Hollow Knight: Silksong sold over seven million copies within three months of its release.
Reflecting on the yearThe Cherry team clarified that this number does not include the “millions more” of players who experienced the game on Xbox Game Pass.
The developer celebrated the occasion by announcing the game's “first major expansion” called Sea of ​​Sorrow.
The expansion, which will be available for free next year, includes new areas, bosses and tools in a naval setting.
Hollow Knight: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition was also announced, which will be released in 2026.
The update will include modes with higher frame rates, higher resolutions and improved graphics. It will be free for players who purchased the original Switch game.
Ahead of this release, Hollow Knight will receive an update for all current platforms, adding new features and fixing bugs.
“This is truly a staggering number of players, more than we could have ever expected (enough to bring down all the windows!),” Cherry's team said.
“Watching the community grow, seeing amazing art, mods, unexpected strategies, and player-to-player support through play challenges has been a huge benefit to us here at home. Your continued enthusiasm remains a huge motivator as we work to further expand the game.”
Silksong's September 4 release broke multiple records at launch, becoming one of the biggest games of all time in terms of simultaneous play, according to SteamDB.
The day after launch Silksong has reached over half a million concurrent players on Steam. with a peak of 535,213 players on the platform.
It was the most desired game of 2025 on Steamappeared on 4.5 million wishlists.
The highly anticipated sequel to 2017's Hollow Knight was critically acclaimed and widely reviewed, earning a Metacritic score of 90. You can read our critical opinion of Silksong here.
