Hollow Knight: Silksong

About this game

<figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/14741/3080848-silksong_promo_02.png" data-ref-id="1300-3080848" data-ratio="0.7" data-width="5000" data-embed-type="image" style="width: 5000px"><a class="fluid-height" style="padding-bottom:70.0%" href="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/14741/3080848-silksong_promo_02.png" data-ref-id="1300-3080848"><img alt="Hornet" src="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/1/14741/3080848-silksong_promo_02.png" srcset="https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/14741/3080848-silksong_promo_02.png 5000w, https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_super/1/14741/3080848-silksong_promo_02.png 960w, https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_medium/1/14741/3080848-silksong_promo_02.png 480w, https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/1/14741/3080848-silksong_promo_02.png 320w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-width="320"></a><figcaption>Hornet</figcaption></figure><p>Hollow Knight: Silksong is a <a href="/metroidvania/3015-2440/" data-ref-id="3015-2440">metroidvania</a>-style game developed by <a href="/team-cherry/3010-10636/" data-ref-id="3010-10636">Team Cherry</a> and is the sequel to their first game, <a href="/hollow-knight/3030-48412/" data-ref-id="3030-48412">Hollow Knight</a>. Silksong focuses on the story of Hornet, a character encountered throughout the original game. Initially planned as DLC to Hollow Knight, Team Cherry announced in February 2019 that the scope of the game had expanded so much that they decided to turn it into a standalone sequel.</p><p> </p><p>The game does not currently have a release date but is slated to release first on <a href="/pc/3045-94/" data-ref-id="3045-94">PC</a>, <a href="/mac/3045-17/" data-ref-id="3045-17">Mac</a>, <a href="/linux/3045-152/" data-ref-id="3045-152">Linux</a> and the <a href="/nintendo-switch/3045-157/" data-ref-id="3045-157">Nintendo Switch</a>.</p>