Let’s cover a more amusing story, shall we? According to a marketing employee at developer Team Cherry, Hollow Knight: Silksong is, in fact, “real.” and will be released. Er, eventually. Like, in 30 years, maybe?
Yes the game is real, progressing and will release. ❤
— Matthew Griffin (@griffinmatta) January 18, 2025
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“Yes the game is real, progressing and will release. <3” wrote Matthew Griffin in response to a desperate fan who just wanted to know if the game was still happening or if it had been cancelled.
This latest wave of Silksong desire came after fans got excited about a picture of cake. I kid you not, dear reader.
Hollow Knight co-creator William Pellen changed his social media profile picture to a rather tasty slice of cake. A quick reverse Google search led to fans discovering that the cake was from a recipe posted on 2nd April 2024, exactly one year ahead of when Nintendo will hold an event showing off the Switch 2. This led to speculation that Silksong might be releasing alongside the Switch 2, or somehow be shown off at the event. The same account posted up on January 16 that “something big is coming, keep your eyes closed.”
However, the account regularly posts absolute nonsense.
Excitement was quickly turned into dismay when Youtuber Fireborn posted that Team Cherry’s Leth, who is the same Matthew Griffin from above, apparently reached out to inform him that the cake means nothing.
A few fans were less than happy that after yet another long period of radio silence, Team Cherry opted to once again communicate through a third-party rather than directly. That is presumably while Matthew Griffin decided to take pity on a random fan and confirm that the game is still actually being worked on.
Silksong is in a bit of a weird position. It began life as DLC for Hollow Knight, funded via Kickstarter. However, the project grew so much in scope that Team Cherry decided to turn it into a full game, which they had to announce as early as possible so that Kickstarter backer’s would be aware of the change. And so in 2019 the announcement was made. It was far too early to reveal the game because it had barely begun development but Team Cherry had to do it.
Over the years the three-man development team have released very sporadic updates leaving the vocal fanbase feeling annoyed at the lack of progress and information.
