If you are one of Hollow Knight: Silksong enthusiasts who have been waiting for the game ever since it got announced back in February 2019, you must know about Hollow Knight: Silksong release date, trailers, gameplay details, release platforms, and other information. Hollow Knight: Silksong is a direct sequel to the souls-like Metroidvania 2D action-adventure game Hollow Knight. The game is set in a new kingdom, a land of Silk and Song, where our new protagonist, Hornet, yes! The NPC you met and befriended in the first game must escape and reach the top to seek answers. Continue reading Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date, trailers, gameplay details, release platforms, and more to learn everything about this Hollow Knight sequel.
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Hollow Knight Silksong Release Date
When writing this article, we still have no official release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong. Nevertheless, we have confirmation from Xbox’s official Twitter handle that Hollow Knight: Silksong will release before June 2023. While Hollow Knight: Silksong got announced on February 14, 2019 through a dev diary, we got more information and a look at the gameplay during the Xbox E3 2022 conference that happened in June 2022.
After the showcase, the official Twitter handle of Xbox tweeted out that every game showcased in their show would get released within 12 months from that day. Thankfully, one of the Hollow Knight: Silksong enthusiasts asked directly if that statement is true for Hollow Knight: Silksong, and we got a positive confirmation on that.
So, keeping that in mind and hoping Team Cherry doesn’t face any issues that can result in delays, players can expect Hollow Knight: Silksong to release in Q1 or Q2 2023.
Hollow Knight Silksong Trailers
At the moment, we have two Trailers for Hollow Knight: Silksong. The first one was the two-minute and nine seconds long announcement trailer that showcased the beginning of the game where Hornet is being taken away by a mysterious group of people to an unknown location. She does manage to break free, only to find herself in a new land with new enemies, bosses, and other things that she must learn about.
The second trailer is the Hollow Knight: Silksong Xbox Game Pass reveal trailer. A one-minute and nineteen seconds long trailer that further showcases the horrors that Hornet must fight her way through to reach the top to seek answers about herself and why she was brought to this unknown land.
Hollow Knight Silksong Setting And Story
Continuing the Metroidvania action-adventure theme, Hollow Knight: Silksong will let you explore a new kingdom from the eyes of a new protagonist, Hornet, whom players met during the events of the first game.
The game is set in the fictional world of Pharloom, a kingdom full of coral forests, mossy grottos, gilded cities, and misted moors, where your goal is to ascend to the shining citadel at the top of the world to seek answers. As per the game’s description, Pharloom is a land of Silk and Song,
Here is what Team Cherry had to say about Hollow Knight: Silksong setting and story, “Hornet, princess-protector of Hallownest, finds herself alone in a vast, unfamiliar world.”
“She must battle foes, seek out allies, and solve mysteries as she ascends on a deadly pilgrimage to the kingdom’s peak. Bound by her lineage and guided by echoes of her past, Hornet will adventure through mossy grottos, coral forests, and shining citadels to unravel a deadly thread that threatens this strange new land.”
Hollow Knight Silksong Gameplay Details
Hollow Knight: Silksong will carry the phenomenal fast-paced, acrobatic action combat that the first game offered with nuances like new deadly moves, powerful tools, an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, mechanisms to confound your enemies, traps, and other similar things to aid you in the journey to reach the top of Pharloom.
Silksong will also introduce a series of side quests that players can tackle to learn more about Pharloom, its residents, Hornet, and other unique characters and locations they come across while exploring this new kingdom.
Hollow Knight: Silksong gameplay will comprise more than 150 new foes like Beasts and Hunters, assassins, kings, monsters, knights, and a plethora of other unique enemy types whom you must fight and adapt to overcome them.
Hollow Knight Silksong Release Platforms
Hollow Knight: Silksong is coming to almost every previous and current gen platform, including:
- PC
- PlayStation – PS5 and PS4
- Xbox – Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S
- Nintendo Switch
- macOS
- Linux
So, whether you want to experience Hollow Knight: Silksong from your couch using Xbox or PlayStation consoles, or on the go on your Nintendo Switch, or your beast of a PC, or working desktop or laptop with macOS or Linux OS, you can play Hollow Knight: Silksong on all of them.
Is Hollow Knight Silksong Coming To Steam?
Yes! Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available on PC via Steam. So if you are a Steam user, you can wishlist the game and purchase and download it when it releases in the coming months.
Will Hollow Knight Silksong Come To Game Pass On Day One?
Yes. Microsoft confirmed during the Xbox E3 Showcase event that Hollow Knight: Silksong will arrive on Game Pass on Day One for free for the service subscribers.
That concludes our article on Hollow Knight Silksong’s release date, trailers, gameplay details, and other details.
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