Hollow Knight was released in 2017 and quickly gained a positive reputation for Team Cherry, the developer. It was a new breed of Metroidvania that combined difficult Soulslike combat and punishments to the genre while also being a bit more balanced. That’s why, when Hollow Knight: Silksong was announced in 2019, the community went wild.

Hollow Knight Silksong finally has a release date, and the team are promising that the delay, and what comes next, is worth it.

The founders of Team Cherry, Ari Gibson and William Pellen, have finally explained why Hollow Knight: Silksong needed seven years of development. At last, Silksong has a release date, and it’s imminent: September 4,