It’s mildly surprising that Hollow Knight was just $15 when it got here to PC again in 2017. It’s much more shocking that eight years and over 1,000,000 Steam wishlists later, the sequel is just $5 extra. Crew Cherry has confirmed Silksong‘s final price and launch occasions cementing this upcoming week because the official kick-off of the 2025 fall online game launch blitz.
Whereas most video games have gone up $10 or extra within the soar to the present console era, Hole Knight: Silksong is aggressively going in opposition to the grain with only a $20 price ticket on Steam and elsewhere. Crew Cherry solely officially confirmed the quantity on Sunday night time after a weekend of hypothesis following leaks on GameSpot and elsewhere.
The transfer has received Crew Cherry tons of further good will with followers who had been already praising it for withholding assessment copies in order that Kickstarter backers would nonetheless be among the many first to get entry to the sport. Loads of gamers commenting on the newest pricing announcement nonetheless can’t perceive why the sport isn’t extra.
— Kalrim Frosthill (@KalrimFrosthill) September 1, 2025
“Make it $40 or I’m not shopping for,” joked one. Others recalled co-director Ari Gibson’s earlier protection of charging so little for the primary sport, noting the event group’s want for as many individuals as doable to play the sport. And with 15 million copies sold of the unique Hole Knight, Crew Cherry has the pliability to make that occur.
On reflection, it’s additionally wild to suppose one of many greatest video games of the 12 months solely had a placeholder within the pre-order field till now. Possibly discussions had been nonetheless ongoing inside the group. In any case, fellow indie darlings like Supergiant Games’ Hades 2 are presently $30 and prone to price much more on the finish of Early Entry (the studio behind Bastion and Transistor appears to be doing us all a favor by ready to launch its personal sequel till later within the fall).
What time does Silksong go stay on Steam?
Whereas the September 4 launch date for Silksong has been recognized for simply over per week now, it wasn’t fully clear precisely when the sport would go stay till right now. Alongside the worth, Crew Cherry additionally confirmed the launch time for every time zone:
- 7AM PT | 10AM ET | 4PM CEST | 11PM JST
That implies everybody throughout PC and console will start attending to play Hole Knight sequel at roughly the identical time. The
You might also like
More from Gaming Global
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Review
I’ve just lately taken up having a drunken cigarette every so …
How to Get the Tadpole Depth Module in Subnautica 2
Whereas it might be tempting to remain within the Shallows, marvelling on the fantastic sights and pleasant fish, sooner …
