initially planned as yet another piece of DLC, Hollow Knight: Silksong, originally called Hornet, became so large that Team Cherry decided to make it a full sequel. The development of this new entry has been as mysterious as the world it is set in, with many important questions still shrouded in darkness. As we wait for our next dive into the world of bugs, here’s everything we know about Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Officially, we have no word on when Hollow Knight: Silksong will be released. It was first announced with a trailer in February 2019, but we can assume it began development right after the last DLC wrapped up since it was originally planned to be DLC itself. Despite leaks suggesting it should have come out already, we still have no idea when this game will finally arrive, but we hope that 2024 will finally be the year we get our hands on it.
RelatedAt least for the time being, Hollow Knight: Silksong is only officially announced as coming to the Nintendo Switch and PC and will be a day-one addition on Xbox Game Pass. However, the original Hollow Knight was initially only a PC game, later coming to Switch and then finally hitting the PS4 and Xbox One consoles, so Silksong may have a staggered release as well. That all depends on what, if any, deal Team Cherry has with Nintendo and Microsoft on it being a console exclusive. Based on how successful the original game was across all platforms, we would think, or maybe just hope, such a deal wouldn’t keep it off of PlayStation consoles permanently, but until we know more, those are the only places you can be sure to get it when it launches.
The reveal trailer for Hollow Knight: Silksong debuted in February 2019,
2020's Hades was game of the year for so many, and it's clear why.
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