Summary
- Fan draws real-life bugs in Hollow Knight’s style until Silksong releases, sparking community excitement.
- Hollow Knight: Silksong, initially thought to be DLC, is eagerly awaited and still highly anticipated.
- Creative fans share artwork inspired by the game, while the sequel’s developers hint at progress.
A Hollow Knight fan has shared their impressive artwork with the community, stating that they are drawing real-life bugs in the style of the Metroidvania until the sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong, releases. Hollow Knight was first released in 2017 by Austrailian independent developer Team Cherry, where players control protagonist the Knight while exploring the realm of Hallownest that insectroid warriors infest. The game has since become a classic go-to, despite its difficulty, as the gaming industry still raves about its music, art style, and world-building eight years on.
Hollow Knight: Silksong was first announced in 2019 and originally thought to be a DLC for the base game, before it was confirmed to be a separate sequel. Hollow Knight: Silksong was only recently dethroned as Steam’s Most-Wishlisted game by Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom’s next entry in the long-running action-RPG franchise. It now sits third on the list behind Valve’s Deadlock, but the hype around the anticipated sequel isn’t dying.
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Posted on Reddit by EvenAd4523, a few drawings were posted on the Hollow Knight subreddit by a talented artist undertaking a project until Silksong’s release. A real-life scorpion was drawn in the game’s art style, similar to another Hollow Knight fan who drew Mass Effect characters with the artistic flair of the Metroidvania, clearly illustrating what the bugs of the real world would look like scurrying around Hallownest. The caption revealed that the artist was drawing real-life bugs in Hollow Knight’s style until Silksong launches, which possibly means a lot of bugs will be drawn.
Hollow Knight Fan Draws Real-Life Bugs in the Style of the Game
Other Redditors showered the artist with praise and even provided recommendations for their next submission, mentioning Isopods and Assassin Bug Nymphs. Fans also noted that the artist might run out of bugs to draw, targeting Silksong’s long time to release. Artistic fans have also taken creative liberties with their fan art, like one Hollow Knight artist who designed what a teenage version of the Knight would look like, which is a testament to the game’s original aesthetic.
The game’s successor has already had a long road to release, but the Hollow Knight: Silksong creators recently provided an update on development. Team Cherry’s head of marketing and publishing confirmed Silksong was real and progressing towards the finish line, while also assuring fans that it would release at some stage. Since the fandom has been waiting over half a decade for its release, and frustrated by its lack of presence during last year’s Gamescom and The Game Awards events, players hope 2025 will at least confirm Silksong to be a Nintendo Switch 2 release.
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February 24, 2017
- ESRB
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E10+ for Everyone 10+: Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood
- Developer(s)
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Team Cherry
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Team Cherry