{"id":450612,"date":"2025-12-16T09:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/450612\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:18:13","slug":"hollow-knight-silksong-expansion-coming-2026-hollow-knight-switch-2-edition-also-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/450612\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollow Knight: Silksong Expansion Coming 2026, Hollow Knight: Switch 2 Edition Also Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Before the talented developer Team Cherry signs off for 2025, it&#8217;s got <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamcherry.com.au\/blog\/holiday2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some exciting news<\/a> to share. The &#8220;first big&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/hollow-knight-silksong-nintendo-switch-2-edition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/a> expansion is already in the works and is scheduled to arrive in <strong>2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This new content, officially titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/hollow-knight-silksong-sea-of-sorrow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hollow Knight: Silksong &#8211; Sea of Sorrow<\/a>, will come packed with new areas, bosses, tools and much more. Perhaps, best of all, it&#8217;s free to all players when it arrives next year.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ll keep further details a secret for now, but expect additional info shortly before Hollow Knight: Silksong &#8211; Sea of Sorrow releases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alongside this, the team has revealed <strong>seven million<\/strong> people have now purchased Silksong (alongside &#8220;millions more playing on Xbox Game Pass&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Hollow Knight\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f453c2162a928\/hollow-knight.large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hollow-knight.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"447\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hollow Knight\"\/><\/a> Image: Team Cherry<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the expansion, the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hollow_knight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hollow Knight<\/a> game will also be getting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/hollow-knight-nintendo-switch-2-edition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Switch 2 Edition<\/a> at some point in <strong>2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This will incorporate all the updates and enhancements that Silksong received on the new hybrid platform, including &#8220;high frame-rate modes, higher resolutions and many additional graphical effects&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>If you already own the Switch version of this title, you&#8217;ll be able to download the Switch 2 release for free when it launches in 2026. In the lead up to this, Team Cherry is also updating the original game for current platforms with added features and bug fixes, and says it&#8217;s got &#8220;even more plans&#8221; for next year.<\/p>\n<p>Various Hollow Knight game sales will also be appearing across storefronts during the holiday season, so if you haven&#8217;t already played these titles, you&#8217;ll be able to get them at a discounted price.<\/p>\n<p>When we hear more, we&#8217;ll let you know.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753583950_71_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liam Doolan\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Liam is a news writer and reviewer across Hookshot Media. He&#8217;s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Before the talented developer Team Cherry signs off for 2025, it&#8217;s got some exciting news to share. 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