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Hollow Knight: Silksong Will Be Playable in September 2025… at an Australian Museum
IGN can reveal the hotly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable in an Australian museum in September 2025. But what does that mean for the actual release date?
IGN can reveal the Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable in an Australian museum in September 2025.
Team Cherry’s long in development game is one of the most anticipated in the world, and has topped the Steam wishlist chart for years. The studio, which is based in Adelaide, South Australia, has yet to say when Silksong will be released beyond a vague 2025 window, but we at least know it will be playable for those who can be at Australia’s national museum of screen culture, ACMI, from September 18.
Silksong will be playable at the Melbourne museum as part of a video game exhibition called Game Worlds, which will also include displays that delve into the game’s design and artistic direction.
ACMI co-curators Bethan Johnson and Jini Maxwell commented: “Since Hollow Knight: Silksong's initial announcement in 2019, it has been one of the most anticipated indie games on the planet – and we are thrilled to celebrate the design of this South Australian-made game as a centrepiece of Game Worlds in September.
"From the hundreds of sprites that animate Hornet’s different movements and attacks, to the logic behind the game’s most challenging boss fights – and of course, having the game playable in-gallery – our Silksong displays delve deeply into the details of the game's artistic direction and design. We’re so grateful to Team Cherry for trusting us with their work, and so excited to share that work with you!"
As part of the announcement, ACMI shared a sprite sheet from Silksong, below, one of several design elements from the game that will be on display in the Game Worlds exhibition. The image was provided to IGN with permission.
Of course, Hollow Knight fans will be wondering what this all means for Silksong’s actual release date. You’d imagine it will come out before September 18, if it’s going to be playable from then at a museum. Perhaps we’re looking at an August launch?
Whatever the case, things are certainly ramping up in the world of Hollow Knight. Silksong made a brief appearance at Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct last month, and soon after Team Cherry nailed down the 2025 release window.
The game showed up for the hardware-focused presentation in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment that included little more than a few seconds of new gameplay and confirmation of Team Cherry’s updated launch plans. It was the most meaningful update on Silksong in years.
Originally confirmed for just Nintendo Switch and PC, with Xbox (and Game Pass) and PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions being added later, Silksong has been at the center of a number of bizarre teases over the years. Team Cherry kicked off 2025 with a mysterious tease related to a chocolate cake recipe, leading desperate fans to hope that a re-reveal would arrive in April.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
