Hollow Knight: Silksong — Release Date and Latest News (2025)

Fans have been waiting years for Hollow Knight: Silksong, and 2025 is shaping up to finally deliver some answers! Here’s everything we know so far about the release date, the latest updates, and what to expect from this long-awaited indie masterpiece.

🎮 What is Hollow Knight: Silksong?

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed Hollow Knight by Team Cherry.This time, players take control of Hornet, a fierce princess-protector, as she journeys through a brand-new haunted kingdom filled with dangerous foes, breathtaking environments, and brutal challenges.

📅 Silksong Release Date — Latest Info

As of April 2025, Team Cherry has not officially announced a final release date.However, here’s what we do know:

The game was originally expected by early 2023 but was delayed to allow for more polish.
In recent interviews and dev blog updates, Team Cherry confirmed they are deep in final testing and content polishing.
Reliable insiders and leaks suggest we might see a late 2025 release, possibly around Fall 2025 (September–November window).

Fans remain hopeful that an official announcement could happen during upcoming events like Summer Game Fest 2025 or a Nintendo Direct.

🆕 Latest Silksong News (April 2025)

New Areas Revealed: In recent teasers, two new biomes were shown — one resembling a sprawling, ruined city overrun by silk, and another set in a bioluminescent swamp.
Expanded Enemy Variety: Team Cherry has confirmed over 165 new enemies, each with unique AI and attack patterns — even more diverse than the first game.
Silksong Will Launch on Game Pass: Microsoft reaffirmed that Silksong will be available Day 1 on Xbox Game Pass, alongside its release on PC, Switch, and PlayStation.
No Microtransactions: Team Cherry remains committed to a one-time purchase model, just like the original game.

🔥 Why the Long Wait?

Team Cherry is a small indie team, and they’ve consistently said they want Silksong to be bigger, smoother, and more polished than Hollow Knight.Instead of releasing a rushed sequel, they expanded the project into something closer to a full standalone epic — with more bosses, quests, abilities, and lore than originally planned.

🧵 Final Thoughts

While the wait has been long and sometimes frustrating, everything points to Silksong being worth it.Whether you’re here for the challenging combat, the haunting world, or the deep lore, 2025 could finally be the year we dive back into the mysterious beauty of Hallownest’s neighboring kingdom.

Stay tuned — we’ll update this blog as soon as the official release date drops!

Hollow Knight: Silksong — Release Date and Latest News