Just hours before the start of Gamescom 2025, Team Cherry has announced the premiere of a special announcement forHollow Knight: Silksong. The sequel toHollow Knightbegan as planned DLC, but it quickly became too large to be contained within add-on content.
After many years of waiting, fans will finally be treated to special announcement from the game’s developer Team Cherry. According to a Team CherryXpost, the studio has a video slated to premiere on itsYouTubechannelon Thursday, August 21, at 7:30 a.m. PT.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Has A Special Announcement Planned
Mark Your Calendars For August 21
Silksongwas first announced in 2019, with a release date planned for shortly after. The gameexperienced multiple delays at the outset, and the development studio went silent. Since then, the studio has only released a handful of images from the upcoming sequel toHollow Knight.
During theApril 2 Nintendo Direct,Team Cherry finally broke its silence andannounced thatSilksongwould be releasing sometime this year.The game will have a playable demo at Gamescom this year, the video game trade show where many otherhuge announcements are anticipated.
Now, it seems thatTeam Cherry has a “special announcement” planned for August 21, which will be revealed in a video premiere. The video marks a rare occasion of the studio directly addressing its fans, rather than using Nintendo, Xbox, and Gamescom to share teasers.
A Release Date Reveal Is Likely At Special Silksong Video
The Six-Year Wait Is Almost Over
There seems to be no room left to doubt that the game will actually release in 2025, which has just left fans trying to figure out one question:When?
There’s very little information about what will be revealed in the August 21 video. However, it seems highly likely that Team Cherry will use the opportunity tofinally reveal the release date ofHollow Knight: Silksong.It’s also possible that the team will use the chance to address their silence over the past few years. They might also reveal the full new trailer for the game, which fans only caught glimpses of in thereveal of the Xbox ROG Ally.
The long wait hasn’t dampened the community’s enthusiasm for the upcoming game in the slightest, withHollow Knight: Silksongremaining one of the most highly anticipated games in recent years. Although the announcement was only made half an hour ago, there are already over 15,000 fans waiting for the premiere, which is still two days out.
