Highlights
- Hollow Knight: Silksong launches on September 4, 2025, across PC and consoles.
- Hornet steps in as the lead character with faster combat and new abilities.
- The game will cost $19.99 and be available day one on Xbox Game Pass.
I will keep this simple. Hollow Knight: Silksong is the long-awaited follow up to Hollow Knight. Team Cherry put Hornet front and center and rebuilt the action to fit her speed and style. The release date is now official, and there’s concrete info on platforms and price, so I include that below.
Hollow Knight: Silksong – Everything We Know About the Upcoming Sequel
Who you play as
You control Hornet . She moves faster than the Knight did. The game expects you to use quick dodges, silk-based moves, and combos.
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The feel is tighter and more aggressive, not the slow, heavy fights from the first game. This gives a different kind of challenge, and some people will like that more, some less.
What changed in gameplay
Team Cherry added new abilities for Hornet and redesigned enemy encounters to match her speed. There are new combat techniques, more vertical movement, and platforming that asks you to be precise.
The game also includes new quest systems and deeper NPC interactions that add small role-play elements to the core metroidvania loop. These are deliberate changes meant to make exploration matter more than before.
Maps, enemies and scope
From previews and trailers you can see larger regions, varied biomes, and new enemy types. Early hands-on at events showed extended areas that reward exploration and skill.
Team Cherry hinted at lots of content and post-launch plans too. Expect a big single player map with secrets and optional challenges.
Release date, platforms and price; what’s official
Team Cherry announced the official launch date as September 4, 2025 . The game is listed on Steam with that date and Team Cherry’s post confirms a release trailer and details.
It will appear on PC stores and consoles, and Team Cherry also confirmed day one availability on Xbox Game Pass . The confirmed price for standalone purchase is $19.99 .
Community reaction and early demo runs
A limited demo shown at Gamescom gave speedrunners enough to start timed runs, and people have been sharing very fast demo runs already.
The general reaction is high excitement and many players revisiting the original Hollow Knight while waiting for Silksong. The original game even saw a spike in players after the announcement.
Why this matters
Hollow Knight: Silksong matters because the original built a big fan base with handcrafted art, tight design and lore that rewards digging.
Silksong looks to build on that with a protagonist who changes how you play. For the indie scene this is big. For players it means a familiar world but with new speed and challenge.
If you liked Hollow Knight and want more of that universe with faster action and new systems, this is likely for you.
If you prefer slow methodical fights, be ready for a quicker pace. Either way this release is a major indie event and it’s easy to see why folks are excited.
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