{"id":20785,"date":"2025-12-17T18:27:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20785"},"modified":"2025-12-17T18:27:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:27:34","slug":"silksong-passes-incredible-sales-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20785","title":{"rendered":"Silksong Passes Incredible Sales Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Only three months after its release, <strong><em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em><\/strong> has sold over 7 million copies. Team Cherry likely knew <em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em> would be a hit, but these latest sales figures show how popular the sequel to the original 2017 game has turned out to be.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Following its first trailer back in 2019, <em>Silksong<\/em> quickly became one of the most anticipated games in the industry. The game was developed by Team Cherry following the success of the original<em> Hollow Knight<\/em>. While the new Metroidvania kept many of the elements that fans loved about the first game, it also had some significant changes. Most notably, <em>Silksong<\/em> stars Hornet, who had played a major role in the first game but was never playable. With a new character, Team Cherry introduced new movement abilities and a Crest system, which included tools to use in battle. Fortunately, many gamers found <em>Silksong<\/em> worth the wait, and the developer has shared some details about its sales success.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"hollow-knight-game-awards-2025-what-won-list\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hollow-knight-game-awards-game-rant-feature-2.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\/12\/hollow-knight-game-awards-game-rant-feature-2.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=\"hollow-knight-game-awards-game-rant-feature (2)\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hollow-knight-game-awards-game-rant-feature-2.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\/12\/hollow-knight-game-awards-game-rant-feature-2.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\tEvery Award Hollow Knight: Silksong Won At The Game Awards 2025<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Hollow Knight Silksong had great representation at The Game Awards 2025, nominated for five honors, but took home only a fraction.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hollow-knight-silksong-passes-7-million-copies-sold\">\n                        Hollow Knight: Silksong Passes 7 Million Copies Sold<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>On December 15, Team Cherry revealed in a blog post that <em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em> has sold over 7 million copies. While this number would be an incredible total for many games, it was made even more impressive in the case of <em>Silksong<\/em> since it has only been out for just over three months. This means that it could sell millions more copies in the coming year and beyond. Additionally, this sales milestone does not count those playing on Xbox Game Pass, which was noted to be in the millions. <em>Silksong<\/em> was a day-one game on the subscription service, allowing users with either the Ultimate or PC plan to dive into Hornet&#8217;s new adventure in the Kingdom of Pharloom.<\/p>\n<p>While this total still puts <em>Silksong<\/em> far behind the original <em>Hollow Knight<\/em>\u2019s over 15 million copies, it shows the popularity of Team Cherry\u2019s title and the anticipation leading up to its release. The 2017 game is already one of the best-selling indie titles of all time, and this latest milestone suggests <em>Silksong<\/em> will also be a contender for that crown in the coming years. This is made even more likely considering the development team&#8217;s post-launch content plans.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sea-of-sorrow-expansion-is-coming-to-hollow-knight-silksong-in-2026\">\n                        Sea of Sorrow Expansion is Coming to Hollow Knight: Silksong in 2026<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.256517205422%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow-trailer-screenshot.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\/12\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow-trailer-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow-trailer-screenshot.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\/12\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow-trailer-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow-trailer-screenshot.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\/12\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow-trailer-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow-trailer-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hollow Knight Silksong - Sea of Sorrow - trailer screenshot\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow-trailer-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow-trailer-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> It is worth pointing out that Team Cherry recently announced a free expansion for <em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em>. Known as Sea of Sorrow, the DLC features a nautical theme and will include new areas, bosses, and tools for players to check out. There is only a teaser trailer so far, but the developer has announced a release window of 2026 and promised more details closer to launch. Unfortunately, it is unclear what part of the year it will drop, but the expansion could nonetheless drive further sales of the game.<\/p>\n<p>As Team Cherry prepares to add new content to the game, several updates have been released over the last few months to improve the existing gameplay experience. For example, a November update for <em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em> fixed issues with the Chinese translation, which had previously caused <em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em> to be review bombed in some regions. Additionally, the patch addressed some bugs and other frustrating issues players have encountered in the game, including making a change to Multibinder to clear maggots on the initial bind.<\/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-silksong-game-rant.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-silksong-game-rant.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-silksong-game-rant.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-silksong-game-rant.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-silksong-game-rant.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-silksong-game-rant.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-silksong-game-rant.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"hollow-knight-silksong-game-rant\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hollow-knight-silksong-game-rant.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-silksong-game-rant.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With Team Cherry showing no signs of slowing down, now is an excellent time to be a <em>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/em> fan. Beyond support for the new game, an updated version of <em>Hollow Knight<\/em> is being worked on for the Switch 2, which will include high frame-rate modes, higher resolutions, and more graphical effects. Additionally, all versions of the 2017 game are being updated ahead of the release of the Switch 2 Edition.<\/p>\n<p>With 2026 on the horizon, it will be interesting to see when Team Cherry provides another update on the development of these 2026 projects. History has shown that news can come at unexpected times for <em>Silksong<\/em>, so fans should keep their eyes peeled for more information in the first part of the new year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-video-game large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"c0bf-4419-80dc6c34741a\">\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=\"Q9XVOzvPHs\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" 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