Set Your Alarms — Hollow Knight: Silksong Drops Sept. 4, 2025
Team Cherry has officially announced a release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong. The studio confirmed the game will launch on September 4, 2025, and showed a short trailer during a special livestream that highlighted the new kingdom, Hornet’s acrobatic moves, and several boss encounters.
- Release date and platforms
- What appeared in the trailer
- Development history and context
- Key game details: bosses, enemies, playable character
Release date and platforms
Silksong is set to arrive on September 4, 2025. Team Cherry confirmed a broad platform rollout: Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Asus’ ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds. The announcement came during a dedicated livestream on Thursday.
What the trailer showed
The reveal trailer was short but concrete. It follows Hornet as she moves through varied environments and hints at large-scale encounters. Team Cherry said the game will include more than 40 bosses. One trailer moment shows Hornet facing a small, strange enemy in a field of white roses, illustrating both intimate fights and grand set pieces.
Key gameplay details
Team Cherry confirmed several specific features: you play as Hornet, who has a faster, more acrobatic moveset than the Knight from the original game. Silksong will introduce around 200 new enemy types, and it takes place in a new, haunted kingdom that Hornet will ascend.
Development background
The sequel was first announced in 2019. Originally planned as DLC for Hollow Knight, the project expanded into a standalone title. Team Cherry is a small team based in Australia, and the studio’s development path mirrors the original Hollow Knight, which began as a game jam project and later became a Kickstarter-funded title. The original Hollow Knight was initially planned for 2015 but released in 2017 after delays.
Demos and prior appearances
Before this livestream, Silksong had appeared in demos and events. A playable demo was shown at Gamescom, and elements of the game have surfaced at showcases such as Nintendo’s Indie World. These appearances gave fans early looks at Hornet’s abilities and some of the new areas.
Why it matters
After a long wait following the original Hollow Knight, this announcement gives a concrete date and platform list. In addition, the trailer and developer details provide measurable expectations: a new protagonist in Hornet, dozens of bosses, hundreds of enemy types, and release across current consoles and PC.
