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Hollow Knight Silksong launch makes Twitch its most watched game

Team Cherry's Silksong launched September 4, breaking player and Twitch viewership records worldwide

Angel Kicevski by Angel Kicevski
September 4, 2025
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Hollow Knight: Silksong, developed by Team Cherry, launched at 10 am EST on September 4 and immediately drew huge attention worldwide. The release overwhelmed storefront infrastructure and pushed both player counts and live-stream audiences to levels few indie sequels reach, making the launch a significant industry moment.

Digital storefronts struggled under the load, and some services experienced interruptions as players tried to buy and download the game. Within thirty minutes, the game passed 100,000 concurrent players, and reports show demand spiked across Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo eShop. The initial traffic surge briefly affected access for some customers. Servers recovered, but the launch left a clear footprint in platform metrics.

Streamers across Twitch began broadcasting the sequel almost immediately, and large channels pulled thousands of viewers into marathon sessions. Within thirty minutes the game passed 100,000 concurrent players, and within hours Twitch channels collectively held more than 351,000 live viewers, pushing Silksong to the platform’s top slot. Viewers poured in. The scale of audience attention separated this launch from typical indie releases.

The combined effect of record player numbers and runaway Twitch viewership fast-tracked Silksong into discussions of the year’s biggest launches. Analysts tracking platform activity will likely log this as a high-water mark for indie momentum, and developers watching the release curve may study how demand is concentrated across storefronts and streaming channels. Expect follow-up reporting as more concrete sales and concurrency figures arrive.

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