Skip to main content
Holiday Sale — Get 40% off Vantage for yourself or as a gift
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

After 6 years of hype, can Hollow Knight: Silksong really live up to the sky-high expectations?

Summary by Pcgamer
As the community grows increasingly rabid, I'm left wondering what players are actually expecting the game to be when it (hopefully) launches later this year.
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.Cross Cancel Icon

7 Articles

pcgamerpcgamer

After 6 years of hype, can Hollow Knight: Silksong really live up to the sky-high expectations?

As the community grows increasingly rabid, I'm left wondering what players are actually expecting the game to be when it (hopefully) launches later this year.

Read Full Article
Game RantGame Rant

Hollow Knight Was Originally Planned to Be a 'Very Small' Game

A newly published interview reveals that Hollow Knight was originally planned to be a much smaller Metroidvania than what gamers end up getting.

Read Full Article
TheGamerTheGamer

"Like Two Hours Or Something": Resurfaced Hollow Knight Interview Indicates It Was Going To Be Much Smaller Before Its Kickstarter Blew Up

If that were the case, we'd probably have two Silksongs by now!

Read Full Article
hobbyconsolas.comhobbyconsolas.com

Hollow Knight's creators wanted a "very small" Metroidvania, which lasted "like two hours"

Team Cherry talks about Hollow Knight and how they initially raised his development, commenting that they nearly cut up to $5,000 in their Kickstarter.

Read Full Article
NintenderosNintenderos

Hollow Knight was originally a very small game: its developers have detailed it - Nintenderos

After learning about the statements made a few months ago, details continue to come to us in the face of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Enough has passed since Xbox’s teaser about the game and its moves on Steam. Now the details focus on the original game. During an interview with Source Gaming, Team Cherry co-directors Ari Gibson and William Pellen have shared that Hollow Knight’s original idea was to develop a very small Metroidvania, about two hour…

Read Full Article
My Nintendo NewsMy Nintendo News

Hollow Knight devs initially planned very small game, debated shaving $5,000 off Kickstarter goal days before going live

Source Gaming had the opportunity to chat with Team Cherry Co-Directors Ari Gibson and William Pellen to talk about the critically acclaimed Hollow Knight to…

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

gamesradar broke the news in on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

Gaming icon

Gaming

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
SearchBlindspot LogoBlindspotLocal