Staff Cherry is years into improvement on Hollow Knight: Silksong, a sequel to its acclaimed 2D action-adventure recreation that IGN topped the all-time finest Metroidvania (that isn’t a Metroid or Castlevania recreation).
In anticipation of the sequel to Hollow Knight, we’ve put collectively this breakdown of every part it’s essential to learn about Hollow Knight: Silksong as of February 2024.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Launch Date
There isn’t a official launch date or window for Hollow Knight: Silksong. A 2024 launch appears most certainly given it was beforehand slated for the first half of 2023, although there’s been no official phrase from developer Staff Cherry.
Final Might, Staff Cherry delayed Silksong past its preliminary First Half 2023 launch window, saying: “We had deliberate to launch in the 1st half of 2023, however improvement continues to be persevering with. We’re excited by how the recreation is shaping up, and it is gotten fairly massive, so we need to take the time to make the recreation nearly as good as we will. Anticipate extra particulars from us as soon as we get nearer to launch.”
As of mid-February 2024, Staff Cherry has not shared additional particulars on the launch date.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Platforms and Value
Hollow Knight: Silksong can be launched on PS5, Xbox Sequence X|S, Nintendo Change, and PC. It’ll be out there day and date on Xbox Sport Go. The official PlayStation account tweeted Silksong is coming to PS4 as properly, although the platform is absent from the recreation’s official web site and press package.
A value has not been introduced for Silksong. The primary Hollow Knight retailed for $15, although there’s no assure the sequel will price the identical.
Should you had been considered one of the 2,158 individuals who backed the unique Hollow Knight on Kickstarter, you will obtain a duplicate of Silksong free of charge, in line with Team Cherry.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Gameplay
Staff Cherry has purposely been quiet about Silksong’s gameplay particulars. “Discovery is a large a part of Hollow Knight so we don’t need to spoil all the new methods and surprises,” it mentioned. Nonetheless, from two trailers and a handful of weblog posts, we’ve discovered a bit about what you may anticipate gameplay-wise.
Hornet, outfitted along with her needle and thread of silk, is described as an “acrobatic” fighter; she strikes rapidly and gracefully, as evidenced by the most up-to-date gameplay trailer from 2022.
The sequel will characteristic tons of latest enemies (165 as of late 2019). These embody “beasts and hunters, assassins and kings, [and] monsters and knights.” Outdoors of fight, Hornet has the potential to craft weapons, traps, and “mechanisms to confound your enemies and discover new heights.”
As detailed by Team Cherry, Hornet makes use of silk to Bind (i.e., heal), much like how the Knight makes use of soul to Focus in Hollow Knight. New for the sequel is the pace during which Hornet can Bind — “it’s lightning-fast” — and her potential to heal in mid-air. At the begin of the recreation, one Bind will restore three masks. Bind consumes all of Hornet’s silk, and if she’s hit mid-heal, “the therapeutic impact can be wasted and the silk can be gone.”