Future Hollow Knight games will be standalone, says Team Cherry
▼ Summary
– Team Cherry has teased potential future Hollow Knight releases that would exist alongside rather than continue the existing games’ lore.
– Studio leads defined success for Silksong as releasing with no major bugs and creating the best version of their envisioned game.
– The developers aim for Silksong to stand alongside Hollow Knight as complementary games rather than pushing technical boundaries.
– Team Cherry expressed hope that any future games would follow the same pattern of coexisting independently within the series.
– Eurogamer awarded Silksong five stars, praising it as a pretty and mean-spirited game with personality and revelations.
The creative minds at Team Cherry have opened up about their long-term vision for the Hollow Knight universe, suggesting that any future installments beyond the highly anticipated Silksong would be crafted as standalone experiences. In a recently surfaced interview, studio leads Ari Gibson and William Pellen explained their preference for developing games that coexist independently rather than forming a continuous narrative sequence.
During the conversation with ACMI’s Game Worlds exhibition co-curator, the developers reflected on their definition of success. Pellen expressed that their primary goal was already fulfilled, creating the best possible version of the game they envisioned. Gibson echoed this, emphasizing that Silksong was designed to “stand alongside Hollow Knight” as a complementary but separate adventure. He highlighted the advantage of working within a well-defined artistic style, free from the pressure to innovate technologically with every release.
Gibson elaborated that players revisiting the original Hollow Knight after Silksong wouldn’t feel they missed out by skipping interconnected story elements. He added a tantalizing hint about the series’ potential direction, stating that any future titles would likely follow this same pattern, existing alongside one another without dependency. While this remains speculative, it signals Team Cherry’s interest in expanding the Hollow Knight world with more self-contained entries.
Upon its release, Silksong earned top marks for its striking visuals and challenging, personality-rich design. In a related discussion, industry experts have debated whether Silksong’s accessible pricing could influence standards for indie games moving forward, examining both the opportunities and pressures it creates for other developers in the sector.
(Source: Euro Gamer)
