Silksong Arrives September 4

After years of eager anticipation, Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has a release date. This article delves into the game's road to launch and breaks down what was revealed during Team Cherry's special announcement.

Hollow Knight: Silksong Launches on September 4, 2025

A Special Announcement by Team Cherry

Journey to the release date began with a launch window reveal during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025. There, Team Cherry confirmed that the highly anticipated sequel to their acclaimed Metroidvania, Hollow Knight, would arrive sometime in 2025. They also promised a more detailed reveal on their own YouTube channel.

Team Cherry's "Hollow Knight: Silksong Special Announcement," later renamed the "Hollow Knight: Silksong - Release Trailer," premiered on August 8, 2025, at 10:30 AM EST. True to their word, the trailer's climax confirmed the game would launch on September 4, 2025.

The new gameplay trailer thrilled viewers with glimpses of fresh bosses and sprawling new areas. It captured the game's signature eerie atmosphere, dramatic vertical exploration, and vast environments. Crucially, it showcased the series' hallmark combat—deceptively simple yet remarkably fast-paced and technical. The trailer also teased over 40 new bosses and more than 200 additional enemy types.

A Long and Winding Road to Release

Information on Silksong has been scarce for years, akin to following a sparse trail of breadcrumbs. The gaming community held its collective breath for over six years, with the prolonged silence turning into a running joke and spawning bittersweet memes. Fans relentlessly questioned the game's status in comment sections of nearly every major gaming presentation—a place where Silksong's name was almost always mentioned.

However, a recent flurry of updates to Silksong's Steam database and its appearance in a Nintendo showcase provided the most concrete signs of progress in a long time. The community noticed the addition of achievements, an age rating, and new game files. The inclusion of achievements is particularly noteworthy, as they are typically designed around completed game content and require translation into multiple languages. Perhaps most telling was the addition of store purchase and CD Key functionality, a common precursor to enabling pre-orders.

Furthermore, significant "depot changes" were observed. A depot is a logical grouping of files delivered as a single unit when a game is downloaded. These core file delivery systems had remained largely unchanged since their initial setup around the game's 2019 announcement.

This backend activity after years of minimal updates fueled fan speculation about an imminent release date. The timing, just ahead of major June gaming events like PlayStation's State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and the Xbox Games Showcase, was highly suggestive. Many in the community fervently hoped the game might even be shadow-dropped during one of these events.

Beyond backend data, a tangible sign of progress is the upcoming playable exhibit of Hollow Knight: Silksong at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne. Running from September 18, 2025, to February 8, 2026, the exhibit will offer attendees hands-on experience with curated gameplay sections.

More details are expected as the September launch approaches. For further coverage of Hollow Knight: Silksong, explore our related article below.