Team Cherry says it is working on additional content for Hollow Knight: Silksong, and the studio confirmed one of the characters they may bring back is Steel Assassin Sharpe, a hunter first hinted at in a blog post seven years ago. In an interview with Bloomberg, Team Cherry leads Ari Gibson and William Pellen discussed plans for post-launch Silksong content and compared some ideas to the DLC model used for the original Hollow Knight.
Gibson said the studio is trying to balance a range of projects. “We will make sure to deliver on all of our obligations,” he told Bloomberg. “One, because they’re going to be very fun to do. But even alongside those tasks we had our own ideas for extra things that could be added to the world. We’re trying to juggle when that could potentially be.”
Sharpe and two Hornet-hunting companions were described by Team Cherry in the original tease as “A hunter from a distant land. He’s tasked with eliminating Hornet and he’s not come alone. Sharpe brings companions on his deadly quest.” Gibson told Bloomberg the trio was left out when Silksong shipped because “the game had so much in it” and that the characters are “just waiting in the wings.”
The developers said DLC could come at different scales. Gibson referenced larger additions like Godmaster, the boss rush mode for Hollow Knight, and added, “Certainly, we’ve noticed that people would like an expansion in that way, being able to enter pantheon spaces and refight bosses.” Pellen avoided a fixed schedule but promised more frequent communication, saying “we’ll start talking about it more soon” and that “the cadence will be more frequent coming up.”
Gibson also stressed any extra content will be shaped by Hornet’s point of view. “If we add stuff now, because Hornet has this voice and mind, we want to find out what she thinks about this stuff,” he explained, noting that adding story beats can increase the scale of an expansion. The team has not pursued New Game Plus, with Gibson saying they have not discussed “anything like that” internally.
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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
- Modes: Single player
- Release: 2025-09-04
- Publisher: Team Cherry
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Age Rating:
PEGI 7 / ESRB E10+ / GRAC 12+ / USK 12 / ACB PG / CLASS_IND 12 / CERO B
- IGDB Rating: 93.2/100
