{"id":15697,"date":"2025-11-30T19:44:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=15697"},"modified":"2025-11-30T19:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T11:44:37","slug":"now-that-silksong-has-been-out-for-almost-3-months-whats-next-for-team-cherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=15697","title":{"rendered":"Now That Silksong Has Been Out for Almost 3 Months, What&#8217;s Next for Team Cherry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em><\/strong> developer Team Cherry has hinted that its next game may not take place in the <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> universe. The small Australian team has only released two games so far, but both have been massive hits. While fans may already be craving a sequel to <em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em>, it seems like the developer&#8217;s third game may go in a different direction.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>There was an eight-year wait between the first <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> and its sequel, so it could be a while before Team Cherry releases another full game. Still, that hasn&#8217;t stopped fans from speculating what a third <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> game could look like, with players theorizing about both possible themes and gameplay mechanics. If such a game ever does come out, new information from Team Cherry makes it sound like it won&#8217;t come anytime soon.<\/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=\"team-cherry-says-it-wants-to-make-games-outside-the-hollow-knight-universe\">\n                        Team Cherry Says It Wants to Make Games Outside the Hollow Knight Universe<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>In an interview with Bloomberg, Team Cherry co-founders Ari Gibson and William Pellen commented that they&#8217;d like to go beyond the world of <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> in future games. While the team is currently working on <em>Silksong<\/em> DLC, Gibson said the devs &#8220;don\u2019t want to be exclusively people that make <em>Hollow Knight<\/em>.&#8221; Neither Gibson nor Pellen offered specifics, but they did say there are other, non-<em>Hollow Knight<\/em> games they &#8220;plan to make.&#8221; That makes it seem as if Team Cherry already has ideas for future titles, though the studio has a reputation for being quiet about what it has in store after <em>Silksong<\/em>&#8216;s long, silent dev cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollow-knight-silksong-opening-area.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;via Team Cherry&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollow-knight-silksong-opening-area.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollow-knight-silksong-opening-area.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollow-knight-silksong-opening-area.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollow-knight-silksong-opening-area.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollow-knight-silksong-opening-area.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollow-knight-silksong-opening-area.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Silksong Patch 4 console release\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollow-knight-silksong-opening-area.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hollow-knight-silksong-opening-area.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><small class=\"body-img-caption\">via Team Cherry<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Gibson also elaborated that the studio&#8217;s future games may still have some familiar elements, even if they&#8217;re not <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> titles. More specifically, he said exploring vast worlds and taking on imposing bosses would likely still be part of the core gameplay experience. However, the team would also like to experiment with different themes and genres. The studio isn&#8217;t abandoning its core franchise altogether, either. Gibson reiterated that the devs still love the series, and Team Cherry has commented on the possibility of a third <em>Hollow Knight <\/em>game, saying it could happen but wouldn&#8217;t be a true sequel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-stag-stations-guide-featured-image.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-stag-stations-guide-featured-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-stag-stations-guide-featured-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-stag-stations-guide-featured-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-stag-stations-guide-featured-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-stag-stations-guide-featured-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-stag-stations-guide-featured-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"hollow knight stag stations guide featured image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-stag-stations-guide-featured-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-stag-stations-guide-featured-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Whatever comes down the pipeline for Team Cherry, it has a high bar to meet. The first <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> has become a modern classic in many fans&#8217; eyes, and <em>Silksong<\/em> became the highest-rated game of all time for a moment shortly after its release. There will likely be a wait before Team Cherry reveals anything about a new project, but the developer is far from done.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-video-game large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"90ee-4b31-8bf1d5dd3ec8\">\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\" data-stnl-group-once=\"f9CidA33LE\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" 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