{"id":13697,"date":"2025-11-22T20:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T12:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=13697"},"modified":"2025-11-22T20:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T12:04:40","slug":"team-cherry-comments-on-potential-future-hollow-knight-games-after-silksong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=13697","title":{"rendered":"Team Cherry Comments on Potential Future Hollow Knight Games After Silksong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Team Cherry is not opposed to the idea of a <strong><em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em><\/strong> follow-up but says it wouldn&#8217;t treat such a hypothetical project as a true sequel. That&#8217;s according to two studio leads who briefly discussed the prospects of another <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> game in a recent interview reflecting on <em>Silksong<\/em>&#8216;s success.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p><em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em>&#8216;s long-awaited September 4 release made history by crashing multiple major storefronts. The game is estimated to have reached over 5 million players in under a week. While its inclusion as a day-one Xbox Game Pass title undoubtedly boosted launch momentum, more than half of its early adopters (~3 million) are estimated to have purchased it on Steam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"hollow-knight-silksong-why-did-it-take-so-long\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hollow-knight-silksong-character.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hollow-knight-silksong-character.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"why hollow knight silksong took 7 years to Develop\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hollow-knight-silksong-character.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hollow-knight-silksong-character.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t\tTeam Cherry Reveals Why it Took 7 Years to Develop Hollow Knight Silksong<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The studio behind the highly anticipated sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong sheds some light on the game&#8217;s notoriously long development process.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"if-hollow-knight-3-happens-it-won-39-t-be-silksong-2\">\n                        If Hollow Knight 3 Happens, It Won&#8217;t Be Silksong 2<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Team Cherry has reflected on <em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em>&#8216;s massive success in a recent interview with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, found in the paperback edition of ACMI&#8217;s official guide for the hit game. Co-directors Ari Gibson and William Pellen said they were satisfied with how the metroidvania turned out, asserting it had achieved the &#8220;goal&#8221; of being &#8220;the best version&#8221; of their initial concept. On the subject of making a third <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> game, the developers were non-committal, but while still sharing one notable detail. &#8220;If there were ever others, we would hope that they all follow that same pattern\u2014that the series is all games that just exist alongside one another,&#8221; Gibson said, effectively dismissing the possibility of <em>Silksong 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Silksong<\/em> started as a <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> DLC promised in late 2014 as part of the original game&#8217;s Kickstarter campaign, tied to its AUD$56,000 stretch goal. However, by the time its official title was revealed in early 2019, Team Cherry had already opted to develop a standalone game only loosely connected to the original. Now that the concept has resulted in another major success, the Adelaide-based studio has strong reason to be confident in its sequel philosophy. However, whether this actually translates into a third <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> game in the foreseeable future is unclear.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"silksong-dlc-is-likely-coming-before-any-new-team-cherry-game\">\n            Silksong DLC Is Likely Coming Before Any New Team Cherry Game<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>The first entry in the series received extensive post-launch support, and\u2014as things currently stand\u2014its follow-up seems to be following the same trajectory. Team Cherry has already committed to making <em>Silksong<\/em> DLC, hinting that its support for the game could span years.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_11\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>If there were ever others, we would hope that they all follow that same pattern\u2014that the series is all games that just exist alongside one another.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Based on the Australian developer&#8217;s track record, the announcement of its next game project is likely years away. The success of <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> already allowed the three-person studio to take its time with <em>Silksong<\/em> (a delay so long it gave rise to the &#8220;Silksanity&#8221; meme among fans losing their patience), and Team Cherry&#8217;s latest hit has only reinforced that financial stability and the creative freedom that comes with it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-video-game large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"998e-4422-8865734adb5e\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img  has-image-group\" data-stnl=\"%7B%22category%22%3A%22Click%20Interactions%22%2C%22name%22%3A%22Display%20Card%22%2C%22action%22%3A%22Fullscreen%20Image%20Load%22%2C%22once%22%3Atrue%7D\" 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