A new kingdom awaits. And Hornet — the lethal, fierce, and breathtakingly agile hunter — is ready to conquer it. Hollow Knight: Silksong is Team Cherry’s epic and long-awaited sequel to the award-winning Hollow Knight — one of the greatest indie games ever made — and an action-adventure of such extraordinary ambition, such painstaking craft, and such genuine love for the genre that it stands as one of the most celebrated indie releases in recent memory.
Captured and taken to an unfamiliar world far from everything she has ever known, Hornet finds herself alone in the fallen insect kingdom of Pharloom — a vast and wondrous realm ruled by silk and song. With no allies and no map, she must battle her way upward through a kingdom teeming with mighty foes, ancient mysteries, and dark secrets tied to her own nature and her past. At the peak of the world, a shining citadel awaits — and the deadly pilgrimage to reach it will test everything Hornet has.
Pharloom is a world of breathtaking environmental variety and extraordinary visual imagination. Explore mossy grottos dripping with ancient atmosphere, gilded cities of towering insect architecture gleaming with forgotten grandeur, misted moors shrouded in melancholy beauty, and treacherous heights that grow more perilous with every step upward. Built on Team Cherry’s stunning hand-drawn art style — already one of the most beautiful in indie gaming — Pharloom is a world that rewards curiosity, punishes carelessness, and reveals its deepest secrets only to those willing to explore every hidden corner of its vast and interconnected landscape.
Hornet is a dramatically different protagonist from the Knight — faster, more aggressive, and more acrobatically expressive in every aspect of her movement and combat. Wield a huge suite of deadly moves as you dance between foes in swift, beautiful combat — binding enemies with silk, vaulting across chasms with her needle, and chaining together aerial attacks with a fluidity and expressiveness that makes every encounter feel like a performance. Craft powerful tools and master an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, traps, and mechanisms to vanquish enemies and explore new heights as Hornet’s capabilities grow across the course of her journey.
Face over 200 ferocious foes — beasts and hunters, monsters and knights — each hand-animated with Team Cherry’s extraordinary attention to detail, each demanding a different approach and a different set of skills to overcome. Hunt down rare beasts, solve ancient mysteries, and take on shocking quests that grant the wishes of the downtrodden and restore the kingdom’s hope. And when the time comes, stand before over 40 legendary bosses — fabled heroes and fallen kings of extraordinary power and spectacle — in epic, unforgettable battles that decide the kingdom’s fate and deliver some of the most satisfying combat encounters in the genre.
The award-winning composer Christopher Larkin returns to bring Pharloom to life with a stunning orchestral score — melancholy melodies, symphonic strings, and heart-thumping, soul-stirring boss themes that wrap every moment of the journey in an atmosphere of haunting, unforgettable beauty. Once you conquer the kingdom, Steel Soul mode awaits — a punishing new challenge that tests your mastery of everything Silksong has taught you in the most formidable way imaginable.
Game Features
- Epic sequel to the award-winning Hollow Knight — play as the lethal hunter Hornet
- Ascend the fallen insect kingdom of Pharloom from mossy grottos to a shining citadel
- Lethal acrobatic combat — dance between foes with a huge suite of deadly moves
- Craft and master an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, traps & mechanisms
- Face over 200 ferocious hand-animated foes across a vast interconnected kingdom
- Vanquish over 40 legendary bosses in epic battles that decide the kingdom’s fate
- Solve shocking quests — hunt rare beasts and uncover ancient mysteries
- Steel Soul mode — a more formidable challenge for those who conquer the kingdom
- Stunning orchestral score by award-winning composer Christopher Larkin
- Released September 2025 — available now on Steam for PC
