https://gamerant.com/hollow-knight-silksong-news-updates-steam-2023/The highly-anticipated Metroidvania game Hollow Knight: Silksong gets its first Steam update since January 2023.
Hollow Knight: Silksong has received updated assets on Steam. The highly-anticipated sequel to Hollow Knight has been largely kept under wraps since its announcement in 2019, with fans treated to scant few new trailers and updates on the game.
Over the past four years, Hollow Knight: Silksong has been shown sparingly, with developer Team Cherry going mostly quiet. The last major trailer for Hollow Knight: Silksong came during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase in June 2022, where it was confirmed that the game would be coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one and be released within the next 12 months. Hollow Knight: Silksong missed that launch window, and there have been no further updates on the game beyond confirmation of its PlayStation ports.
Hollow Knight fans get excited whenever a new gaming event rolls around, hoping that they'll get an update on the long-awaited Silksong. Unfortunately, multiple gaming events have taken place in 2023 with no sign of the Hollow Knight sequel. The latest development isn't nearly as exciting as a new trailer or release date announcement, but it was noted by Wario64 on Twitter that Hollow Knight: Silksong's Steam page has received updated assets this past week, marking the first major update to the game's Steam page since January 2023. This has led some fans to hope that an announcement of some kind could be happening soon, but fans should keep their expectations in check.
While the Hollow Knight: Silksong release window was planned for the first half of 2023 at one point, it's no longer looking like the Metroidvania will release this year at all. The next few months are absolutely stacked with game releases, and if Silksong were still releasing in 2023, one would imagine that the release date would've been announced by now. Beyond that, there have been multiple opportunities for Hollow Knight: Silksong to announce a late 2023 release date, but it has no-showed all the major gaming events and showcases.
This includes Gamescom Opening Night Live, the recent Nintendo Direct presentation, Sony's latest State of Play, Tokyo Game Show, and more. While there's still a chance Hollow Knight: Silksong will launch in 2023, the most likely scenario is that the game won't be out until some time in 2024. It's possible the updates to the game's Steam page is an indication that fans are going to get some sort of update on Hollow Knight: Silksong soon, but they shouldn't hold their breath.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.