After years of anticipation and speculation, the most anticipated sequel among fans has received official confirmation. Hollow Knight: Silksong, the successor to the acclaimed metroidvania, finally has a release date: September 4, 2025. The spectacular announcement was made during Gamescom 2025 with a new trailer that has rekindled excitement among gamers around the world.
A development full of uncertainty:
Silksong's story has been a rollercoaster ride of expectations and delays. Originally, the game was planned for the first half of 2023, but Team Cherry made a crucial decision: prioritizing quality over delivery dates. "We're excited about the way development is going, but the game has become quite large, and we want to take the time to make it the best it can be," they explained at the time, demonstrating a commitment to excellence that fans have rewarded with their patience. This delay, while initially frustrating, appears to have been a worthwhile investment, as evidenced by the striking footage in the new trailer.
The new video reveals Hornet, Silksong's elegant protagonist, displaying agility and an even more dynamic combat style than the original Knight. New gameplay mechanics are glimpsed, including a wider variety of magic and weapons accessible with lower resource consumption, promising a more strategic and improvisational combat system. Despite these innovations, the game maintains the recognizable essence of Hollow Knight, retaining familiar elements that are sure to captivate original fans and attract new players. The combination of familiarity and novelty paints a bright future for this new chapter in the Hollow Knight: Silksong saga.
But why has development taken so long? Team Cherry co-founders Ari Gibson and William Pellen answered this question in an interview with Bloomberg: it's not about internal crises or creative blocks, but rather the game's organic and unstoppable growth. What was initially conceived as a Hornet-centric expansion evolved into a full-fledged sequel with a world potentially vaster and more diverse than the original, packed with new areas, challenging bosses, and vibrant cities, each with its own unique quests and secrets to discover.
A video game born of dedication:
“We're just a small team, and games take time,” Pellen admitted. The team even had to “force themselves to stop” due to their propensity for constant innovation: new items, inspiring areas, challenging enemies… Gibson joked that if they hadn't paused, the game could have taken fifteen years to complete, an alarming but understandable figure given the project's ambition.
In addition to the complexity of development, Team Cherry opted for a strategic period of silence to avoid spoilers and focus on completing the game. Hollow Knight's immense popularity (over 15 million copies sold) gave them the financial stability to work without pressing deadlines or external pressures, allowing them to focus on quality and creative vision.
Now, with the game scheduled for release on September 4, 2025, Gibson and Pellen promise even more content after the premiere, proving that their creativity has yet to run dry.
(Hollow Knight: Silksong - Release Trailer)
The wait has been long, but Hollow Knight: Silksong seems poised to live up to its fans' dizzying expectations. This new chapter in the saga promises to be an unforgettable experience for fans of the Metroidvania genre and beyond.
