Whereas Hole Knight: Silksong did not have a precise launch date, its look on the Xbox & Bethesda showcase in June of 2022—which Xbox made some extent of claiming was centered on video games coming within the following 12 months—led us to count on that it could launch by June, 2023. Which will now not be the case.
Matthew Griffin, who does advertising and publishing for Hole Knight developer Workforce Cherry, has offered an replace about its progress on Twitter (opens in new tab). Griffin famous, “We had deliberate to launch within the 1st half of 2023, however growth remains to be persevering with. We’re excited by how the sport is shaping up, and it is gotten fairly massive, so we wish to take the time to make the sport pretty much as good as we will.”
Silksong was initially conceived as an enlargement for Hole Knight, however shortly grew to become a full-fledged sequel with a brand new protagonist, playstyle, and setting. Looks like it is continued to develop throughout growth, although whether or not this may lead to a big delay stays to be seen. Griffin merely stated, “Count on extra particulars from us as soon as we get nearer to launch.”
We’re desperate to see Silksong due to how beloved the unique was. Workforce Cherry’s 2017 metroidvania was praised for its attractive artwork and the large scope of its Hallownest setting, and Tom Marks gave it a rating of 92 in his assessment of Hole Knight, saying, “It is a good factor Hole Knight’s motion feels so nice, as a result of there’s an enormous quantity of area to traverse. On a minimum of three separate events, I stated ‘are you kidding me?’ out loud as I stumbled upon yet one more distinctive and detailed space that I had no thought existed. Even after getting a Steam achievement for unlocking all the sport’s maps, there have been extra hidden areas to search out, every with its personal theme, enemies, and historical past inside Hallownest.”
Again in February, a Silksong playtester inspired persistence, saying that everybody was working laborious to get it completed and that “It would come and it’s a superb recreation definitely worth the wait.”