Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong!

Play as Hornet, princess-protector of Hallownest, and adventure through a whole new kingdom ruled by silk and song! Captured and brought to this unfamiliar world, Hornet must battle foes and solve mysteries as she ascends on a deadly pilgrimage to the kingdom's peak.

As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your past.

Team Cherry announced that Hollow Knight: Silksong

Heya Everyone!

With Hollow Knight: Silksong’s launch year coming to a close, we wanted to take a moment and share a peek at what we’ve been working on, what’s available now, and what’s coming in 2026.

But firstly, and most importantly, we wanted to say a huge thank you to all the players who’ve braved Silksong’s distant and dangerous lands. That’s over seven million of you who’ve purchased the game, alongside millions more playing on Xbox Game Pass!

It’s a truly staggering number of players, more than we could have ever expected (enough to crash all of the storefronts!). Watching the community grow, seeing the amazing art, the mods, the unexpected strategies, and the support between players through the game’s challenges has been hugely rewarding for us here at home. Your continued enthusiasm remains a massive motivator as we work towards expanding the game even further.

That first big expansion is already well underway!

Voyage across and beneath the salt-stricken seas in this thrilling expansion, free for all players.

New areas, bosses, tools, and more! Hornet’s adventures continue in our nautically themed expansion, coming free for all players next year. We’ll keep further details a secret for now, but expect additional info shortly before Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow releases.

Alongside Silksong’s continued development, we haven’t forgotten about its sibling, and today we’re excited to announce that we’re hard at work on an updated version of Hollow Knight for the Nintendo Switch 2!

Hollow Knight Nintendo Switch 2 Edition incorporates all the updates and enhancements that Silksong received on the platform: High frame-rate modes, higher resolutions, and many additional graphical effects.

As with Silksong, players who own a copy of Hollow Knight on Nintendo Switch will be able to download the new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for free when it launches in 2026!

In preparation for that release, we’ll be updating all versions of the original game for current platforms, adding features and fixing bugs.

PC players can experience many of those updates right now, via the public-beta branches on Steam and GOG, where they’ve just gone live. That includes full 16:10 and 21:9 aspect ratio support for those of you with Steam Decks or ultrawide monitors! Check out the current list of fixes and improvements here, with more due to come before full release next year.

And for a final surprise, to celebrate Silksong’s release, our talented mate Alex (Studio Tyto) and our friends at Fangamer have prepared an all-new series of mini-figurines depicting Hornet, her friends, and her rivals.

These stylish little cuties are available for pre-order right now, either individually or as a complete set. Jump over to Fangamer to check them out along with other classy Silksong merch: 

Pre-order the mini figs US (and otherwise worldwide): https://fanga.me/r/silksong-figs
Pre-order the mini figs EU/UK:  https://fanga.me/r/silksong-figs-eu
View the entire Silksong collection: https://www.fangamer.com/collections/hollow-knight-silksong

Beyond Fangamer’s excellent items, the Hollow Knight games will also be popping up in various sales across the holiday break. Keep an eye out to grab a discounted copy, whether that’s for a friend, a family member, or for yourself!

That’s it! But for a tiny team, that feels like a lot! And we’ve even more plans for 2026 that we’re keeping under wraps. For now though, Team Cherry will be taking a few weeks to rest and prepare before the big year to come.

Happy Holidays!
TC

Key Features:

• Discover a whole new kingdom! Explore coral forests, mossy grottos, gilded cities and misted moors as you ascend to the shining citadel at the top of the world.
• Engage in lethal acrobatic action! Wield a whole new suite of deadly moves as you dance between foes in deadly, beautiful combat.
• Craft powerful tools! Master an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, traps, and mechanisms to confound your enemies and explore new heights.
• Solve shocking quests! Hunt down rare beasts, solve ancient mysteries and search for lost treasures to fulfil the wishes of the downtrodden and restore the kingdom’s hope. Prepare for the unexpected!
• Face over 150 all-new foes! Beasts and hunters, assassins and kings, monsters and knights, defeat them all with bravery and skill!
• Challenge Silk Soul mode! Once you conquer the kingdom, test your skills in an all-new mode that spins the game into a unique, challenging experience.
• Experience a stunning orchestral score! Hollow Knight’s award-winning composer, Christopher Larkin, returns to bring melancholy melodies, symphonic strings and heart-thumping, soul strumming boss themes to the adventure.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is available for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).