Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to Hollow Knight that has the player take control of the mysterious Hornet, has been removed from Nintendo’s eShop. While the game is still listed on the PlayStation Store, Xbox, Steam, and the Nintendo eShop in the EU, the circumstances of why it was removed from Nintendo’s North American eShop is a mystery.
A strong theory is that it’s being moved to a Switch 2 launch and not outright canceled. Just last month, developer Team Cherry assured fans that development was going smoothly and that the game would indeed be released at some point.
Yes the game is real, progressing and will release. <3
— Matthew Griffin (@griffinmatta) January 18, 2025
“Yes the game is real, progressing and will release,” said Team Cherry marketing and publishing lead Matthew Griffin, in response to a fan asking about Hollow Knight: Silksong’s development. Unfortunately, no other details were given. Since being announced six years ago, updates have been sparse and sporadic at best.
In fact, in 2022, Hollow Knight: Silksong won a “Most Anticipated Game” award from Unity. Team Cherry thanked the community for their support and said “It can’t be too much longer, surely!” It won again last year but without any word from the developers.
Nintendo will be hosting a Direct presentation on April 2 focusing on the Switch 2, so the game may make an appearance there.