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Hollow Knight: Silksong won Steam's Game of the Year at the 2025 Steam Awards, reflecting its widespread popularity and anticipation since its September release, along with other awards like Best Game You Suck At and Best Game on Steam Deck for Hades II.
Team Cherry announced the Sea of Sorrow expansion for Hollow Knight: Silksong, featuring new areas, bosses, and tools, set for 2026, along with a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the original Hollow Knight that includes all platform updates. The original game is also receiving updates and bug fixes, with some available on PC now. The game has sold over 7 million copies, and both titles have received high praise from IGN.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is receiving a free expansion called Sea of Sorrow in 2026, featuring new areas, bosses, and tools, while the original game is also being updated with enhanced features and a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. The updates aim to improve gameplay and graphics across platforms.
The article discusses the top contenders for the 2025 Game of the Year, highlighting Expedition 33 as the frontrunner, along with other notable games like Hades 2, Silksong, and Donkey Kong Bananza, amidst a highly competitive year for gaming.
In Silksong, Hornet is voiced by Makoto Koji, who brings her to life with a confident yet goofy personality through brief, made-up gibberish words, adding depth to her character in the game. Koji, originally an animator and not a trained voice actor, created unique gibberish that players have humorously interpreted, highlighting her creative contribution to the game's storytelling.
Silksong's latest update publicly fixes the Savage Beastfly boss's issue of remaining in lava, addressing one of the game's most hated and challenging NPCs, though the overall difficulty and design of the boss remain controversial among players.
Team Cherry released the second major update for Hollow Knight: Silksong, introducing a new dithering graphics toggle, clarifying achievement requirements, and fixing numerous bugs to improve gameplay. The patch is currently available on Steam's beta branch, with a full release upcoming.
The article covers various gaming news including Valve's restrictions on mature content in Steam Early Access, Randy Pitchford's defense of Borderlands 4's PC performance, the surprise release of Silksong, and other updates like the delay of Balatro's update and the release of Ratatan in early access. It also celebrates Undertale's 10th anniversary and discusses industry insights from Hideki Kamiya.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is receiving a second post-release patch focused on bug fixes and tool tweaks, with no further difficulty adjustments planned for now. The update aims to fix various bugs and improve gameplay stability, with no confirmed release date but expected soon.
Hell is Us creative director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête criticized the surprise release of Hollow Knight: Silksong, calling it 'a little callous' as it impacted his game's sales and highlighted the challenges of finding a suitable release window in the current gaming climate, which is marked by constant competition and unpredictable scheduling.
The article discusses the controversial mechanic of boss runbacks in video games, particularly in Soulslike titles, examining their evolution, purpose, and whether they still hold value or are outdated. It highlights differing opinions from developers and players, noting that while some see them as useful for learning and mastery, others find them frustrating and time-consuming, especially in modern games like Silksong. The debate continues on whether runbacks are a vital part of challenging gameplay or an archaic design element that should be phased out.
A new version of GameHub allows flagship Android phones to run Hollow Knight: Silksong via Windows emulation, enabling players to install and play the game with Steam cloud save support, though full sync back to PC is still in development.
The article discusses the ongoing debate in gaming about difficulty levels, highlighting that players play for different reasons—some for challenge and mastery, others for progress and story. It emphasizes that developer intent shapes game design, such as in Hollow Knight: Silksong, which is intentionally difficult. The piece advocates respecting both approaches, acknowledging that players should be free to enjoy games in their own way without being forced into a single perspective.
Early reviews for Hollow Knight: Silksong are highly positive, with an OpenCritic score of 98 based on 10 reviews, praising its design and gameplay, and suggesting it could be a strong contender for Game of the Year in 2025.
The article discusses the challenging gameplay of Silksong, comparing it to other difficult games like Hollow Knight and Souls-like titles, and debates whether its punishing difficulty enhances or detracts from the fun and elegance of movement and game design.