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About Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hollow Knight: Silksong is Team Cherry's long-awaited follow-up to 2017's Hollow Knight, one of the most beloved indie games ever made. Originally conceived as downloadable content and gradually expanded into a full-scale sequel, Silksong was first announced in February 2019 and has since become a byword for extended development cycles in the indie space. The September 2026 release arrives after years of silence, tantalizing reveals, and a patient global fanbase that has kept the game at the forefront of community discussion.
Players step into the role of Hornet, the princess-protector introduced as a formidable foe in the original, now the playable protagonist exploring the haunted kingdom of Pharloom. Where Hollow Knight leaned on somber atmosphere and methodical exploration, Silksong emphasizes a faster, more acrobatic combat style built around Hornet's needle and silk-based traversal. Team Cherry has promised more than 200 new enemies, dozens of bosses, a full original score by Christopher Larkin, and a map that rivals or exceeds the scale of Hallownest.
The game launches across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2, with day-one availability on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. Team Cherry, still a tiny Adelaide-based studio, has resisted expanding the team significantly, preserving the handcrafted feel that made the first game a phenomenon. Silksong's launch is widely expected to reshape indie release-week sales records and dominate end-of-year awards conversations across the games industry.
Overview
Why this games page exists
Team Cherry's sequel to Hollow Knight, starring Hornet, is one of the most-anticipated indie games of the decade.
Why it matters
Silksong is the most anticipated indie game of the decade, a seven-year wait ending with a Metroidvania that defined a genre's modern era.
The details
Key highlights
- Venue
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2
- Format
- Handcrafted 2D Metroidvania with acrobatic combat
- Headliner
- Hornet, the princess-protector of Hallownest
- Audience
- Hollow Knight devotees and Metroidvania enthusiasts
Reading the timer
How to use this games countdown
Hollow Knight: Silksong sits inside the games calendar as a platform date that people are likely to check more than once. This page is meant to do more than show a raw countdown number: it keeps the tracked date, source quality, location context, and release confidence in one place so the page stays useful even when the final event details are still tightening.
Right now the key public signal is September 2026, with expected status and month window precision. That distinction matters. A confirmed datetime is very different from a month-level or date-only signal, and people planning watch parties, travel, ticketing, launch coverage, or newsroom publishing need that nuance instead of a misleadingly precise timer.
We are tracking Hollow Knight: Silksong from Team Cherry plus the official event source. For this page, that means the safest way to read the countdown is as a reference layer: use the timer for awareness, then use the source, precision, location, and event facts together before you commit to travel, viewing plans, promotional scheduling, or time-sensitive announcements.
The most practical reading of this countdown is: Hollow Knight: Silksong is being watched for a globally tracked release or event page, and the current page focus is the main platform milestone rather than every surrounding rumor or speculative date. Type: Sequel. Genre: Metroidvania / Platformer.
Hollow Knight: Silksong needs game-specific context because launch timing often depends on platform readiness, preload access, editions, and staggered unlock rules. A countdown page is most useful when it reminds players and writers that a “release date” can still hide multiple real moments: embargoes, early access, patch windows, and region-based activation. This page currently tracks type: Sequel, genre: Metroidvania / Platformer, platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2. That extra context helps separate Hollow Knight: Silksong from other silksong, hollow knight, metroidvania, indie countdowns that would otherwise look interchangeable.