Hollow Knight: Silksong Booklet Hints at Multiple Free Content Packs
The manual calls Sea of Sorrow the first giant expansion and marks it "Coming soon," without confirming its earlier 2026 window.
A booklet in Hollow Knight: Silksong‘s standard PS5 physical edition points to multiple free content packs, with Sea of Sorrow described as the “first giant expansion.” The edition is due November 10, 2026, with a user manual, hand-drawn map, and reversible cover, details in Matthew Griffin’s post on X.
The booklet says the free packs will bring “new friends, new abilities and new ferocious foes.” It describes a voyage “across and beneath a salt-stricken ocean brimming with mystery and menace,” but offers no pack count or schedule, or story and gameplay specifics for Sea of Sorrow.
According to the booklet of the physical 'Hollow Knight Silksong' version, the game is getting more than one free Content Pack.Sea of Sorrow was announced for 2026.
The expansion’s emblem in the booklet reads “Coming soon,” without a date. Sea of Sorrow was announced as a free, nautically themed expansion scheduled for 2026, with new areas, bosses, and tools for Hornet. As of November 9, 2026, it had not released. The undated label neither confirms a delay nor renews that earlier window.
Team Cherry announced Sea of Sorrow in December 2025. The studio’s teaser set the expansion’s release for 2026.
The original Hollow Knight received four free post-launch DLC packs, all included with its PS5 and PS4 versions: Hidden Dreams, The Grimm Troupe, Lifeblood, and Godmaster. They added bosses, items, areas, storylines, and arena challenges. That history offers a precedent for varied additions, not a stated plan for Silksong. Silksong launched on September 4, 2025, so the booklet points to post-launch support rather than a new game announcement.
Which new friend, ability, or foe would you most like to see in another free pack? Follow updates on Sea of Sorrow and the other content mentioned in the booklet on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Developed by Team Cherry
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your past.
- Genre Platform, Adventure, Indie
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Perspective Side view
- Modes Single player
- Release September 4, 2025
- Publisher Team Cherry
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Age Rating
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Time to Beat
- Main
- 17.2h
- Main + Extras
- 51.5h
- Completionist
- 82h
