Hollow Knight: Silksong fans may feel like they’ve been waiting forever on the game. As it was first announced in 2019, many have hoped it would be at event after event, and it’s starting to feel like the Elden Ring of indie games. However, there is one key difference: when Elden Ring went silent, there was nothing to fill the void.
For Hollow Knight: Silksong, there is a ton of confirmed information out there for fans. Of course, fans should avoid clearly unofficial sources, but at the same time, there is simply so much out there that it’s easy to not realize how much is known about the game. This is especially true given everything else out there but also when looking over the horizon, instead of what is right in front.
Hollow Knight: Silksong News, Gameplay, and Confirmed Features at a Glance
Originally a DLC for Hollow Knight, Silksong became so massive that it was only right it becomes its own game. Hornet, captured and taken to Pharloom, must climb to the very top of this kingdom to discover the mystery of her being brought here. A few details about Pharloom are known even, such as it having a shining citadel, being ruled by “Silk and Song,” being based around faith and pilgrimage, and having a gilded pin as part of its traditional weaponry. A few of the smaller areas of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s Pharloom have also been confirmed and detailed.
Gameplay will be largely similar, with plans for over 165 different enemies. There are several Hollow Knight: Silksong bosses already confirmed, ranging from Lace to Steel Assassin Sharpe and more. There’s also a collection of NPCs, which will give Hornet quests. These quests, as it stands, are broken down in Hunt, Gather, Wayfinder, and Grand Hunt quest lines.
Hornet can craft weapons and tools, with the game also replacing the Geo currency with Rosary Beads. Furthermore, while it is somewhat similar to Hollow Knight, Silksong’s fast travel seems rather unique—the Bell Beast. Instead of using soul to heal like in Hollow Knight, Hornet will use silk in Silksong. RPG elements are also tossed in with all of this, moreso than Hollow Knight, and they could end up being some of the biggest changes.
Hollow Knight Silksong Has No Shortage of Confirmed Content
Even considering all of this, fans are wanting and waiting to learn more, hoping it is at event after event. It wasn’t at E3, it wasn’t at the recent Nintendo Indie Direct, and it wasn’t at Gamescom. It may not even make it to another showcase this year, and with several games being announced so early in development, information drought is a common issue nowadays. That’s not really the case for Hollow Knight: Silksong, though.
There is plenty of information out there to whet the appetite of Hollow Knight lore lovers, including plenty of confirmed features that will manifest in the game. It’s easy to see Hollow Knight: Silksong for what it is because it has put a lot of itself out there. Wanting something new and concrete is understandable, hoping for a release date soon is okay, but for fans of the franchise, all of this is a good thing.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is real and tangible. It may not be playable yet, it may not have the heaviest marketing campaign either, but it does have a lot of information out there that, hopefully, can tide fans over until its next showing.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is in development for Switch.