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Last week, after years and years of waiting, we finally got a release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong. The highly anticipated 2D action platformer is out next week, which is exciting for fans, but it is proving to be a problem for a number of indie studios that were planning to release their own games around that time. A bunch …

Image: Nintendo Life Finally receiving a firm release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong is one thing, but to hear that it’ll be launching in less than two weeks is something else entirely. Yes, after years of speculation, Silksong has finally been confirmed to launch on the Switch and Switch 2 on 4th September 2025. Its mere presence is causing other …

Demonschool, the forthcoming RPG Eurogamer described as “Persona meets Buffy”, has been delayed once again due to the surprise release of Hollow Knight Silksong. The game was originally intended for a release last year, but was delayed until 3rd September this year. Now it’s moved back to 19th November thanks to “brutal” market conditions. The decision appears …

The promising old-school Persona-like Demonschool has been delayed by more than two months, and it’s all because of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Team Cherry announced the long-awaited sequel will release on 4th September 2025, and Demonschool was set to launch the day before. To avoid the release, Demonschool now comes out on 19th November. In a press release, Ysbryd Games said …

Image: Ysbryd Games Update [Mon 25th Aug 2025, 7:51pm]: Developer Necrosoft Games has followed up with a brief statement on Bluesky. Clarifying the reason for the long delay, Necrosoft confirmed that it’s more than just Silksong influencing the two month slip, citing Silent Hill f, Final Fantasy Tactics, and the absolutely wild release schedule for October. “This was not our …

People are getting ready for Hollow Knight: Silksong in the very best way possible – by replaying the original, Hollow Knight, in record numbers. Ever since Silksong’s 4th September release date was confirmed at Gamescom last week, more and more people have been heading back into Dirtmouth, so much so that Team Cherry’s critically-acclaimed game has repeatedly broken its own …

So, what did other outlets have to say? Here’s the rundown: GamesRadar+: “Silksong is building smartly on exceptionally solid foundations, and it’s doing so with a greater focus on aggression, decisive action, and proactive decision making.” PCGamesN: “Hollow Knight: Silksong feels exactly like we hoped it would. Beautiful yet brutal. Charming yet challenging. It doesn’t seem like a massive departure …

I woke up far too early this morning, to stand in a queue for far too long, all to play fan-vexing (and newly release-dated) soulsvania Hollow Knight: Silksong on the Gamescom show floor. No pre-release review codes? Pah – I couldn’t even get a demo appointment at the most demo appointment-centric games event of the year. How’s that for rejection. …

If you backed Hollow Knight on Kickstarter in late 2014, developer Team Cherry has confirmed that you will receive a download code for Hollow Knight: Silksong. This promise also marks the first Kickstarter update in six years for the upcoming metroidvania game. The only caveat is that keys for Hollow Knight: Silksong will only be available on PC, Switch, and …

Hollow Knight: Silksong announced a surprise release date of September 4 on Thursday. Alongside fans rushing to clear their schedules and games writers who have to plan around a lack of review code, some indie developers are delaying their games in response. Panik Arcade, developers of slot machine roguelike CloverPit, announced Friday that they’re moving the game’s planned release date …