The founders of Team Cherry, Ari Gibson and William Pellen, have finally explained why Hollow Knight: Silksong needed seven years of development. At last, Silksong has a release date, and it’s imminent: September 4, 2025, for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and PC.

There's even been an official message from the Dreamers—uh, they sacrificed a bunch of people by banning them, it's a long story: "48 HOURS REMAIN. SILKSKONGERS, THIS IS IT! IT'S NOT BAIT! IT'S OVER! THEY BROKE THE SILENCE! SOME EXPECTED RADIO SILENCE EVEN AFTER THE DATE WAS REVEALED! BUT NAY! THIS IS IT! SKONGERS, WE HAVE WON!"

The studio behind the highly anticipated sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong sheds some light on the game's notoriously long development process.