After yet another Nintendo Direct with no news on the long-awaited Hollow Knight sequel, Hollow Knight Silksong, I understand the angst of the fanbase. With the original Hollow Knight released back in 2017, and the sequel announced in 2019, the lack of a release date is proving to be excruciating.
Nintendo’s crowded display June 18, 2024 revealed a whole trove of new titles, including highly anticipated games like Metroid Prime 4 and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, but absolutely nothing about Hollow Knight Silksong. Not fair.
Naturally, fans are starting to go a little crazy, suspecting that the game will never actually be released. Maybe it’s all just a dream. 2019? That feels like decades ago. Maybe this was some sort of collective hallucination.
This spiral of despair led the passionate but good-natured Hollow Knight community on Reddit to mock all things that have indeed was announced and released before Hollow Knight Silksong. A new Metroid game, a new Zelda game, even… Leonardo da Vinci as a Magic the Gathering card?
With GTA VI supposedly released in 2025 and Metroid Prime 4 finally revealed with full gameplay and all the works, Hollow Knight fans are slowly but surely realizing that they are the ones who are being left behind – stuck in an agonizing sort of purgatory knowing that Silksong exists somewhere . out there, yet not knowing if and when they will actually be able to play it. An exhausted state of being, to say the least.
Perhaps the weight of anticipation has gotten to Hollow Knight developers Team Cherry. The original game is certainly a beloved title, even reaching classic status in the eyes of many gamers. So I can imagine that the pressure to deliver (and exceed) expectations must surely be high. But come on, Team Cherry – throw a dog a bone. The fans deserve something: a development update, new screenshots, maybe even some gameplay. Here’s to hoping Hollow Knight fans will be released from their agony sooner rather than later.
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