At the end of August, fans of Hollow Knight were stunned to discover that its long-awaited sequel would drop in a matter of weeks. After a long wait, Team Cherry released Hollow Knight: Silksong on September 4, 2025 to so much fanfare that it broke digital storefronts globally. Playing as HornetPlayers were first introduced to Silksong's protagonist Hornet in the original Hollow Knight, in which she was a recurring boss. "It feels like it improved on every core issue I ever had with Hollow Knight, then continued to improve on every issue I didn't know I had." "Silksong is more of what was good about Hollow Knight, but it failed to avoid some very clear pitfalls in design on its long path to release."