Hole Knight: Silksong will retail for simply $19.99.
Whereas there’s been plenty of rumors over the previous couple of days — together with a $20 value on Gamestop (since eliminated) that was later corroborated by famous leaker Billbil-kun — developer Group Cherry has now confirmed it, revealing the sport will retail for $19.99 within the U.S., €19.99 in Europe, and ¥2300 in Japan.
It is an eye catching value, not least as a result of many publishers are quietly testing an increasing number of costly video games. Xbox just lately priced the highly-anticipated The Outer Worlds 2 for $80 — the primary of its video games to interrupt the everyday $70 ceiling — however after a livid backlash, ended up dropping the pre-order value to $70 “consistent with present market circumstances.”
That is not all, both. The group additionally revealed precisely after we’ll get to play it, too: 7am PT, 10am ET, 4pm CEST, and 11pm JST.
Group Cherry lastly revealed a launch date for the long-awaited Hole Knight: Silksong at gamescom: September 4, 2025. We realized the information through a virtually two-minute new trailer dropped by Group Cherry, which confirmed a ton of latest footage from the sport. We see Hornet exploring, a great deal of new insectoid NPCs, dreary graveyards, swamps, a bustling metropolis, new enemies, new bosses, an Ori-style escape sequence, and extra. It will be obtainable on PC, Change, Change 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection.
On the identical time, we realized the unique sport has managed to high 15 million copies offered, a uncommon feat certainly for an impartial sport. And maybe not coincidentally, Hole Knight, eight years post-release, has repeatedly hit all-time excessive concurrent participant counts on Steam (per SteamDB) over the past two weeks, topping 70K simply this previous weekend.
Hole Knight: Silksong is at present essentially the most wishlisted sport on Steam, however is it really enjoyable to play? We tried out two ranges from the Hole Knight Silksong demo at gamescom 2025, Moss Grotto and Deep Docks. One was straightforward one, and one was very difficult, however does it stay as much as the hype? Discover out in our Hole Knight: Silksong preview from the present ground.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years expertise working with a few of the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.