Hollow Knight: Silksong will retail for simply $19.99.
Whereas there’s been loads of rumors over the previous few days — together with a $20 value on Gamestop (since eliminated) that was later corroborated by famous leaker Billbil-kun — developer Workforce Cherry has now confirmed it, revealing the sport will retail for $19.99 within the U.S., €19.99 in Europe, and ¥2300 in Japan.
It is an attention-grabbing value, not least as a result of many publishers are quietly testing extra and dearer video games. Xbox just lately priced the highly-anticipated The Outer Worlds 2 for $80 — the primary of its video games to interrupt the everyday $70 ceiling — however after a livid backlash, ended up dropping the pre-order value to $70 “consistent with present market circumstances.”
That is not all, both. The group additionally revealed precisely after we’ll get to play it, too: 7am PT, 10am ET, 4pm CEST, and 11pm JST.
Workforce Cherry lastly revealed a launch date for the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong at gamescom: September 4, 2025. We discovered the information through a virtually two-minute new trailer dropped by Workforce Cherry, which confirmed a ton of recent footage from the sport. We see Hornet exploring, a great deal of new insectoid NPCs, dreary graveyards, swamps, a bustling metropolis, new enemies, new bosses, an Ori-style escape sequence, and extra. It’s going to be accessible on PC, Change, Change 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection.
On the identical time, we discovered the unique recreation has managed to high 15 million copies bought, a uncommon feat certainly for an impartial recreation. And maybe not coincidentally, Hollow Knight, eight years post-release, has repeatedly hit all-time high concurrent player counts on Steam (per SteamDB) during the last two weeks, topping 70K simply this previous weekend.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is presently essentially the most wishlisted recreation on Steam, however is it really enjoyable to play? We tried out two ranges from the Hollow Knight Silksong demo at gamescom 2025, Moss Grotto and Deep Docks. One was simple one, and one was very difficult, however does it stay as much as the hype? Discover out in our Hollow Knight: Silksong preview from the present ground.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and marketing consultant with 15+ years expertise working with among the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.