Hollow Knight: Silksong Sells 7 Million Copies in 3 Months
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– Hollow Knight: Silksong has sold over seven million copies in its first three months, a figure that excludes millions more players on Xbox Game Pass.
– Team Cherry announced the game’s first major free expansion, Sea of Sorrow, which will add new nautical-themed areas, bosses, and tools next year.
– A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Hollow Knight is planned for 2026, offering enhanced performance and graphics as a free upgrade for existing Switch owners.
– Silksong broke records at launch, becoming one of Steam’s biggest games by concurrent players and was the platform’s most wishlisted game of 2025.
– The game has been met with widespread critical acclaim, achieving a Metacritic score of 90 following its highly anticipated release.
The highly anticipated sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong has achieved a monumental commercial success, selling more than seven million copies in its first three months on the market. This impressive figure represents only direct sales and does not account for the additional millions of players who have accessed the game through the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. To celebrate this overwhelming reception, developer Team Cherry has revealed plans for the title’s first major expansion and a next-generation console edition.
Team Cherry expressed profound gratitude for the community’s support, stating the player count is a “truly staggering number” that surpassed all expectations. The developer finds immense reward in watching the community flourish, citing the incredible fan art, creative mods, and collaborative spirit among players tackling the game’s challenges. This ongoing enthusiasm serves as a powerful motivator for the team’s future projects.
Marking this milestone, the studio announced Sea of Sorrow, the game’s inaugural large-scale expansion. This free update, scheduled for release next year, will introduce players to new nautical-themed areas, formidable bosses, and unique tools. Alongside this content drop, Hollow Knight: Silksong will receive a comprehensive update across all existing platforms to implement new features and address various bugs.
Looking further ahead, Team Cherry confirmed Hollow Knight: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for a 2026 launch. This enhanced version will boast higher frame rate options, increased resolutions, and improved graphical fidelity. Crucially, the studio has committed to providing this next-gen upgrade for free to all players who already own the original Nintendo Switch version of the game.
Silksong’s launch on September 4th was a record-breaking event, instantly establishing it as one of the largest game releases of all time based on concurrent player counts. According to SteamDB, the game achieved a peak of over 535,000 simultaneous players on Steam the day after its release. Its pre-launch hype was equally undeniable, as it sat atop the most wishlisted games of 2025 on the Steam platform, featured on an astonishing 4.5 million user wishlists. The critical response matched the commercial fervor, with the game earning widespread acclaim and a prestigious Metacritic score of 90.
(Source: Games Industry)
