Summary
2024 is already established as an exciting year for a lot of games and that anticipation will increase tenfold if anything concrete is shared soon aboutHollow Knight: Silksong. 2023 was further demonstrative of how influentialHollow Knighthas been on the industry as a whole, but particularly across the somewhat niche genre blend ofSoulslikes and 2D Metroidvanias viaBlasphemous 2andThe Last Faith. However, 2023 also passed by without any confirmation of a release window forHollow Knight: Silksongand its faithful community has been left to cope and cling desperately to any chance of news in 2024.
Hollow Knight: Silksongappeared in the 2022 Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcasewith the promise of it releasing within 12 months from that conference, and yet it has surpassed that window and then some. 2023 is about to end and without anything more to grasp onto, it’s no clearer whetherHollow Knight: Silksongwill release in 2024, let alone release at all. There admittedly isn’t much to expect fromHollow Knight: Silksongin 2024 based on what the past several years have looked like for it, but that hopefully won’t threaten the game’s development nor fans’ persistent dedication to rallying behind it with every new opportunity.
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s 2024 is a Giant Bug-Shaped Question Mark
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s 2024 Could Be as Quiet as Its 2023
It wouldn’t be fair to sayHollow Knight: Silksongwas completely absent in 2023 despite how sparse and uninformative it was when it did rear its head. Still, 2024 doesn’t look any more promising in terms of news forHollow Knight: Silksongdue to this track record and it’s in fans’ best interests now to simply not expect anything next year, either.
That might seem hyperbolic since that would be an entire year’s worth of time when Team Cherry could potentially say anything about the game, but by this upcoming Valentine’s Day it will be five years sinceHollow Knight: Silksongwas first announced.Team Cherrydoesn’t have the kind of team that a AAA developer has being a three-person studio, meaning the sequel’s development was always going to take quite a while, but five years of development with nothing suggesting when a release date may be settled on also leaves nothing to suggest that 2024 will be any different.
Expect the Unexpected for Hollow Knight: Silksong in 2024
How 2024 will take shape forHollow Knight: Silksongis anyone’s guess now that it’s been this long of a wait and there is nothing that is feasibly off the table. This means it wouldn’t be surprising to hear any kind of news at all from Team Cherry throughout 2024, with evena randomHollow Knight: Silksongshadow-drop possible.
The longer the wait hopefully means that the sooner it is until definitive news about a release date is known, but againHollow Knight: Silksonghas defied all expectations and truly become the most elusive and anticipated game in recent memory. It would be upsetting if 2024 brought with it the announcement ofHollow Knight: Silksong’s cancelation; fortunately,Hollow Knight: Silksong’s developmentdoesn’t seem to be in jeopardy, even if it is taking a considerably long time, based on what little information was shared this year.
The only scrap of confirmed information about it now is thatHollow Knight: Silksongwill be available on Xbox Game Pass when it does eventually release, making the subscription service formidably endearing regardless of whether that’ll be in 2024 or not.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Play as Hornet, princess-protector of Hallownest, and adventure through a whole new kingdom ruled by silk and song! Captured and brought to this unfamiliar world, Hornet must battle foes and solve mysteries as she ascends on a deadly pilgrimage to the kingdom’s peak.Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the award winning action-adventure. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your past.
