Summary
The Steam page forHollow Knight: Silksonghas been updated ahead of Summer Game Fest, with the changes inspiring hope in the highly anticipated game’s community. Announced over six years ago,Hollow Knight: Silksonghas become somewhat of a meme in the gaming sphere, with many fans becoming skeptical that the project will ever see the light of day.
Silksong’s development has been lengthy, with Team Cherry first announcing that the game would be released in 2023. After a delay, the studio went quiet for nearly a year before providing an update in January 2025. According to Matthew Griffin, Team Cherry’s head of marketing and publishing,work onHollow Knight: Silksongis progressing, though no further details were provided. Fans were frustrated when the title wasn’t featured at either Gamescom 2024 or The Game Awards 2024, but theSilksongdrought may soon be over, as some big updates have been made behind the scenes ahead of this year’s summer festivities.
As spotted byEurogamer, Twitter user Wario64 recently shared some images from SteamDB that show new updates made toHollow Knight: Silksong, with one package being altered for the first time in 15 months. Additionally, Reddit user TomNook5058confirmedthat some version ofSilksonghas been officially uploaded to the Steam servers. While Team Cherry has yet to make any official statement, many fans now believe thatHollow Knight: Silksong’s release datewill be shared during Summer Game Fest, while others think it will be shadow dropped following the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5.
It’s unclear whether these Steam updates confirm any impending action or not, but changes having been made to the Metroidvania’s files so close to one of gaming’s largest presentations and the Switch 2’s release is suspicious to many fans. While there is no official release date for players everywhere,Hollow Knight: Silksongwill be playable in Septemberat ACMI, Australia’s national museum of screen culture. At least portions of the game will appear as part of the Game Worlds exhibition, which will showcase concept art and interactive displays from around 30 titles.
Fans cantune into Summer Game Feston June 6 at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT to see some of the biggest games set to release over the next year and beyond, with featured titles includingDeath Stranding 2: On the Beach,Wuchang: Fallen Feathers,Chrono Odyssey,The Outer Worlds 2, and many more. Rumors also point toResident Evil 9potentially being revealed at the event.
